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…the opening chorus of BWV 148… It's just the kind of piece at which the Monterverdi Choir surpasses its rivals, and the instrumental support from the English Baroque Soloists is splendid.... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is Bach at a very high level - a match for anything else that is currently available on disc. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

For all the Pascal jubilation of the Oratorio, it's the simple, unaffected solace of the Actus Tragicus, however, that steals the show...Gardiner slims down his forces from the 23 voices of the... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Best known among this clutch of cantatas is the solo alto 'Vergnügte Ruh'. Michael Chance turns in a fervent performance, tonally pure and full of expressive nuance. Praise, too, to Susanne... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

James Gilchrist and Peter Harvey negotiate virtuoso arias with panache; likewise Katharine Fuge's singing is a constant pleasure in BWV91 and 121. The Monteverdi Choir and The English Baroque... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

John Eliot Gardiner's strongest qualities are evident in these performances of six Easter cantatas made in his on-going Bach Cantata Pilgrimage series. I particularly admire the fervour with... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Gardiner with his characteristic sense of theatre imbues [the opening of BWV140] with urgency and anticipation. BWV 115 is masterly throughout. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…expressive fervour and eloquent phrasing with which the excellent singers of the Monteverdi Choir infuse their performance. There are also some splendid solo contributions, notably from tenors... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…