Cantatas 4 & 140 Main Performer or Conductor: Wayne Riddell Accompaniment/Orchestra: CBC Vancouver Orchestra Soloists: Rosemarie Landry Ben Heppner (before he made it big) Mark Pedrotti with the Tudor Singers of Montreal Instrumentation: Choir Orchestra Vocal Individual Works: Cantata nr. 4 "Christ lag in Todesbanden", BWV 4 Cantata nr. 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV 140 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: CBC Catalog Number: SMCD5029C Year Released/Recorded: 1985 Total Playing Time: 50:59 Comments: I have heard nr. 4 many times, but the sound on this is phenomenal. The CBC Vancouver Orchestra gets a great etheral opening on the Sinfonia in nr. 4. It was one of the first purely digital recordings made onto CD, and it is well justified. The clarity is amazing, and although it sounds like they use period instruments, they don't. It's just great playing. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Milan Gowin Date First Submitted: 03/30/1997 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.