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Reviewer: George
Chien Unquestionably Iestyn Davies has one of the finest, if not the finest, countertenor voices currently before the public, and it’s magnificently on display in this program of Bach’s solo cantatas. In assembling this program, Davies finessed the perennial all-four-won’t-fit-on-one-disc issue by choosing just two, Vergnügte Ruh’, beliete Seelenlust (BWV 170) and Widerstehle doch der Sünde (BWV 54), and then including arguably the most beloved of all the cantatas, Ich habe genug (BWV 82). Cantata 82 was originally written for the bass voice, but Bach not only sanctioned the use of other voices, he even wrote an alternate version for soprano, in which he substituted a flute for the oboe solo. Here the solo is beautifully played by oboist Katharina Spreckelsen. The three cantatas are separated by two cantata sinfonias, each of which was derived from a Brandenburg Concerto: BWV 52 from the First Concerto and BWV 174 from the Third. Both, as well as the cantatas, benefit from the splendid playing of the chamber ensemble Arcangelo under the lively direction of Jonathan Cohen. But the main attraction is the inestimable Davies. If I had to pick a nit, the second aria on BWV 170 seemed to be stretched a tad thin, but otherwise it’s all golden. And, presumably, there’s more to come. Congratulations! Fermer la fenêtre/Close window | |
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