"Best known for his Mozart and Schubert interpretations, Daniel Behle turns to Bach for his latest album, a programme of arias for tenor and flute obbligato from the composer's sacred works. The concept is that the flute represents the otherworldly voice, angelic or divine, with which the soul, in moments of transcendence, holds its spiritual dialogue. There's no doubt about the beauty of Behle's singing or his remarkable ability to hint at subtle shifts of meaning with each repetition. Some of the numbers don't quite work out of context, however, and the sensuous grace with which he sings the opening aria of Ich Habe Genug leaves you wishing he had included the whole cantata, albeit at the expense of arias from the passions and the Benedictus from the B Minor Mass. Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann is the exquisite flautist, and there's fine orchestral playing from the Göppinger Kantorei under Klaus Rothaupt."
Tim Ashley
Daniel Behle
Klaus Rothaupt
Collegium Musicum Göppinger Kantorei
Tracks
1 | Ermuntre dich (from Cantata "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele", BWV 180)
2 | Wo wird in diesem Jammertale (from Cantata "Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost", BWV 114)
3 | Frohe Hirten (from Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248)
4 | Ich habe genug (from Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV 82a)
5 | Geduld, wenn mich falsche Zungen stechen (from Matthäuspassion, BWV 244)
6 | So schnell ein rauschend Wasser fliesst (from Cantata "Ach wie flüchtig", BWV 26)
7 | Lass, o Fürst der Cherubinen (from Cantata "Herr Gott dich alle loben wir", BWV 130)
8 | Erwäge, wie dein blutgefleckter Rücken (from Johannespassion, BWV 245)
9 | I. Alllemande - Anne-Catherine Heinzmann
10 | II. Corrente - Anne-Catherine Heinzmann
11 | III. Sarabande - Anne-Catherine Heinzmann
12 | IV. Bourée Anglais - Anne-Catherine Heinzmann
13 | Was ist der schnöde Mensch (Recitativo from Cantata "Es erhub sich ein Streit", BWV 19)
14 | Bleibt ihr Engel (Aria from Cantata "Es erhub sich ein Streit", BWV 19)
15 | Benedictus (from Mass in B minor, BWV 232)
16 | Jesus nimmt der Sünder an from Cantata "Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut", BWV 113)
