This programme of four religious cantatas by J.S. Bach and his contemporary Georg Philipp Telemann represents something of a new departure for Philippe Jaroussky: this is the first album that the French countertenor has devoted entirely to works sung in German. Jaroussky already enjoys a considerable reputation in Germany – in July 2016 he was named Singer of the Year (for the second time) in the country’s top classical music awards, the ECHO Klassik – and his Erato recordings embrace a wide repertoire, from Monteverdi to 20th century French song, but to date he has mainly focused upon music sung in Italian, French and Latin.