Cantatas Main Performer or Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe Accompaniment/Orchestra: La Chapelle Royale/Collegium vocale Ghent Soloists: Barbara Schlick (soprano) GÚrard Lesne (alto) Howard Crook (tenor) Peter Kooy (bass) Instrumentation: Choir Orchestra Individual Works: "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott", BWV 80 Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Harmonia mundi France Catalog Number: HMC 901326 Year Released/Recorded: 1990 Total Playing Time: 53'00 Comments: Arnd Koch said: See Liz Ling's comments on BWV 243! I agree with them and would just like to add that - next to Koopman's recordings - I like Herreweghe's best. Compared to Koopman's they have a much more uniform musical standard (Koopman's earlier cantata recordings have been blamed by some criticists, and that rightly, I think). Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Arnd Koch Date First Submitted: 01/05/1998 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

---

About This Site Biography, Portraits and Literature Works by BWV Number Works by Category Works by Instrument & Title Works by Key Works by Title Works by Year The Cantatas Project Recordings by Title Recordings by Conductor or Main Performer Recordings by Instrument Recordings by BWV Number Recordings by Record Label Recordings Submitted Recently Web Sites with Bach Information Web Sites with Bach MIDI Files Featured Recordings Suggested Purchasing Sources