Raphael Alpermann reviews
JS Bach: ‘Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen’, BWV 32; ‘Ich geh und suche mit Verlangsen’, BWV 49; ‘Selig ist der Mann’, BWV 57
Sophie Karthäuser, Michael Volle; Members of RIAS Kammerchor; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin/Raphael Alpermann (Harmonia Mundi)
JS Bach’s two great cantatas for solo bass with Michael Volle
This disc brings together Bach’s two great cantatas for solo bass together with another in which a soprano occupies a small role and three sinfonias from other cantatas. German baritone Michael Volle has just the kind of voice that serves the best interests of Bach’s music.