Both of these cantatas may have been written for an outstandingly gifted boy alto in Bach’s Leipzig, but—listening to these peerless accounts—it’s impossible to believe he could have approached Iestyn Davies’s flawless technique and profound interpretative insight.
‘The emotional core of this album is Dieterich Buxtehude’s Klag-Lied. It’s a sublime performance from Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen, in particular the purring palpitations from viol players Kinga Gáb ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘A sense of serene, ethereal joy exuded here [BWV169] by counter-tenor Iestyn Davies—such tonal beauty and clean, clear line amongst the instrumentalists of Arcangelo, directed by Jonathan Cohen. The ...
BBC Music Magazine‘A sense of serene, ethereal joy exuded here [BWV169] by counter-tenor Iestyn Davies—such tonal beauty and clean, clear line amongst the instrumentalists of Arcangelo, directed by Jonathan Cohen. The ...