You Can Never Have Too Much Bach

Especially around the holidays. Magnatune now has this cool embedded flash player that you can use to stream this fabulous collection of Bach's most loved choral works. Perfect for the holidays. Rather than try to comment on them myself, I'm just going to quote their marketing blurb:

Upon being released on the Magnatune site this collection of Bach's most popular vocal and choral compositions instantly appeared in our top ten albums of the week--an auspicious debut for the the first release in a series by "period all stars" American Bach Soloists. Three of Bach's most popular cantatas appear here: BWV 140 is based on a famous hymn by Luther ("A mighty fortress"), and includes a gorgeously balanced quartet for alto, tenor, violin, and oboe. BWV 78 is known for its lively soprano-alto duet; BWV 80 ("Sleepers awake") features the original version of Bach's famous organ chorale prelude, along with a magnificent opening chorus and two soprano-bass duets. Full liner notes included with download purchase.

They really sound terrific, and if you like them you can download them in the format of your choice with no copy protection and share them with up to three other people for as little as $5, although $8 is the suggested price.

So listen, enjoy and be uplifted.