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Rainer Kussmaul & Berliner Barock Solisten
w/ Thomas Quasthoff (Bass-Baritone)
Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 158 & BWV 82
Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas


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Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas · Kantaten (BWV 56, 158, 82)

 
 
 

Cantatas BWV 56 [18:08], BWV 82 [21:21], BWV 158 [10:18]

Rainer Kussmaul

RIAS-Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Daniel Reuss) / Berliner Barock Solisten

Bass-Baritone: Thomas Quasthoff; Albrecht Mayer (Oboe)
Choir: Sopranos: Michaela Aichele; Susanne Langner, Sabine Nürmberger-Genbaczka, Angela Umlauf; Altos: Waltraud Heinrich, Regina Jacobi, Claudia Türpe; Tenors: Volker Arndt, Kai Roterberg, Maximilian Schmitt; Basses: Christoph Hartkopf, Werner Matusch, Klaus Thiem
Orchestra: Rüdiger Liebermann, Sebastian Heesch, Kotowa Machida, Bernhard Forck, Rainer Orlovsky, Christoph Streuli (Violins); Wolfram Christ, Tanja Christ (Violas); Georg Faust (Violoncello); Klaus Stoll (Violone); Rapahael Alpermann (Organ); Albrecht Mayer, Christoph Hartmann, Viola Orlovsky (Oboes); Stefan Schweigert (Bassoon)

Deutsche Grammophon 4775326
Deutsche Grammophon 474505-2
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Jan 2004

CD / TT: 50:05
SACD / TT: 50:05
MP3 / TT: 49:34

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Producer: Christopher Alder; Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin; Editing: Gernot Schulzendorff.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by T. Quasthoff.
See: Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas
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A Review

Sw Anandgyan wrote (December 29, 2004):
Bach: Cantatas Nos 56, 82 & 158, Quasthoff/ RIAS Chamber Choir/ Berlin Baroque Soloists/ Kussmaul

**** ( 4/5 ) (Deutsche Grammophon)

Andrew Clements
Friday December 17, 2004
The Guardian

Bach: Cantatas Nos BWV 56, BWV 82 & BWV 158

Thomas Quasthoff proves a wonderfully eloquent baritone soloist in all three of these cantatas, accompanied by orchestra, that manage to combine the best of both worlds - the tonal power and richness of modern instruments married to the stylishness and
clarity of period performers. There are some supple oboe obbligatos supplied by Albrecht Mayer but it is Quasthoff's singing and his response to every particle of the text that grips the attention so fiercely. In the half tones and tints of Cantata BWV 82, Ich Habe Genug, and the eloquent interweaving of the solo voice and the chorus in BWV 158, Der Friede Sei Mit Dir, he provides the focus through which all the music's emotional energy is conveyed; this is modern Bach interpretation at its most intelligent and committed.

Sw Anandgyan wrote (January 5, 2005):
This CD has made James Jolly's Ten Outstanding Recordings of the month for January 2005 in the magazine Gramophone with this 'blurb';

The beautiful voice of Thomas Quasthoff is heard here in three cantatas, including the serene Ich habe genug, that song of happily embraced resignation, the fulfillment of a life's desire as Simeon holds the baby Jesus. The modern instruments of the Berlin players are handled with exquisite style and tact. A deeply moving experience.

 

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