COMPOSERS: JS Bach
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
ALBUM TITLE: JS Bach
WORKS: Cantatas, BWV 35, 169 & 170
PERFORMER: Fink; Freiburg Baroque Orch/Müllejans
CATALOGUE NO: HMG 502016 (2009)
Bernarda Fink’s full-bodied, expressive mezzo is rather at odds with the clean, light-textured instrumental sound, but these performances nonetheless convey the music’s pathos and yearning.
Kate Bolton-Porciatti