Bach: Cantatas Vol 12 & 18 – Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner – review

(SDG)With these two volumes containing 15 sacred cantatas, Gardiner's quixotic project to release all the recordings from his Bach cantata pilgrimage of 2000 is completed in 27 volumes. With live recordings from myriad venues it's amazing that such a high standard has been maintained: the music dazzles continuously and the performances show how far we have come since the first generation of period-instrument recordings. BWV 115 grips us both with the exuberant rigour of its opening, and with a s...

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