Cantatas and organ works, vol. 1

"Recording of the month: Bruhns died at the-same age - 31 - as Schubert. Unfortunately, he left us less music (only twelve vocal compositions and five organ works) than Schubert did. I say 'unfortunately' since what we do have shows him to have been a very fine composer ... Indeed, the performances right across this disc are absolutely top-class. The singers and the instrumentalists alike are deeply impressive ... This is, by any standards, an outstanding disc - in terms of the inspiring coherence of Masaaki Suzuki's vision of Nicolaus Bruhns' music, of the musical insight, of the recorded sound ... Any readers with a fondness for German baroque music owe it to themselves to hear this disc".

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"'Editor's choice: Although he was just 31 when he died ... his surviving legacy consists of a dozen vocal works, five organ pieces and an anecdotal reputation as a great violin virtuoso. That which has come down to us is of great importance ... His organ idiom - which owed a good deal to his teacher Buxtehude - has a distinctive freshness ... Masaaki Suzuki's unpretentious use of rubato makes the fantasia-like sections flow with a winsome charm ... The trio of male soloists are superb ... The final chorale concerto, Erstanden in der heiliger Christ, is a special delight ... With a total time of just over 86 minutes the physical disc is exceptionally well filled. Its bountifulness is matched by its high quality and excellent execution".