"They show how chorale melodies were at the heart of Lutheran devotion; the short form of these varied works is highly expressive, especially a touching funeral dialogue with four violas da gamba".
"Koopman and his Amsterdam forces get the scale of the music just right, providing a compelling example of how less can be more. Voices and instruments ... weave a seductive skein of tender music-making ... Quite simply, a must-hear".
Fono Forum
2013 November
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Matthias Hengelbrock
2013 November
"Im Übrigen stehen Koopman exzellente Sänger zur Verfügung, die als Solisten wie im Ensemble die melodischen Linien rund aussingen und dabei angemessen auf Textnuancen achten".
The gramophone
2014 January
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Lindsay Kemp
2014 January
"Not everything is equally inspired but there are numerous wonders ... Unfortunately, the performances, while clearly made with love, seem to me not ideally set up to realise the music's beauties as fully as they might ... For the completist, however, this is still a valuable volume".