Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantatas: BWV 80 / BWV 79

There is a specific kind of majesty that only a full choir and a Bach cantata can summon, and this Seraphim Records release captures it beautifully. Featuring the pristine vocal talents of legends like Janet Baker and Elly Ameling, the recording is a triumphant, spiritually uplifting wall of sound. The South German Madrigal Choir delivers these Reformation-era masterpieces with incredible precision and reverence. Pressed on EMI’s budget classical label, it still holds that rich, reverberant European concert-hall acoustic. It’s an essential, soaring piece of classical vinyl.