Saturday, June 2, 2012

Voices of Angels - J.S. Bach's Most Beautiful Arias and Choruses for Boys' Voices


 If you enjoy the music of Bach and/or the sound of boy sopranos then you will enjoy this CD. It presents some of Bach's best and best loved songs, sung with expert precision by some very fine boy sopranos--a few of them have truly beautiful voices, and all of them are good. There is a good balance of solo pieces and chorales sung by men and boys together. One word, though: if you are accustomed to British or American boy singers then you will find these continental European ones something quite different--the boys are trained in a style more similar to opera singers and their voices are have more vibrato than their English counterparts--the sound is perhaps less "angelic", but fuller and richer. This is a worthy choice for any true Bach fan or someone who really appreciates the beauty of an unchanged male voice. Top-rate quality of singing throughout. 

01. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Herrscher Des Himmels, Erhore Das Lallen (2:25)
02. Cantata BWV 68: Aria, Soprano - Mein Glaubiges Herze (4:05)
03. Cantana BWV 147 - Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude (2:42)
04. Cantata BWV 31 - Letzte Stunde, Brich Herein (3:52)
05. Cantata BWV 147 - Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben (4:52)
06. Saint Matthew Passion BWV 244 - Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz (4:58)
07. Cantata BWV 172 - Erschallet, Ihr Lieder (4:08)
08. Cantata BWV 143: (Chorale Setting), Soprano - Du Friedesfurdt, Herr Jesu Christ (2:20)
09. Cantata BWV 8: Coro - Liebster Gott, Wann Werd' Ich Sterben (5:53)
10. Saint John Passion: Aria, Soprano - Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls Mit Freudigen Schritten (4:35)
11. Cantata BWV 143 - Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Seele (1:19)
12. Saint Matthew Passion BWV 244: Aria, Soprano - Aus Liebe Will Mein Heiland Sterben (4:38)
13. Cantata BWV 140: Coro - Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme (7:14)
14. Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Aria, Soprano, Echo - Flosst Mein Heiland (6:21)
15. Cantata BWV 31: Coro - Der Himmel Lacht, Die Erde Jubilieret (4:11)
16. Cantata BWV 1: Aria, Soprano - Erfullet, Ihr Himmlischen Gottlichen Flammen (5:12)
17. Saint Matthew Passion BWV 244: Choral - O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden (2:27)

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