Joel Figen wrote :
<< As long as we're on this subject, I've long had the impression that Bach didn't especially like the Bass voice, and often wrote what I consider his least attractive arias for Bass - this is purely subjective - the ones I really love are usually in some other range. Does anyone else have this impression?>>
I don't share this opinion, but I wish Bach wrote more arias for baritones! ;-)
BWV 56 and 82 are superb, as are the arias from the Passions. I also like very much the arias from cantatas numbers 3 (so sorrowful), 8 (happy), 13 (sorrowful), 30, 78, 122 (so full of "Trost"!), 123, 127, 135 (so strange with its "backwards" movements!), 139 (striking!), 147 (so happy!), 149 (so powerful), 157 (happy too!), 186...
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