COMPOSERS: Bach
LABELS: Decca
WORKS: Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 140
PERFORMER: Gabriele Fontana, Julia Hamari, Gosta Winbergh, Tom Krause Hymnuschor Stuttgart/Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Karl Munchinger
CATALOGUE NO: 436 226-2 DDD (1985)
Munchinger uses WF Bach's alterations to Einfeste Burg (the addition of trumpets and kettledrums to the two largest movements), which - with the fresh, even raw, singing from soloists and chorus alike — makes this a dramatic almost triumphalist account; Wochet aufis similarly spacious and joyful. The sound is excellent; die chorus particularly vivid. William Humphreys-Jones
Bach: Cantatas BWV 80 & BWV 140
Munchinger uses WF Bach's alterations to Einfeste Burg (the addition of trumpets and kettledrums to the two largest movements), which - with the fresh, even raw, singing from soloists and chorus alike — makes this a dramatic almost triumphalist account; Wochet aufis similarly spacious and joyful. The sound is excellent; die chorus particularly vivid. William Humphreys-Jones
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Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:47 pm