Product Review

This is the fourth CD in the first complete recording of the 72
cantatas from Telemann s collection Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst,
published in Hamburg in 1726 the first complete set of cantatas
for the liturgical year to appear in print. The cantatas are designated
for voice, an obbligato instrument, and basso continuo, and
generally take the form of two da capo arias with an intervening
recitative. Although intended for worship, Telemann s cantatas
are a masterly blend of tunefulness with skilled counterpoint and
vocal and instrumental virtuosity.