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4.4 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Elegant performances, with some reservations, 12 April 2004
By N. Haggin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bach: Actus Tragicus - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 /Cantus Cölln · Junghänel (Audio CD)
In the one-singer-per-part wrangle I am currently neutral (you'll have to pry the Richter St. John Passion from my cold, dead fingers), but I appreciate the clarity of texture offered by the approach, and Cantus Coelln is nothing if not clear in these performances. The singers are top-notch and blend perfectly in ensemble; the instrumentalists are likewise excellent. Like Matthew Westphal, I must also single out Johanna Koslowsky; she is absolutely heart-rending in the cadenza at the end of "Es ist der alte Bund" in BWV 106.My reservations are principally with the performance of BWV 4, and are twofold. First is the hypothetical "reconstruction" of the last movement; while, as the liner notes suggest, the chorale in the Leipzig revision is of a later style than the rest of the cantata, the music of the first movement doesn't fit the words of the final stanza of the chorale so well. The second is the tempo of both the first and last movements; while the ensemble can sustain it, the music is sufficiently intricate that I'd like to hear it more slowly.
Still, the beauty of Cantus Coelln's sound and their consummate skill make this a wonderful recording; I'd give it 4 1/2 stars if that were an option in the review form.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Below par for Cantus Colln, 20 Sep 2005
By Lukas Hodorovsky - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bach: Actus Tragicus - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 /Cantus Cölln · Junghänel (Audio CD)
I really love Cantus Colln and their work, especially there second Rosenmuller cd. In my book, there is one black mark against this album, and that is the tempo. I just feel all of it is so rushed and inarticulate. It just sounded sloppy after listening to Herreweghe's version of Weinen, Klangen... and Morimer(Hilliard Ensemble). I must say that I universally prefer Cantus Colln's vocal qualities to almost any of Herreweghe's troop. Though I was disappointed at the lack of polish, most people can find something they like on this cd.
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspired Bach, 27 May 2003
By G W PETTY - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bach: Actus Tragicus - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 /Cantus Cölln · Junghänel (Audio CD)
I must have fifty CDs of Bach's Canatas including all the great conductors and bands and this is my very very favourite. Try their Telemann Trauer-Actus too: this is just as sublime.Geoff Petty
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