J.S. Bach / Loffler/ Prohaska - Oboe Concertos & CantatasAfter the very successful album with the B minor Mass according to the Rheinische Post, "the most beautiful recording of this work currently in existence" Vaclav Luks and his Collegium 1704 ensemble return to Johann Sebastian Bach. Joined by Xenia Loffler, the solo oboist of AKAMUS Berlin, and the renowned soprano Anna Prohaska, Luks presents a deluxe setup for a programme of concertos and cantatas in which the oboe plays a prominent role. As a

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Mark Ostrowski (Monktail/Wally Shoup Quartet) on drums and John Seman (Monktail/Ask The Ages) on contrabass

Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra bring the musical imagery of both works to life

the Christmas holiday season would be incomplete without the resounding drum roll and trumpet fanfare that opens Bach's "Oratorium auf die Heilige Weynacht" ("Oratorio for the holy Christmas")

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