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Bach For Japan / Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-03-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156; Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106; Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen, BWV 127; Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727;...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blaziková, Hana; Fujisaki, Minae; Hida, Yoshie; Kooij, Peter; Masaaki Suzuki [Conductor/Organ]; Mera, Yoshikazu; Nicholls, Rachel; Persson, Miah; Rydén, Susanne; Sampson, ...
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Japan

On 11th March 2011 the earthquake off the Pacific coast of Japan and ensuing tsunami devastated the Tohoku region, causing great suffering and changing the...continue...

Handel: Great Handel Choruses / Hill, Sampson, Blaze, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-04-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55; Coronation Anthems (4); Samson, HWV 57; Hercules, HWV 60; Joshua...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: English Concert

Despite the fact that he wrote a large number of operas and instrumental works, Handel is often perceived as a choral composer - or, more...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 41 / Suzuki, Bach Colegium Japan, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158; Cantata no 84, "Ich bin v...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Sampson, Carolyn; Suzuki, Masaaki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

As on two other recent installments (Vols 37 & 38) in his Cantata cycle, Masaaki Suzuki here concentrates on the so-called solo cantatas, incidentally providing...continue...

Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 39 / Suzuki, Sampson, Blaze, Türk, Kooij, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-05-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68; Cantata no 175, "Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen und führet sie hinaus" BWV 175; Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28; Cant...
Performers: Badiarov, Dmitry; Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Sampson, Carolyn; Türk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino Bach Collegium Japan

After two volumes concentrating on solo cantatas, the full forces – including the splendid choir – of Bach Collegium Japan return in this program of...continue...

Bach: Canatas Vol 38 / Suzuki, Sampson, Kooij, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-02-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Falsche Welt, dir trau' ich nicht, BWV 52
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Sampson, Carolyn; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The four cantatas on this recording come from 1726-1727, Bach's fourth year of service at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. During this time Bach showed a...continue...

Victorious Love - Purcell / Sampson, Cummings, Kenny, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Pausanias, Z 585; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; When first Amintas sued for a kiss, Z 430; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Indian Queen, Z 630; Mock Marriage, Z 605; From silent shades, Z ...
Performers: Cummings, Laurence; Kenny, Elizabeth; Lasla, Anne-Marie; Morris, Andrea; Rogers, Jane; Sampson, Carolyn; Sexton, Sarah

Two song anthologies published shortly after the death of Henry Purcell in 1695 have inspired this highly varied program. Quoting the liner notes by lutenist...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor / Suzuki, Sampson, Blaze, Kooij, et al

2 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nicholls, Rachel; Sampson, Carolyn; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"This performance of the B minor Mass has everything: great playing, sensational singing from the soloists and chorus, ideal pacing, and a powerful feeling for...continue...

Handel: Great Oratorio Duets / Sampson, Blaze, Kraemer

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-03-07

Works: George Frederick Handel: Jephtha, HWV 70; Joshua, HWV 64; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Susanna, HWV 66; Theodora, HWV 68; Solomon, HWV 67; Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Saul, HWV 53; Deborah, HW...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"These duets are for soprano and alto. The latter parts were originally written variously for a mezzo-soprano, a castrato, or a countertenor; but the modern...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 30 / Suzuki, Sampson, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-02-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51; Alles mit Gott, BWV 1127; O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210
Performers: Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"...Sampson's voice has bell-like clarity and an expressive warmth which serves Bach's writing, sometimes virtuoso, as in the outer movements, sometimes contemplative, as in the...continue...

Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol 1 / Suzuki, Sampson, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210; Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 "Coffee Cantata"
Performers: Sakurada, Makoto; Sampson, Carolyn; Schreckenberger, Stephan
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Bach Collegium Japan's first disc of secular cantatas was released in 2004, shortly after the appearance of the 25th volume in ensemble's series of the...continue...