Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Oratorio de Pâques, BWV 249
Magnificat en ré majeur, BWV 2432

Nola Richardson, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, contreténor
Thomas Cooley, ténor
Harrison Hintzsche, baryton
Cantata Collective
Nicholas McGegan, direction

San Francisco-based Cantata Collective continues its exploration of J.S. Bach’s major choral masterworks with a third in the ongoing series, pairing the composer’s Easter Oratorio and Magnificat. Released in time for Holy Week, both works are lavishly scored and feature some of Bach’s most festive and popular vocal writing. With celebrated baroque music specialist Nicholas McGegan on the podium, and a roll call of today’s finest early music vocal soloists, this release is poised to build on the auspicious previous releases – a “bold and beautifully constructed” St. John Passion (BBC Radio 3 Record Review), and “an exemplary performance” of the Mass in B Minor (American Record Guide).