Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt leads the Concentus Musicus Vienna and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir in presenting three classic cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in this performance captured live at Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery in Austria. Compositions featured in this release include "Cantata BWV 61, "Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland" ("Come Redeemer of the Gentiles"), "Cantata BWV 147, "Herz und Mund" ("Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"), and "Magnificat in D Major BWV 243". ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Cast
Ian Bostridge - Soloist
Bernarda Fink - Soloist
Anna Korondi - Soloist
Christopher Maltman - Soloist
Christine Schäfer - Soloist
Credit
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Conductor, Claus Viller - Director, Andreas Hlinka - Editor, Alfred Penz - Editor, Michael Heinzl - Producer, Haide Tenner - Production Coordinator