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Bach, J S - Ascension Oratorio 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen', BWV11
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JS Bach: Cantatas for Ascension Day
RecommendedLenneke Ruiten (soprano), Meg Bragle (contralto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone)
The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
What a swagger Gardiner brings to the beginning of BWV37...Best of all are the ebullient choruses that bookend the oratorio, exhibiting Gardiner's innate Bachian flair, and bringing to an end... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th April 2013
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Building a Library, May 2019, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. J S Bach - Ascension Cantatas
RecommendedSandrine Piau, Johannette Zomer, Sibylla Rubens (sopranos), Bogna Bartosz, Bernhard Landauer (altos), James Gilchrist, Christoph Prégardien, Jörg Dürmüller (tenors) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Spectacular trumpets (BWV 11) and rattling horns (BWV 138) - Bach, Koopman, and his thrilling Amsterdam forces all at their best evoke the triumph of the Ascension. —
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. J S Bach - Complete Cantatas Volume 20
Johannette Zomer, Sandrine Piau, Lisa Larsson, Bogna Bartosz, Natalia Stutzmann, Christoph Pregardien, James Gilchrist & Klaus Mertens
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
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JS Bach: Easter and Ascension Oratorios
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Peter Harvey (bass)
Retrospect Ensemble, Matthew Halls
Oboist Alexandra Bellamy's phrasing and articulation illuminate the poetic content of the music, as does that of flautist Rachel Brown in her accompaniment of the extended soprano aria, tenderly... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Bach: Easter Oratorio & Ascension Oratorio
Jan Kobow (tenor), Gotthold Schwarz (bass), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Elisabeth Jansson (mezzo-soprano), Samuel Boden (tenor), Tobias Berndt (bass), David Allsopp (counter-tenor)
Barockorchester Stuttgart, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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It goes without saying that [the Magnificat] is an important addition to Ferrier’s discography, and she is indeed marvellous in it, singing ‘Esurientes implevit bonis’ with that unique, indescribable... —
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Bach - Cantatas for the Liturgical Year Volume 10
Siri Thornhill (soprano), Petra Noskaiova (alto), Christoph Genz (tenor) & Jan van der Crabben (bass)
La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken
Given the attention to detail and forceful polemic of [Kuijken's] booklet notes, it comes as a huge - if not surprising - relief to find that the music-making itself is singularly free from... —
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DG 120 – Archiv Produktion
Helmut Walcha (organ), Ilse Wolf (soprano), Thomas Hemsley (bass), Edgar Fleet (tenor), Helen Watts (contralto), Wilfred Brown (tenor), James Bowman (counter-tenor), Paul Elliott (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Geoffrey Shaw (bass), John Potter (tenor), Charles Brett (counter-tenor),...
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Best of German Baroque: Bach
Dominic Teresi (bassoon), Julia Wedman (violin), Jeanne Lamon (violin), Aisslinn Nosky (violin), Ann Monoyios (soprano), Colin Ainsworth (tenor)
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins
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Bach Cantatas
Nancy Argenta, Robin Blaze, Michael Chance, Christopher Genz, Reinhard Hagen, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Stephen Varcoe
The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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