Bach: Cantatas Nos 17, 19, 25, 50, 78, 130 & 149

The Feast of St Michael and All Angels allows John Eliot Gardiner and his serried ranks to join the fray as Bach depicts apocalyptic encounters between St Michael and his angels on one side and the devil on the other.

SDG124  114 minutes 40 seconds (2 discs)
'Gardiner’s 2000 Bach Pilgrimage volumes are very addictive. No studio renderings can match them for immediacy, and their revelations are many … you feel you were there, and it’s thrilling' (The ...
'In every respect this set lives up to the very high standards of previous issues in the series. The performances are superb throughout. Gardiner’s direction is inspired and his notes eloquent and ill ...
'The profound and inventive cantatas presented here have variety, commitment, drama, artistry and affirmation of life. Standing up from listening to these expert yet unaffected performances, it's hard ...