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The Bach Album
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Artist
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Kathleen Battle, soprano. Itzhak Perlman, violin. Orchestra of St. Luke's. John Nelson, conductor.
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Label
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Deutsche Grammophon
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Format
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cutout CD
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Runtime/Release Date
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60'02/1992
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Label Number
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429737
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Daedalus Item Code
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18156
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This item is not available.
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Description
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Some of the greatest music ever written for singer and obbligato instrument, this duet album includes an aria from the "Wedding" cantata ("Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen" from "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten," BWV 202), the "Benedictus" from the B-Minor Mass (originally for tenor), and several other transcriptions of sublime Bach masterpieces. "Battle puts her trust in the soloist, whose little opening concerto paves the way for a gentle, effortless unfurling of the vocal line. The violin's pointed answers make it the equal of the voice in eloquence."—Gramophone "The Orchestra of St. Luke's … plays on modern instruments, although Stephen Taylor and Melanie Feld play on oboe d'amore, and early-music heavyweight Myron Lutzke plays continuo in four arias…. Perlman has the control to play 'Ich traue seiner Gnaden' from Cantata BWV 97 in high virtuoso (as opposed to high baroque) style."—Chicago Sun-Times
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