On 2010-08-14 Wyote, Seoul wrote: If you are interested in this recording, you might want to know that for about $60 you can get Sacred Masterpieces / Cantatas, which includes this one, as well as many others by Gardiner and these artists (the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists):
- Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner (2 disks; ~ $34)
- Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Rolfe Johnson, Bonney, von Otter, Chance, Crook; Gardiner (3 disks, currently not available directly through amazon)
- Bach: St. John Passion / Gardiner, The English Baroque Soloists (2 disks; ~ $34)
- Bach - Mass in B minor / Argenta, Nichols, Chance, Stafford, Milner, W. Evans, Gardiner (2 disks; ~ $30)
- Bach: Magnificat, BWV. 243; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (~ $14)
- Bach: Advent Cantatas (~$16)
- Christmas Cantatas (~16)
- Bach: Cantatas, BWV 82. 83, 125, 200 (~ $18)
And so on. I´m tired of doing that. Even if you already own MOST of these recordings, this is still a bargain, maybe the single best bargain I´ve ever encountered in classical music.
All beautiful, justly famous works by one of the most devout and talented composers in European history. All either the most widely respected recordings, or among them; all by talented artists dedicated to period performance.
The little booklet that comes with the disks is just a track listing, but as the other reviewer mentioned the lyrics and translations are available online.
. And summed up by saying a suggestion. Currently Bach: Magnificat, BWV. 243; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Johann Sebastian Bach claimed The flashy, kaleidoscopic Magnificat remains one of Bach´s most popular works, and this is one of its best recordings. John Eliot Gardiner directs a performance full of energy: his crackerjack choir and orchestra sail through the trickiest passages at high speed without sounding at all rushed or uncomfortable. The soloists are fine, with especially lovely singing from Nancy Argenta, Patrizia Kwella, and Charles Brett in the trio ´Suscepit Israel.´ Also on this disc is the finest available version of the Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen Cantata. Emma Kirkby sings with all the purity of one of Bach´s boys and all the assurance of an expert adult. She and trumpeter Crispian Steele-Perkins hurtle fearlessly through this famously difficult piece, high notes and long, fast runs holding no terrors for them. --Matthew Westphal
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