Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
The King's Singers & WDR Big Band, Bill Dobbins (director)
viewed as a performance by these particular musicians that takes Bach as a jumping-off point, it provides 100 minutes of musical fun. The most effective moments, perhaps surprisingly, are the...
Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
The King's Singers & WDR Big Band, Bill Dobbins (director)
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viewed as a performance by these particular musicians that takes Bach as a jumping-off point, it provides 100 minutes of musical fun. The most effective moments, perhaps surprisingly, are the...
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A unique disc from two versatile and distinctive groups of performers: The King’s Singers and and the WDR Big Band perform a new jazz version of JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, arranged and directed by Bill Dobbins.
Recorded live in concert last year, this performance captures the timeless and versatile nature of Bach’s work, retaining the integrity of the original whilst presenting it in wholly new setting. Both groups are Grammy award winners; The King’s Singers, famed for their precision and sound, and the WDR Big Band, one of Europe’s leading jazz-ensembles.
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- The King's Singers / The WDR Big Band
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December 2010
viewed as a performance by these particular musicians that takes Bach as a jumping-off point, it provides 100 minutes of musical fun. The most effective moments, perhaps surprisingly, are the recitatives, with rippling guitar arpeggios underscoring sustained reeds and the pretty persuasive "Evangelist" of Philip Lawson
