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Bach: The Motets

Tracks

  1. 16:53
  2. 21:30
  3. 38:10
  4. 43:19
  5. 52:10
  6. 61:55
  7. 71:12
  8. 82:33
  9. 91:10
  10. 100:55
  11. 112:17
  12. 122:34
  13. 131:06
  14. 142:08
  15. 153:55
  16. 161:20
  17. 171:27
  18. 185:49
  19. 194:55
  20. 204:19
  21. 214:11
  22. 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.