THE TIMES
Bach Cantatas, Volume 7 (1 Dec 2006)
Soli Deo Gloria
Four Stars
Gardiner’s 2000 Bach Pilgrimage volumes are very addictive. No studio renderings can match them for immediacy, and their revelations are many. Here, the Swedish soprano Malin Hartelius occasionally lacks strength; but the general eloquence is overwhelming, especially from the tenor James Gilchrist and the Monteverdi Choir. There are seven cantatas, recorded live in Ambronay and Bremen. You feel you were there, and it’s thrilling.
Geoff Brown
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