Cantatas: Complete, Vol. 4 Main Performer or Conductor: Ton Koopman Accompaniment/Orchestra: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Soloists: Soprano: Lisa Larson, Els Bongers, Anne Grim, Caroline Stam Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus, Peter de Groot Tenor: Paul Agnew, Jeremy Ovenden Bass: Klaus Mertens, Donald Bentvelsen Instrumentation: Bassoon Cello Choir Flute Harpsichord Horn Oboe Orchestra Organ Recorder Trumpet Viola da Gamba Violin Vocal Individual Works: disk1: Laß Füerstin, laß noch einen Strahl BWV198 Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV215 disk2: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Coffee Cantata), BWV211 Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet Trompeten!, BWV214 Non sa che sia dolore, BWV209 disk3: Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV204 Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde, BWV201 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Erato Catalog Number: 0630-15562-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1996 Total Playing Time: disk1 70'43" disk2 71'52" disk3 76'38" Related Web Site: http://www.tonkoopman.nl Comments: H.P.A Meulendijks said: Volume 4 of 20 volumes of all the church and secular cantatas. Volume 1-3 contains church and secular cantatas from before leipzig volume 4-5 contains the secular cantatas from the leipzig period volume 6-20 will contain the church cantatas from the leipzig period All cantatas are and will be performed live and broadcasted by the dutch radio Some cantatas will be registred and broadcasted by the dutch television 9,16,23,30 mrt1997 6,13 apr1997 Mark-Jan Nederhof said: If possible, this production has succeeded even better than vol. 3 of the series. I am relieved that Paul Agnew's erroneous pronunciation of the "s" is a little less terrible than in vol 3., although it is still not acceptable. At times, the sound engineer must have been sleeping and soloists are put too much in the back. In BWV 204, two microphones are too close to the soprano, so that when she turns her head a little while singing, one imagines her driving a bicycle, going quickly from one side of the recording location to the other. These are the only points of criticism I've been able to find in an otherwise superb production. For some cantatas, vol. 4 may well contain the very best recordings that are currently available. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: H.P.A Meulendijks Mark-Jan Nederhof Date First Submitted: 11/08/1997 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.