Bach Johann Sebastian - Tönet, ihr Pauken!
| Type: | album |
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| Formaat: | CD |
| Uitvoerder(s): | Collegium Vocale Gent |
| Dirigent(en): | Philippe Herreweghe |
| Label(s): | Harmonia Mundi |
| Label code: | HMC - 901860 |
| Releasedatum: | 2005 |
| Aanwezig in Muziekcentrum | ja |
| Plaatsingsnummer: | 001189 |
| Genre(s): | barok |
Vereinigte Zweitracht der wechselnden Saiten BWV 207
Tönet, ihr Pauken ! BWV 214
Carolyn Sampson (sopraan); Ingeborg Danz (alt); Mark Padmore (tenor); Peter Kooy (bas); Collegium Vocale Gent o.l.v. Philippe Herreweghe
(10/10) "excellent--unequalled--recording"
The volume was turned slightly higher than my normal listening level when I began playing this CD--and it was a happy coincidence. The room-filling brilliance of the trumpets at the opening of BWV 207, immediately joined by the resounding orchestra, then the exuberant chorus--with such life-like presence and larger-than-life impact--was a reminder of how viscerally affecting recordings can be. Of course, it helps to have such scintillating, dynamic, celebratory music to command the scene, but nevertheless, Bach's rarely-heard "Vereinigte Zwietracht..." never has been recorded with this kind of musical virtuosity, dominating energy, and sheer excitement. The same goes for Philippe Herreweghe's rendition of the more often-recorded "Tonet, ihr Pauken!", whose vibrant exclamations--both instrumental and vocal--and ability to convey the essence of the work's celebratory character place it in a class by itself.
The choir and orchestra are beyond reproach, and the soloists, often the weak links in performances of Bach's cantatas, are among the finest anyone could employ (and not surprisingly, Herreweghe uses them regularly). If you're looking for an excellent--make that unequalled--recording of two of Bach's most invigorating and musically compelling cantatas, look no further. Yes, it's supposed to be Mozart's "year", but this is one case where he may be momentarily--and justifiably--upstaged.
(David Vernier, Classic today.com, 26.01.2006)
Music written for a special occasion, Herreweghe makes it special indeed
(Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Gramophone p. 70, 10.02.2006)
Herreweghe and his forces respond to this gloriously uplifting music with their characteristic blend of finesse and vitality. Rhythms dance and leap, choruses have an unaggressive exuberance, while the soloists, especially Sampson and that superb Bach tenor Mark Padmore, sing with grace, style and impressive virtuosity.
(Richard Wigmore, The Daily Telegraph, 25 February 2006)
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| Persknipsels/Artikels: (Wat is dit?) | Bach (03.2006) Bach (2005) Johann Sebastian Bach (2005) |
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