Search - Johann Sebastian Bach, Helmuth Rilling, Stuttgart Bach Collegium :: Bach: Cantatas, BWV 4-6

Wonderful performances on modern instruments

R. Rockwell | Brooklyn, NY USA | 06/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The complete cantatas of Bach beyond the most famous ones belong in everyone's collection. I have begun to sample the Rilling cantatas beginning with the first BWV numbers and have been astonihed by how differently they all sound and how perfectly music captures the meaning of the words.

The booklets contain a good amount of information which help one to notice what Bach was doing with the music to enhance the words.

BMV 4 is one of the more frequently recorded and I also have the Koopman and I like this better.

Bide with us ...is the jewel of this CD because it of its cello piccolo movements which continue to haunt me weeks after listening.

I urge people to explore as many of the canatas as you can afford to buy. They are for the most part tiny masterpiees. The only person who might not like this are those who insist on period instruments.

Please excuse typos i have a neurologic disease."

Bach at its Best

Richard A. Larson | Denver, Colorado | 03/30/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The voice quality is clean and professional. The recording production team has produced a truly artisticd product, and finally Helmuth Rilling is most knowledgable when it comes to artistic interpretation. I usually find myself going to Rilling recordings if I am doing Bach'



All in all a great product."