Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 2 /Kirkby · Chance · C Daniels · Harvey · Purcell Quartet |
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Artist:
Charles Daniels
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List Price: £15.99
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0095115072325
Label: Chandos
Manufacturer: Chandos
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Chandos
Release Date: 2005-08-08
Running Time: 79
Studio: Chandos |
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Disc 1:
| 1. Das Neugebor'ne Kindelein | | 2. Quemadmodum Desiderat Cervus | | 3. Nichts Soll Uns Scheiden Von Liebe Gottes | | 4. Wie Sollte Wohl Heissen Das Zeitliche Leiden | | 5. Auch Ist Kein Erschaffnes Vermogen Zu Nennen | | 6. Denn Gott Hat Die Liebe So Hoch Ja Getrieben | | 7. Sonata | | 8. Dixit Dominus Domino Meo | | 9. Juravit Dominus | | 10. Dominus A Dextris Tuis Confregit In Die Irae Suae Reges | | 11. ... Conquassabit Capita In Terra Multorum | | 12. Gloria Patri Et Filio Et Spiritui Sancto | | 13. Sonata | | 14. An Filius Non Est Dei | | 15. Quin Immo Jesus Est Meus | | 16. Tu Nectar Es Verissimum | | 17. Longe Sapor Dulcissime | | 18. Amen | | 19. (Sonata) | | 20. Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Seele | | 21. Der Dir Alle Deine Sunde Vergibet | | 22. Der Deinen Mut Frohlich Macht | | 23. Alleluia | | 24. Jesu, Komm, Mein Trost Und Lachen | | 25. Sinfonia | | 26. Herr, Nun Lasst Du Deinen Diener Heiland Gesehen | | 27. ...Denn Meine Augen Haben Deinen Heiland Gesehen | | 28. ...Ein Licht Zu Erleuchten Die Heiden | | 29. Ciacona |
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Great music, poor recording, 2007-06-05
On balance I think this is well worth having, but unfortunately it is rather marred by what can only be poor sound mixing. At first I was inclined to blame the acoustics of the recording venue, but then I realised that I had some other baroque CDs which were recorded in the same church (one with exactly the same line-up as this CD) and the sound quality of those was sparkling, a fact which rather speaks for itself.
Having said that, this is good music well performed. In particular, the vastly talented and eternally enthusiastic Charles Daniels manages to shine through all the technical problems in the "Alleluia"; it lasts less than a minute, but it is a little gem. I was not previously very familiar with Buxtehude's music, but certainly on the basis of this recording I shall be looking out for more.
So I would recommend it, but with this one caveat: if you are not already familiar with all the soloists, don't judge the ones you don't know on the basis of this recording. It is not a true reflection of their abilities, and that is no fault of theirs.
a run through, 2006-02-27
Buxtehude's cantatas are perhaps not as exciting as, say, the slightly earlier generation of Weckmann, Bruhn, Knupfer, Bohm, but Koopman (the box on Erato - deleteed I reckon effectively) and especialy Immerseel on a a FANTASTIC disk on Channel managed to make them sparkle. Here, although sung well and played accurately, they seem to be rather pallid - perhaps becuase the scoring is so unvaried. (Other of Bach's contemporaries - as King has called them also on Hyperion - Knupfer and Zelenka especially -- use wind and keyboard more vibrantly). I shouold say this was for REAL enthusiasts rather than as an introduction in spire of the presence of a crowd pleaser such as Kirkby. Very 'English' basically - I reckon Hermann Max and band would do rather better in this repertory.
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