from Bach: Motets (SDG716) 1 Jesu, meine Freude [1'03] 20 minutes 13 seconds 11 tracks2 Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches an denen [2'36] 3 Unter deinem Schirmen [0'59] 4 Denn das Gesetz des Geistes [0'52] 5 Trotz dem alten Drachen [2'11] 6 Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich, sondern geistlich [3'07] 7 Weg mit allen Schätzen! [1'02] 8 So aber Christus in euch ist [2'02] 9 Gute Nacht, o Wesen [3'42] 10 So nun der Geist des, der Jesum von dem Toten [1'22] 11 Weicht, ihr Trauergeister [1'17] 'Common to the Monteverdi Choir’s performances over the years are their inimitable textual projection, clarity of line, rhythmic rigour and an overriding sense of expectancy and flair … Gardiner ... 'Performances of surpassing beauty and irresistible dancing energy' (The Sunday Times) 'The singers give a real questing quality to all the counterpoint, as if they are exploring these intricate textures for the first time. Their approach to the homophonic textures is just as sophistica ... |