Mimi Ezust <[log in to unmask]> wrote about the new St Matthew by
Herreweghe featuring Scholl:

>Does anyone else know him? Have other works to recommend? I did an
>internet search and I'm going to get his collection of Bach arias, too.

The combination Bach+Herreweghe+Scholl seems to be magical. I would
get everything featuring it (on Harmonia Mundi); most of which are now
available as mid-price re-releases (don't miss the B minor mass, where
Scholl's Agnus Dei will put a lump in your throat from start to finish).

There is also an excellent Christmas Oratorio among these mid-price
reissues featuring Scholl; Rene Jacobs conducts in this one (and doesn't
make me miss Herreweghe all that much).

Ulvi
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