The first ever attempt at a recording of the complete Bach cantatas, Studio recordings from Berlin (1949-1952)
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The recordings of the Bach cantatas presented in this boxed set formed part of a project initiated by the conductor Karl Ristenpart at the RIAS Berlin in 1947. Although he was not able to record the complete cantatas as planned, the existing recordings nonetheless document a Bach ideal which was pioneering in its day: small-scale choral and orchestral forces and a selection of soloists who all went on to become renowned Bach singers, the professionalisation of interpretation in the choir, and a fine balance between rhetorical succinctness and expressive performance.
