Bach: Solo Cantatas and Sinfonias

Next to the big choral works like the Mass in B minor or the St. John and St. Matthew Passions as well as his a-cappella motets, Johann Sebastian Bach’s over 200 preserved cantatas represent the corpus of his sacred choral and orchestral music. Written in an almost weekly cycle for every Sunday of the Christian year, their musical diversity and beauty is astounding.

Among the cantatas, three are written for solo-bass, to which Michael Volle regularly lends his warm yet powerful voice in concerts all around Europe. In December 2016, he recorded them at the Christuskirche Berlin, together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, one of the world’s leading orchestras specialized in historic performance.

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In these performances, Michael Volle’s outstanding voice, the excellent playing by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and a beautiful sound recording perfectly match and ensure an exceptional musical experience.
Pizzicato

German baritone Michael Volle hast just the kind of voice that serves the best interests of Bach's music. His declamation is clear and lightly articulated, his vibrato tightly controlled and his intonation impeccable. [..] Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin gives fine accounts of the sinfonias, setting the seal on a fine release. Performance: 5 stars, Recording: 5 stars
BBC Music Magazine

The art of Volle's phrasing is simply magnificent, the comprehensibility of the text is fantastic. The Akademie für Alte Musik accompanies him with a finely balanced, noble discreetness. [..] The musical collaboration [..].] The musical collaboration [..] is congenial. Music: 5 stars, Sound: 5 stars
Fono Forum