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Bach: Cantatas and Arias. Ian Bostridge, tenor; Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante. Virgin Veritas 7243-5-45420-2-2.(Review)
Bach: Cantatas and Arias. Ian Bostridge, tenor; Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante. Virgin Veritas 72435-45420-2-2.
In the booklet insert Michel Roubinet emphasizes Bach's theme of death in the cantatas, which is a natural subject for religious and liturgical works, stressing as they do Man's continual struggle with mortal existence and his possible ultimate salvation in the afterlife. But Bach's music is anything but morbid or depressing. The 10 cantatas, excerpts, and arias sung on this disc by tenor Ian Bostridge are filled with hope and reassurance, and Bostridge communicates them to us with an especial joy. He is ably accompanied by the Italian group Europa Galante, led by Fabio Biondi. Biondi is sometimes criticized for his excessive zeal and breakneck tempos, but here he provides the kind of Bach we're all familiar with, set to a mostly relaxed pace yet still with much enthusiasm. Mainly, he keeps his instrumental forces well out of the way of the solo singer.
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