April 27th, 2024
CD Review | Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Motets (Atma Classique, 2023) BY VIKTOR LAZAROV ON 29 MARCH 2024BAROQUE AND EARLY, CD AND BOOK REVIEWS, CHORAL April / May 2024 Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Motets Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by Lisette Canton; Jonathan Oldengarm, organ; Matthew Larkin, harpsichord; Lucas Harris, theorbo; Jean-Christophe Lizotte, cello; Reuven Rothman, double bass Atma Classique, 2023 Under the leadership of Lisette Canton, the Ottawa Bach Choir and five-piece continuo deliver a […]
September 24th, 2023
THE WHOLE NOTE VOCAL AND CHORAL Bach: Six Motets – Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton Written by Matthew Whitfield Category: Vocal and Choral Published: 14 September 2023 Bach – Six Motets Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton ATMA ACD2 2836 (atmaclassique.com/en) Founded in 2002 by Dr. Lisette Canton, the Juno Award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) is an ensemble which specializes in the performance of early music, with a particular emphasis on the […]
August 27th, 2023
PANM 360 OTTAWA BACH CHOIR – SIX MOTETS by Elena Mandolini “Johann Sebastian Bach’s six motets are part of the well-known repertoire of choral music. Despite (or perhaps thanks to) their great popularity, numerous recordings of these works exist, always offering a renewed listening experience. The Ottawa Bach Choir, under the direction of Lisette Canton, presents an exceptional interpretation of it in its most recent album, released on the ATMA Classique […]
September 15th, 2019
HANDEL Dixit Dominus BACH & SCHÜTZ Motets Showing that Toronto is not the only Canadian city capable of producing superb period ensembles, the Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by founding director Lisette Canton, have combined with Matthias Maute’s Ensemble Caprice from Montreal in eloquent, persuasive performances of Handel, Schütz and Bach. The two have teamed up before, most notably in 2016, when they played in Beijing and Shanghai, and this is […]
September 1st, 2019
HANDEL: Dixit Dominus BACH & SCHÜTZ: Motets It seems to have become fairly common nowadays for choruses, some new, some long-established, to issue discs that either show off a particular program or ensemble. Never mind that downloads and sites such as YouTube may be more accessible to the public at large, but the compact disc is not yet on the same path as the dinosaurs in terms of relevancy. These […]
August 1st, 2019
HANDEL: Dixit Dominus BACH & SCHÜTZ: Motets ATMA The recent flow of recordings of Handel’s Dixit Dominus has brought the recognition that this Psalm setting of 1707 was the composer’s first great choral masterpiece. I have lost track of how many recordings it has been given, but I can say that this new one is among the very best. The Ottawa Bach Choir, a 21-member mixed-voice group, digs into the […]
August 1st, 2019
THE WHOLE NOTE VOCAL AND CHORAL Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schütz: Motets – Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton Written by Dianne Wells Category: Vocal and Choral Published: 27 March 2019 Handel – Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schütz – MotetsOttawa Bach Choir; Lisette CantonATMA ACD2 2790 (atmaclassique.com/En) The Ottawa Bach Choir and Ensemble Caprice join forces in this recording for thrilling performances of Baroque masters Handel, Bach and Schütz. From the outset […]
November 29th, 2017
THE WHOLE NOTE VOCAL AND CHORAL ’Twas But Pure Love – Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton Written by Dianne Wells Category: Vocal and Choral Published: 28 November 2017 ’Twas But Pure Love Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton Canto 2016 (ottawabachchoir.ca) The splendid choral offerings on this recording range from Renaissance to contemporary works and it was recorded just in time for the holiday season last year in celebration of the Ottawa Bach […]
August 29th, 2012
Ottawa Bach Choir & Baroque Orchestra / Lisette Canton Canto 2011—55 minutes This program is in honor of the Ottawa Bach Choir’s 10th anniversary. It’s a well constructed program that begins and ends with JS Bach, with the pieces arranged chronologically in between and encompassing modern times, the most recent composer being Eric Whitacre, who was born in 1970. The first Bach piece is a wedding cantata from the young […]
January 14th, 2012
Ottawa Bach Choir, Lisette Canton, conductor (Canto) This season marks the 10th anniversary of the Ottawa Bach Choir and the release of this CD is part of the celebrations. It begins and ends with the music of J.S. Bach, Cantata no. 196 and the motet Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf respectively, and includes music by Monteverdi, Buxtehude and Messiaen among others. In addition to authoritative and beautiful accounts of […]
