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Kozenas rich and expressive voice is matched by suave playing from Goebel’s ensemble of strings and winds. Most of these compositions are difficult to find anywhere else, and this disc offers excellent insight into the work of the remarkable Bach family. BWV 170 is performed much faster here than in most other recordings, yet it does not seem rushed. Johann Christoph Bach, organist of Eisenach when Sebastian was born there, was revered by the family as an especially profound composer. The present lamento confirms that assessment.