Daniel Taylor Portrait by by Daniel Taylor, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Blow

Daniel Taylor Portrait

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Daniel Taylor Portrait

Features

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, John Blow, et al.

Performer: Daniel Taylor, John Dowland, J.S. Bach, Suzie Le Blanc, Ensemble Da Sonar, Andreas Martin, Sylvainb Bergeron, et al.

Orchestra: Henry Purcell, Christmas Traditional

Label: Atma Classique

Catalog Number: 22228

Audio CD (August 15, 2000)

Number of Discs: 1

Reader Reviews
Although I mostly agree with the above reviewers, I do have a different opinion about Easter Oratorio, BWV 249/8. The speed of this aria may be on the fast side, but Dan is neither careless nor too rush. One should have a close look at the text itself as this is NOT a rhetorical dacapo aria from the Baroque opera. The text starts with the following phrase: "Saget, saget mir geschwinde" (Tell, tell me quickly). Then it continue to ask where one can find Jesus and declare his/her desire to be embraced by Him. It is appropriate to be in a slight haste to convey the urgent nature of the ardent desire. As for "full-on luscious" nonsense, all I can say is Baroque repertoire is NOT a Wagnerian opera. Highly romanticized singing style has no place here. The phrasing, diction, voice colour (Stimmfaerbungand), and vibrato should be carefully chosen so that one can clearly communicate the composers' intention and message. If one wants to adhere to the musicological correctness, there should not be much vibrato for music before ~1800. There is no week point in this sampler CD. It is impeccable all way through - stylistically and technically. If one wants to proceed from here, Dan's complete discography is available on the net. Just run a search with a keyword "daniel+taylor+discography" with Google.

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