Bach: Cantatas Vol 10 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan
The popularity of BWV 179--Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei (Make sure that your fear of God is not hypocrisy)--is understandable since it not only includes one of Bach's most exciting opening choruses, but also gives unusual dramatic license to the soloists through the text's many self-deprecating references. In respect to the latter, for its sheer declarative power, no recording surpasses Karl Richter's awe-inspiring 1976 Archiv account featuring Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier, and Edith Mathis. While not quite up to Richter's level, Suzuki and his forces offer their own interpretive details. For instance, in the fifth-movement aria Suzuki broadens the tempo, and the additional time (more than a minute longer than Richter's version) heightens Persson's characterization of wanton shame and pity. The only performance slower than Suzuki's (more than a minute longer!) is Gunther Ramin's, where Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr's ruthless, devastating anguish guarantees tears.
BWV 105--Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht (Lord, do not enter into judgment with thy servant)--also features many inspired moments. The magnificent, brooding opening chorus is most engaging, and tenor Sakurada's beautifully rendered espousal of determination in his fifth-movement aria is superb--as is the final chorale, where Bach's clever, near-dissonant string writing effectively alludes to weariness if not weeping, the gradually slowing pulse eventually leading to resigned calm.
As usual with this series Suzuki and his colleagues deliver performances that more often than not are without peer. Faithfully captured by BIS's expert engineering team, their ongoing cycle promises to be the most consistently rewarding one currently or previously available.
--John Greene, ClassicsToday.com
Product Description:
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Catalog Number: BIS-CD-951
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UPC: 7318590009512
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Label: BIS
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
Performer: Makoto Sakurada, Miah Persson, Peter Kooy, Robin Blaze
Works:
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Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei, BWV 179
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
Performer: Peter Kooy (Bass), Miah Persson (Soprano), Makoto Sakurada (Tenor)
Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
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Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht, BWV 105
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
Performer: Robin Blaze (Countertenor), Peter Kooy (Bass), Miah Persson (Soprano), Makoto Sakurada (Tenor)
Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
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Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
Performer: Robin Blaze (Countertenor), Peter Kooy (Bass), Miah Persson (Soprano), Makoto Sakurada (Tenor)
Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki