Rating: 2/5
Review:
Not for me
I’m sorry to say
that I was disappointed in this disc. I love Bach’s writing for
oboe and some of his movements for oboe and soprano are just sublime,
but the performances here didn’t work for me.
Xenia Löffler has a
lovely tone and Anna Prohsaka’s singing is good in its way – but
it’s not the right way for Bach, in my view. The oboe and
orchestral playing has a slightly plodding feel about it and Prohsaka
sounds as though she’s the lead in a Romantic opera, so although
Bach’s music is recognisable it never comes to life and for me they
miss its essential essence.
This is a personal
view, of course, and others may enjoy this more than me, but even
though it’s a very attractive programme, I can’t recommend it.
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