Christian Senn, laBarocca & Ruben Jais - Bach: The Solo Cantatas for Bass (2018)

With a new album given over to three cantatas for bass by JS Bach, Christian Senn gives valid voice to that ever-continuing need of bringing the Kantors scores alive in fresh recordings. The career of the Chilean- born baritone Senn currently sees him having a strong and much-applauded affinity for music of the Baroque, be it in Vivaldi operas, or the Passions and other choral masterpieces by Bach; this is in addition to him impressing greatly in bel canto repertory notably in Mozart. On this new release from Glossa (where Senn is operating with a rich and deep bass-baritone coloring to his voice) there are not just the two principal Bach cantatas for solo bass Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 and Ich habe genug, BWV 82 but also the third and more rarely aired work, Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158, in which the soloist is joined by a chorus of sopranos. In his exploration of the mystery of these sacred cantatas, Senn is beautifully supported by Ruben Jais and his Milan-based laBarocca.