(non Bach) baroque cantatas

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Harry

#40
April 24, 2007, 08:25:53 AM
Such a clever fellow! ;D

SonicMan46

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May 20, 2007, 08:05:56 AM
Quote from: SonicMan on April 22, 2007, 09:21:58 AM
Well, Sunday morn and some of my Cantatas order(s) arrived this week - great day to switch over to some 'vocal' music:

Nikolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) (similar dates to Purcell who lived a little longer) - already discussed; excellent performance & recording - highly recommended; includes basically half of his cantata output.

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) - first exposure to this composer - these are just wonderful; like 'chamber cantatas' (well explained in the liner notes); plus, I love the Purcell Quartet w/ Emma Kirkby; this is Vol. 2, but also have Vol. 1 by the same group on order - expect similar enjoyment.

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767) - another great Brilliant bargin 3-CD set - just starting on these discs, so far excellent; superb review on Music Web (may have already provided this link?) -  :)

   

Along w/ some Suzuki Bach Cantatas, I finally received the first volume of Buxtehude's Sacred Cantatas - second volume shown above in the quote - excellent performances and great sound on the Chandos label!  :)

Harry

#42
May 20, 2007, 08:40:19 AM
Quote from: SonicMan on May 20, 2007, 08:05:56 AM
Along w/ some Suzuki Bach Cantatas, I finally received the first volume of Buxtehude's Sacred Cantatas - second volume shown above in the quote - excellent performances and great sound on the Chandos label!  :)



Dave my friend, do not forget the excellent Naxos recordings with Emma Kirkby, with sacred music by Purcell.
Absolutely awesome!

FideLeo

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May 20, 2007, 09:17:51 AM
Quote from: Josquin des Prez on April 13, 2007, 08:06:03 AM
I like the Cantus Colln. Those guys really shine in this repertory (except in Bach, ironically enough).

Oh I like Cantus Colln's Bach well enough.  They perform the music with plenty of style and not too much expressivity, and that's the right balance for my taste. :D  I am surprised that Hermann Max doesn't get
more mention here as he had recorded a lot in this repertory also.  (Telemann, CPE Bach, WF Bach for
starters.)
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SonicMan46

#44
May 20, 2007, 09:23:55 AM
Quote from: Harry on May 20, 2007, 08:40:19 AM
Dave my friend, do not forget the excellent Naxos recordings with Emma Kirkby, with sacred music by Purcell.
Absolutely awesome!

Harry - need to check into Purcell's 'Sacred Vocal Music' - own a lot of his instrument compositions, and some vocal works - he is one of my favorite composers from that era!  Dave  :)

71 dB

#45
July 28, 2007, 10:11:19 AM
In the beginning of this thread I recommended this CD:



Now I noticed Harmonia Mundi will re-released it as "Musique d'abord" budget disc 6 Aug 2007:



Do yourself a big favour and get this re-release!  ;)
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July 28, 2007, 04:24:12 PM
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milk

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February 17, 2022, 05:19:21 PM
Did Bach write the best baroque cantatas? I'm curious what other cantatas are must-listens for me, especially considering I like OVPP and interesting interactions between individual instruments and voice and that I don't like soprano or operatic sounding singing.
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