Easter Cantatas Main Performer or Conductor: Helmuth Rilling Accompaniment/Orchestra: Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Soloists: Sopranos: Arleen Auger, Eva Csapo, Helen Donath, Edith Wiens Altos: Julia Hamari, Marga Hoeffgen, Gabriele Schmaut, Gabriele Schreckenbach, Doris Soffel, Carolyn Watkinson, Helen Watts Tenors: Aldo Baldin, Kurt Equiluz, Lutz-Michael Harder, Adalbert Kraus, Peter Schreier Bass: Walter Heldwein, Phillipe Huttenlocher, Hanns-Friedrich Kunz, Wolfgang Schone, Niklaus Tuller Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Frankfurter Kantorei, Indiana University Singers Instrumentation: Choir Orchestra Voice Individual Works: CD 1: BWV 182: Himmelskonig, sei willkommen BWV 249: Oster-Oratorium: Kommt, eilet und laufet CD 2: BWV 31: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret BWV 6: Bleib bei uns BWV 42: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats CD 3: BWV 108: Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe BWV 128: Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein BWV 43: Gott fahret auf mit Jauchzen CD 4: BWV 172: Erschallet, ihr Lieder BWV 34: O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe BWV 184: Erwunschtes Freudenlicht BWV 175: Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Hanssler Catalog Number: 94.027 Year Released/Recorded: 1972-1987 Total Playing Time: 4h 32 min Comments: Eran Zamir said: I found this collection by accident, but it is probably one of the best CD purchases I have ever made. There are 4 CDs containing 12 cantatas in this collection, and it only costs about $16 (or 20 Euros)! Helmuth Rilling conducts all of them, and there are some world-class singers involved as well. These cantatas are very well done; the recordings are at least as good as anything done by Herreweghe, Gardiner, or other big conductors, even though these are not period performances. The last CD, which contains Cantatas BWV 172, 34, 184, and 175, is exceptional. Rilling gives these four works a power and fullness that is almost Handelian. This set is a must for any cantata fan, and it is probably the best bargain a Bach lover will ever encounter. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Eran Zamir Date First Submitted: 02/26/2003 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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