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La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken - Johann Sebastian Bach: Motetten (1992) Reissue 2008 [Re-Up]

Posted By: Designol

Date: 23 Feb 2023 13:34:17

La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken - Johann Sebastian Bach: Motetten (1992) Reissue 2008 [Re-Up]

If you cannot imagine what Bach's five great motets would sound like as chamber music, this disc by La Petite Bande will provide an answer: they sound fabulous. With eight singers, five string players, and four wind players plus continuo, La Petite Bande's performances sound absolutely clear – even in the densest textures, every line is ideally balanced – incredibly colorful – the combinations of voices, strings, winds, and organ seem endlessly subtle – and, best of all, unbelievably expressive. Everyone's a soloist and every line is a melody, thereby making Bach's music seem more personal and intimate than usual. Of course, part of the reason for this is that most recordings of the motets, whether a cappella or accompanied, are arguably too big and heavy. With four or more singers on a part, this kind of weightiness is virtually inevitable – but with two singers to a part, the performances can be as expressive as the music director will allow. And with music director Sigiswald Kuijken also being the first violinist, the performances are supremely expressive. One of the great period-instrument violinists and conductors, Kuijken's leadership here appears to consist of being first among equals and the result is surely as fine a set of performances of the motets as has ever been released.

Review by James Leonard, Allmusic.com

Sigiswald Kuijken at Allmusic
Sigiswald Kuijken at Wiki

La Petite Bande at Allmusic
La Petite Bande at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV 229) (09:19)
02. Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir (BWV 228) (08:05)
03. Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (BWV 230) (05:56)
04. Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf (BWV 226) (07:21)
05. Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 227) (21:05)
06. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV 225) (13:02)

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