Bach: Cantatas Nos 54, 82, & 170 – Iestyn Davies

   in Classical Music (Mar, 2017)
Davies’ expressive, fluid countertenor is as suited to the rapt beauty of Ich habe genug and Vergnügte Ruh’ as it is to the lesser-known, less chaste Widerstehe doch der Sünde. In each, he’s matched by nuanced, fresh playing from a veritable who’s who of British baroque players, every solo perfectly pitched, every tutti perfectly blended. Any listener wanting a high voice in this repertoire need look no further. Characteristically fine recorded sound and documentation. …