The fourth volume of the Telemann Harmonischer Gottesdienst cycle with Bergen Baroque continues its trend in making some quite dramatic music out of works meant for smaller, less affluent churches of Lutheran Germany. This installment, the second for middle voice with countertenor Fritz Vitzthum, continues the finely nuanced and highly expressive performances of the other three volumes. Given that this is the third time I find myself including it in the Want List, I suspect that there will always be a state of intense anticipation for the next in the series, which if one continues apace, should have all 72 of these cantatas finished by about 2019 or so. One hopes that this series will not instill a jaded feeling in our readership, as it threatens to appear year after year. © 2012 Fanfare