Cantatas 198, 158 and 27 Main Performer or Conductor: Juergen Juergens Accompaniment/Orchestra: Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, Concerto Amsterdam Soloists: Rotraud Hansmann (soprano) Helen Watts (alto) Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Max van Egmond (bass) Instrumentation: Choir Orchestra Vocal Individual Works: Cantata BWV 198 "Lass, Fuerstin, lass noch einen Strahl" ("Trauer-Ode") Cantata BWV 158 "Der Friede sei mit dir" Cantata BWV 27 "Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende" Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Teldec Catalog Number: 4509-93687-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1967-8 Total Playing Time: 66:42 Comments: Bob Halliday said: This Juergens version of the "Trauer-Ode" still seems to me to be the most persuasive of all. For some reason, Gardiner, Herreweghe, and others race through the opening chorus, which should be taken at a more solemn tempo. This is, after all, a funeral cantata. Chorus and soloists sing with a completely natural-sounding emotional commitment to the music, but never romanticise it unduly. The recorded sound is as clean and transparent as tnat of any of the later versions. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Bob Halliday Date First Submitted: 01/13/1998 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.