J.S. BACH

 

St. John Passion

 

Gerd Türk

Stephan MacLeod

Caroline Stam

Peter de Groot

Charles Daniels

Bas Ramselaar

 

The Netherlands Bach Society

Jos vanVeldhoven

 

Wrapped in swaddling velvet, Jos van Veldhoven’s new reading of the six cantatas Bach assembled as an “oratorio” is a magnificent visual and tactile presentation box, especially with its sumptuous images and reproductions of Yuletide scenes by Dutch Masters. Often in such cases the anticlimax follows, but not here. Veldhoven’s strength is less a matter of extreme expressive range but a palpably infectious energy, evident humility and a deep affection for the music which gives this recording a place in the face of stiff competition.

 

Gramophone

 

Channel Classics SACD CCSSA22005