Coffee Cantata, Peasent Cantata Main Performer or Conductor: Neville Marriner Accompaniment/Orchestra: ACADEMY OF ST. MARTINS-IN-THE-FIELDS Soloists: Julia Varady - soprano Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - bass Aldo Baldin - tenor Instrumentation: Orchestra Cello Flute Harpsichord Horn Voice Individual Works: "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht" (Coffee Cantata) BWV 211 "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet" (Peasent Cantata) BWV 212 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Philips Catalog Number: 412 882-2 Year Released/Recorded: London 11/1981 Total Playing Time: 57min 14sec Comments: Gordon Eck said: I was expecting great things from this recording and was very dissapointed. This is the worst recording of these compositions that I have encountered. While the tempos are good the soloists are terrible. I had never heard of Julia Varady before this recording and after hearing her voice I know why. During the high notes of "Heute noch, lieber Vater tut es doch" she sounds like a goose being strangled. If you want a recording of these works Christopher Hogwood's on L'Oiseau-Lyre with Emma Kirkby and David Thomas is wonderful. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Gordon Eck Date First Submitted: 01/30/2000 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.

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