Douglas J Fisher wrote:

>Has anyone heard this set, or seen any reviews of it? The price is
>certainly very attractive.

These are from the Brilliant complete Bach edition.  Unfortunately, the
cantatas are the weak spots in an otherwise admirable series.  Brilliant
licensed most of the discs in the set, and most are quite good.  There was
no available source for the cantatas, h/e, so Brilliant had to record them
itself, with very small forces, hurridly recorded, without much rehearsal,
and not the best pronounciation.  And Brilliant's boxes are made for
an audience where knowledge of the German language is assumed, so no
translations are included.  So, a good way to get all the cantatas in
a cheap shot, but not really recommended.

Brilliant's boxes are also available from Berkshire (www.broinc.com) at
$1.99 per CD.

As a more expensive alternative, but still quite a good bargain, Berkshire
has Rilling's 69 CD set of the cantatas for approx.  $270.  Twice the price
as the Brilliants, but worth twice as much.

Jason