This disc is the 37th in the complete Bach canata edition undertaken by Japanese historical-performance specialist Masaaki Suzuki, whose precisely sensuous renderings of the cantatas have found favor with a wide variety of listeners. In line with Suzuki's concentration on the sheer surface beauties of Bach's music, his cantatas tend to be grouped according to purely musical considerations. In this case the three cantatas (and the one small odd aria appended at the end) are joined not only by their focus on the solo alto ...
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This disc is the 37th in the complete Bach canata edition undertaken by Japanese historical-performance specialist Masaaki Suzuki, whose precisely sensuous renderings of the cantatas have found favor with a wide variety of listeners. In line with Suzuki's concentration on the sheer surface beauties of Bach's music, his cantatas tend to be grouped according to purely musical considerations. In this case the three cantatas (and the one small odd aria appended at the end) are joined not only by their focus on the solo alto voice (the only chorale comes at the end of the first cantata, Gott soll allein mein Herze haben, BWV 169), but also by the prominence of the organ, which functions as a duet partner with countertenor Robin Blaze at several points and even, exceptionally in Bach's output, has all-instrumental movements of its own. British countertenor Blaze has been heard in combination with other soloists on several other discs in Suzuki's series, but here he steps into the spotlight. His voice is...
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