Cantatas Vol. 32, Mit fried und Freud (BWV 111, 123, 124, 125)

Bach, J S:
 Cantata BWV111 'Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit'
 Cantata BWV123 'Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen'
 Cantata BWV124 'Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht'
 Cantata BWV125 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin'

"Bach Collegium Japan are at their most persuasive in the superficially dour but incrementally magisterial opening choruses of both Nos 125 and 123… with Mit Fried und Freud we enter into another meditation on death… Robin Blaze is quite exquisite here, as are the poignant oboe and flute obbligati which reflect the fragile human condition in a way strikingly akin to the mysteries and musical language of the St Matthew Passion. Suzuki and his musicians can be content that they have pulled out all the stops for one of Bach's most mesmerising creations."
Gramophone Magazine - October 2006

"Suzuki's solo team is excellent. Yukari Nonoshita and Robin Blaze dance through a delightfully jolly passepied duet in BWV124; Andreas Weller… Peter Kooij… achieves near-pinpoint accuracy…"
BBC Music Magazine - September 2006 ****