Album
Bach: The Motets
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria & Grete PedersenThe Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria & Grete PedersenThe Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria & Grete Pedersen
2017Classical · Music · Sacred
Choral pieces of heart-stopping beauty and intensity.
Tracks
- 16:53
- 21:30
- 38:10
- 43:19
- 52:10
- 61:55
- 71:12
- 82:33
- 91:10
- 100:55
- 112:17
- 122:34
- 131:06
- 142:08
- 153:55
- 161:20
- 171:27
- 185:49
- 194:55
- 204:19
- 214:11
- 223:41
About this album
Bach’s motets exercise a very special magic over their performers. There’s no denying their power—the directness of the texts, often written for funerals, is matched by music of heart-stopping beauty and intensity. Grete Pedersen directs with a lovely intimacy, some motets supported by chamber organ, others by a small instrumental group. “Jesu, meine Freude”—the longest, with 11 movements stretching over 20 minutes—forms an impressive heart to this rewarding programme.