For lovers of Bach's cantatas

[Seán]

Here is a wonderful web site: : http://www.bach-cantatas.com/

[Seán]

Bump.

I got fed up looking for it.

[Diapason]

Fine Bump sir!

[Seán]

Fine Bump sir!

Thanks Simon.

[Abminor]

And might I suggest this to accompany the web site? I bought this for about 100 euro a couple of years back and am working my way through them... but slowly for they are far too wonderful to be rushed.

[Seán]

Many thanks for the recommendation, but I have my heart set on my eventually getting the Gardiner set.

[Diapason]

Gardiner set hasn't gone up in price as I thought it would. It's a marvellous purchase.

[Abminor]

Many thanks for the recommendation, but I have my heart set on my eventually getting the Gardiner set.

To be sure, it appears that the Gardiner set has more polished singing, better sound, and better orchestral playing. The Harnoncourt/Leonhardt cycle is from earlier in the period revival movement so you get some occasional ropey playing (e.g. trumpets) and sometimes the soloists struggle. But I love the sound of the boys voices on the upper lines 'as Bach would have heard it' and when you get a really good treble (as in Peter Jelosits in BWV68), it is truly sublime.

[fergus]

Many thanks for the recommendation, but I have my heart set on my eventually getting the Gardiner set.

To be sure, it appears that the Gardiner set has more polished singing, better sound, and better orchestral playing. The Harnoncourt/Leonhardt cycle is from earlier in the period revival movement so you get some occasional ropey playing (e.g. trumpets) and sometimes the soloists struggle. But I love the sound of the boys voices on the upper lines 'as Bach would have heard it' and when you get a really good treble (as in Peter Jelosits in BWV68), it is truly sublime.

Finances permiting [not always possible I know] any serious Bach collection should have both sets in it. When one listens carefully you realize how much Gardiner got from the Harnoncourt/Leonhardt approach; it is quite interesting.