Of the various Bach cantata cycles in process, the one by John Eliot Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists stands out for its distinctive method: the recordings are associated with live concerts (a backup recording was made from the final rehearsal) undertaken around the time of the millennium celebrations. The concerts were held mostly in German churches, some with a direct connection to Bach, and they matched as closely as possible the point in the liturgical year for which the cantatas performed ...
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Of the various Bach cantata cycles in process, the one by John Eliot Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists stands out for its distinctive method: the recordings are associated with live concerts (a backup recording was made from the final rehearsal) undertaken around the time of the millennium celebrations. The concerts were held mostly in German churches, some with a direct connection to Bach, and they matched as closely as possible the point in the liturgical year for which the cantatas performed were written. This added a layer of meaning missing from the vast majority of recordings in which cantatas for different dates are mixed and the listener experiences the ways in which Bach responded to the idea of a certain feast day. On top of this are two more layers. Where there are multiple cantatas for the same day, as on this two-disc set, you can ponder the question of how Bach's theology changed over time. And, finally, the recordings are accompanied by Gardiner's own...
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Fine. Audio CD (UK) Two audio compact discs in cardboard book-format case with notes SDG 150 843183015023. No visible faults to disc surfaces, Fine. John Eliot Gardiner directs the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. For New Year's Day BWV 143; BWV 41; BWV 171; BWV 16. For the Sunday after New Year BWV 153; BWV 58. Ruth Holton, soprano; Lucy Ballard, alto; Charles Humphries, alto; James Gilchrist, tenor; Peter Harvey, bass; Sally Bruce-Payne alto. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Gethsenabejirche, Berlin, Jan 1 & 2, 2000. (1.3 JM Annie01.