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JS Bach: Lutheran Masses II
Hana Blažíková (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Aki Matsui (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Yusuke Fujii (tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Katsuhiko Nakashima (tenor), Dominik Wörner (bass), Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
The Bach Collegium Japan alight on the aesthetic of the new liturgical context with supreme eloquence in both of these works. Suzuki judges the pacing with quiet authority, promoting a generous... — More…
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J S Bach - A funerary monument for the Queen of Poland
RecommendedKatharine Fuge (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Jan Kobow (tenor), Stephan Macleod (bass) & Francis Jacob (organ)
Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot
Pierlot has already proved to be a sensitive and stylish Bach interpreter and in this recording his musicians illuminate Bach's textures with elegant phrasing and a pleasing balance between... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2007, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
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J S Bach - Complete Cantatas Volume 22
RecommendedSandrine Piau, Johannette Zomer (soprano), Bogna Bartosz, Nathalie Stutzman (alto), James Gilchrist, Christoph Prégardien, Jörg Dürmüller (tenor) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Koopman's irrepressible enthusiasm and impish wit remain undiminished as he ends his immense 12 year project recording all Bach's cantatas. Assured vocal soloists, fluent choir and impeccable... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Choral Award Winner
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The Sixteen...are typically springy and are persuasive advocates for the idea of Bach with small forces. There is a lovely consistency that comes from the soloists also making up the chorus,... — More…
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Konrad Junghänel brings finesse and clarity to the music, but there is also plenty of excitement… Cantus Cölln's unity of approach between voices and instruments is outstanding. — More…
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Building a Library, June 2008, First Choice
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Koopman achieves a truly astonishing clarity and focus from 16 voices… He's superbly served, too, by his instrumentalists, horns flying effortlessly through uplifting strands of figures in... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, Disc of the month
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This is a fascinating lesson in the art of creative transcription by a master transcriber. Both Masses bring out the relaxed and avuncular in Christophers...With scrupulous instrumental underpinning,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2014, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. JS Bach: Missæ Breves complete recordings BWV 232-236
RecommendedEnsemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
While several one-to-a-part readings can bring a chamber-like intimacy, you get the best of all worlds here: red-blooded warmth, intense coloration, grandeur and crackling vigour and not a scintilla... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2016, First Choice
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Bach - Lutheran Masses Volume 1
Susan Gritton (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Mark Padmore (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Purcell Quartet
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Most persuasive from these Parisian musicians is the vitality of the choral movements of both Masses and the richly flavoured instrumental accompaniment, directed by Raphaël Pichon with warmth... — More…
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