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German conductor Frieder Bernius had already recorded Bach's motets (minus the slightly problematical Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230) for the Sony label; that fine release featured the participation of a small instrumental ensemble. This version for Germany's Carus label has only a continuo, and a very quiet one at that, with just a small organ and a violone. Nevertheless, its virtues are similar to that of the earlier release. In this age of radical experimentation with the performance of Bach's music, it's good to know that there's a place to go for a strong traditional performance, with a good-size group and the classic warm sound of German choral ensembles. This Bernius and his Stuttgart Chamber Choir reliably provide, and this group of motets is an unusually strong outing. The choir's diction in these dense works, where a full-choir performance can overwhelm the texts, is quite clear. The chief appeal is that Bernius modulates the choir's sound in response to the range of textures in these works; for the sinuous polyphony in Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225, he pares the vibrato back almost to a British-cathedral sound, but elsewhere, once the polyphonic thickets are left behind, he lets the singers engage more with the text. The music connects throughout; it's sober yet shaped with loving detail. A fine old-school reading of these much-recorded works, with excellent sound from the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Gönningen, Germany.
© TiVo
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Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Gramann, Author
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Traditional, Author - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Christof Roos, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hartwig Groth, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Christof Roos, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hartwig Groth, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Martin Luther, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Christof Roos, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hartwig Groth, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Carus
Jesu meine Freude , BWV 227 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Jesu meine Freude , BWV 227 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Jesu meine Freude , BWV 227 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden Motet, BWV 230 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist - Christof Roos, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hartwig Groth, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Carus
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Choir, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Frieder Bernius, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Carus
Album review
German conductor Frieder Bernius had already recorded Bach's motets (minus the slightly problematical Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden, BWV 230) for the Sony label; that fine release featured the participation of a small instrumental ensemble. This version for Germany's Carus label has only a continuo, and a very quiet one at that, with just a small organ and a violone. Nevertheless, its virtues are similar to that of the earlier release. In this age of radical experimentation with the performance of Bach's music, it's good to know that there's a place to go for a strong traditional performance, with a good-size group and the classic warm sound of German choral ensembles. This Bernius and his Stuttgart Chamber Choir reliably provide, and this group of motets is an unusually strong outing. The choir's diction in these dense works, where a full-choir performance can overwhelm the texts, is quite clear. The chief appeal is that Bernius modulates the choir's sound in response to the range of textures in these works; for the sinuous polyphony in Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225, he pares the vibrato back almost to a British-cathedral sound, but elsewhere, once the polyphonic thickets are left behind, he lets the singers engage more with the text. The music connects throughout; it's sober yet shaped with loving detail. A fine old-school reading of these much-recorded works, with excellent sound from the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Gönningen, Germany.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:38
- Main artists: Kammerchor Stuttgart Hartwig Groth Christof Roos Frieder Bernius
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Carus
- Genre: Classical
© 2012 Carus ℗ 2012 Carus
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