The special colour of BWV 87 is of oboes, three embedded in the strings accompanying the first bass aria and two, tenor oboes da caccia, with countertenor solo in a poignant plea for forgiveness - Blaze at his tender best and instruments phrasing with great artistry. This splendid disc ends with the full works in BWV 74, trumpets and drums in a blaze of surround-sound Whitsuntide exuberance and some astonishingly vivid description of rattling hellish fetters and ironic laughter - Suzuki matching Bachin irrepressible energy.

Compelling performances – the sheer polish and technical accomplishment of the music-making immediately hold the ear, and are reinforced by subtle phrasing and a quality of listening among all concerned that allows Bach’s counterpoint to progress with lightness and jaw-dropping clarity.

Again, here is a volume full of Bachian gems, of most of which the Bach Collegium Japan have the measure. The gloriously liberated imagery of BWV74 - as we battle with Satan - finds Suzuki, and in particular the fully armoured Blaze, in the most telling form.