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Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177; Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107)
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blazikov, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Turk, Gerd; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The three cantatas on this recording come from the first half of the 1730's, by which time J.S. Bach was no longer writing a new...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2012)....continue...

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...

Bach: Cantatas Vol. 50 - Cantatas 49, 145, 149, 174 / Blazikova, Blaze, Suzuki

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-12-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 149, "Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg" BWV 149; Cantata no 145, "Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen," BWV 145; Cantata no 174, "Ich liebe den Höchste...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blaziková, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Masaaki Suzuki [Conductor/Organ]; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Türk, Gerd; Terakado, Ryo [Violin]
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Japan

Three cantatas from 1729 gathered on the 50th volume of Masaaki Suzuki's traversal of J.S. Bach's cantatas testifies to a huge loss to music -...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2011)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 48 / Suzuki

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-04-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34; Cantata no 117, "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut" BWV 117; Cantata no 98, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan,...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Volume 48 of Masaaki Suzuki's and Bach Collegium Japan's traversal of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas opens with Cantata 43, O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (06/2010)....continue...

The Queen's Music: Italian Vocal Duets & Trios

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-10-10

Works: Anonymous, Italian: Parlate per me, song; Pian piano mio core, song; Partitevi da me, song; Occhi belli, song; E' di ragion, song; Luigi Rossi: Tu sarai sempre, for 2 voices & continuo; Dite o Cieli,...
Performers: Bellini, Mikael; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kirkby, Emma; Mortensen, Lars Ulrik; Rydén, Susanne; Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Mime

Queen Christina of Sweden is one of the most fascinating characters in the history of 17th-century Europe. As the only child of King Gustavus Adolphus,...continue...
Recording information: Länna Church, Sweden (05/2008)....continue...

Bach: Motets

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2010-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Fürchte...
Performers: Guillon, Damien; Matsui, Aki; Mizukoshi, Satoshi; Nonoshita, Yukari; Taniguchi, Yosuke; Wörner, Dominik
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki

Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan have taken a short break from Bach's cantatas in order to record the same composer's Motets. Although few...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (06/2009)....continue...

Schnittke: Ten Symphonies / Segerstam

6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-12-02

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 for soloists, chorus & orchestra ("St. Florian"); Symphony no 3; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 4 for 2 soloists, piano, chamber chorus & chamber orchestra;...
Performers: Bellini, Mikael; Dominique, Carl-Axel; Jahren, Helen; Kallenberg, Ben [Violin]; Lännerholm, Åke [Trombone]; Lundberg, Per [Piano/Harpsichord]; Negro, Lucia; Nolan, David; Parkman, Stefan; ...
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif; Klas, Eri; Otaka, Tadaaki; Kamu, , Okko; Järvi, Neeme; Jia, Lu; Hughes, Owain Arwel

BIS is proud to present the only available collection of the complete symphonies by Alfred Schnittke. The 6-CD boxed set also includes an initiated essay...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 45 / Nonoshita, Blaze, Bach Collegium Japan

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-11-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 39, "Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot," BWV 39; Cantata no 187, "Es wartet alles auf dich" BWV 187; Cantata no 129, "Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott" BWV 129; Cantata (...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

With this disc the cantata series of Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki reaches its 45th installment, to ever-growing acclaim, as exemplified by a recent...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2009)....continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 44

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 146, "Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal," BWV 146; Cantata no 88, "Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden," BWV 88; Cantata no 36b, "Die Freude reget sich," BW...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nicholls, Rachel; Shimada, Toshio; Suzuki, Masato; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki

Volume 44 of this universally acclaimed series takes us to Leipzig in the spring and summer of 1726. The two cantatas BWV 146 and 43...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 40 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobe den Herrn, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137; Cantata no 168 "Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort" BWV 168; Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79; Ihr, die ihr e...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The four cantatas on this recording are dated 1725, a year during which Bach appears to have devoted himself less regularly than previously to the...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: Cantatas Vol 37 / Suzuki, Blaze, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no...
Performers: Blaze, Robin
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Among some 200 extant cantatas by Bach's hand, there are only a few solo cantatas, written for one singer and orchestra. Gathered on this disc...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...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 36 / Suzuki, Nonoshita, Blaze, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Gilchrist, James; Nonoshita, Yukari; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Four cantatas written for services during April 1725 make up the program of this disc. These particular cantatas did not have a direct association with...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 33 / Suzuki, Blaze, Kobow, Nonoshita, etc

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 41, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" BWV 41; Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn mein Herz und Sinn ergeben, BWV 92; Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kobow, Jan; Nonoshita, Yukari; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"'Music's greatest treasure trove' is an apt description of the Bach cantatas, since again and again the music-lover will discover riches of the highest quality...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: Oratorios / Suzuki, Kobow, Nonoshita, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"
Performers: Kobow, Jan; Nonoshita, Yukari; Urano, Chiyuki; Van Goethem, Patrick
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Hard on the heels of Volume 29 in the Bach Cantata series and their recording of the Orchestral Suites come this new disc from Bach...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 29 / Suzuki, Mields, Türk, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder straf nicht in deinem Zorn, BWV 135; Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein, BWV 2; Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3; Aus tiefer Not schrei'ic...
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Kooij, Peter; Mields, Dorothee; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan; Concerto Palatino

In this the 29th volume of Bach Cantatas, Masaaki Suzuki and his musicians are still exploring Bach's great project, the Chorale Cantata Year, which was...continue...

Love bade me welcome - Dowland, etc / Taylor, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-11-07

Works: Robert Jones: Though your strangeness frets my heart; My complaining is but feigning; Once did I serve a cruel heart; Sweet Kate; What if I seek for love of thee; Lie down poor heart; And is it night...
Performers: Bowman, James; Kelly, Frances; Kenny, Elizabeth; Levy, Mark; Taylor, Daniel [Countertenor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

On this disc, counter-tenor Daniel Taylor and the Theatre of Early Music (also on the much praised BIS-CD-1346: Leons de Tnbres) have devised a program,...continue...

F. Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres / Theatre of Early Music

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-10-01

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de tenébres; Magnificat
Performers: Taylor, Daniel [Countertenor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

The three Leons by Couperin that still exist were composed between 1713-1717, and intended for the Wednesday service. Intimate in scale and meditative in expression,...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 28 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II]" BWV 62; Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott recht kindlich kann verlassen!, BWV 139; Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, i...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"Suzuki and his musicians continue to maintain an admirable standard of excellence, and this disc can be confidently recommended." -George Chien, Fanfare...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 27 / Suzuki, Rydén, Bertin, Kooij, Türk

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-05-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80; Wo soll ich fliehen hin?, BWV 5; Cantata no 115, "Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit" BWV 115
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Kooij, Peter; Ryden, Susanne; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"...Maestro Suzuki has added two fine new soloists to his roster, the Swedish soprano, Susanne Ryden and the French countertenor Pascal Bertin. The lower parts...continue...

Bach: St Matthew Passion (excerpts) / Suzuki, Turk, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Sakurada, Makoto; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

This music is so great, and the various stories told so grippingly, that even an 'abbreviated' Passion will be appreciated by many - especially since...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 26 / Suzuki, Nonoshita, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-01-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 180, "Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele," BWV 180; Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122; Cantata no 96, "Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn," BWV 96
Performers: Imai, Naoko; Kenworthy-Brown, Timothy; Kooij, Peter; Mukae, Akimasa; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto; Suzuki, Hidemi

"cycle of cantatas, he left us with an extraordinary range of solutions for how the chorale can inspire fantasy and invention. Some pieces are magnificent,...continue...

Bach - The Complete Cantatas Vol 24 / Suzuki, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-05-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Liebster Gott, wenn werd' ich sterben?, BWV 8; Cantata no 33, "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 33; Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"The instrumentalists play with impeccable rhythm, precision, and baroque lightness. More delightful flute playing than Liliko Maeda's cannot not be imagined. The oboists, who also...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 23 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Meine Seel' erhebt den Herren, BWV 10; Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 93; Wo Gott, der Herr, nicht bei uns hält wenn unsre Feinden toben, BWV 178; Was will...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto; White, Matthew [Countertenor]
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Bach: Cantatas Vol 22 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-09-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20; Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 7; Was frag ich nach der Welt und allen ihren Schatten wenn ich mich nur an dir, mein Jesu, BWV 94
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kobow, Jan; Kooy, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The first and last movements of these cantatas consist of a verse of the hymn while the various recitatives and arias in between elaborate the...continue...

Bach: Johannes-Passion, Matthäus-Passion / Suzuki, et al

5 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2003-04-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Hagiwara, Jun; Hida, Yoshie; Kooij, Peter; Mera, Yoshikazu; Odagawa, Tetsuya; Sakurada, Makoto; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra

Bach: Cantatas Vol 15 / Nonoshita, Blaze, Turk, Urano, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-10-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34; Cantata no 60, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 60; Cantata no 70, "Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!" BWV 70; Cantata...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Nonoshita, Yukari; Türk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra

"Masaaki Sukuki here brings us four more fine cantatas, of which Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (No 70) stands apart as one of Bach's most graphically...continue...

Yoshikazu Mera sings Bach / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22; Cantata no 23, "Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn," BWV 23; Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden so...
Performers: Frimmer, Monika; Mera, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The Japanese counter-tenor Yoshikazu Mera needs no introduction to enthusiasts of the counter-tenor's art. For anyone left out there who might require an introduction to...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 12 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-03-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Nonoshita, Yukari; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Japan

"...As is to be expected from Suzuki, the performances are meticulousand sensitive, and he brings out each cantata's different emotional character with quiet authority. BWV...continue...

Bach: Matthäus-Passion / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-12-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Hagiwara, Jan; Hida, Yoshie; Kooij, Peter; Odagawa, Tetsuya; Sakurada, Makoto; Sollek-Avella, Kirsten; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"Masaaki Suzuki brings to the 'St. Matthew Passion' the same devotional intensity that has characterised his Bach cantata recordings. This focus is immediately evident in...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 11 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 136, "Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz" BWV 136; Cantata no 138, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz?" BWV 138; Cantata no 95, "Christus, der ist mein...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Sakurada, Makoto; Suzuki, Midori; Wessel, Kai [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Precious: Christmas Music With Yoshikazu Mera

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-08-30

Works: Anonymous, Swedish: How Great Thou Art (Tune; Alan Menken: Beauty and the Beast; Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust; Richard Rodgers: If I Loved You, song (from "Carousel"); Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Gil G...
Performers: Ezrin, Andy; Goldstein, Gil; Mera, Yoshikazu; Nakagawa, Eijiro; Russ, Rosa; Sanders, Marlon; Sharifi, Jamshied; St. Michel, Arif; Wittman, Ben; Yoshida, Jiro
Conductors: Yoshida, Jiro
Ensemble: The Orchestra

Yoshikazu Mera domonstrates aspects of his remarkable talent that we have not encountered before in this selection of songs with a Christmas flavor. The album...continue...
Personnel: Jiro Yoshida (guitar); Elena Barere (violin); Sue Pray, Crystal Garner, Carol Landon, Sarah Adams, Juliet Haffner, Richard Sortomme (viola); Jeremy Turner, Jerry Grossman , Caryl Paisner (c...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 10 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 105, "Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht" BWV 105; Cantata no 179, "Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht" BWV 179; Cantata no 186, "Ärgre dich, O Seele, nicht," BWV 186
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Sakurada, Makoto

"Suzuki sustains the high standard set by the previous discs in this series. The chorus and instrumentalists are excellent...soprano Miah Persson makes her first appearance...continue...

Baroque Arias Vol 2 / Mera, Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-04-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Johann Rudolf Ahle: Zwingt die Saiten in Cithara (from Neu-gepflanzte Thüringische Lust-Garten); Magnificat à 7 (from Neu-gepflanzte Thüringisch...
Performers: Elwes, John; Mera, Yoshikazu; Ogasawara, Yoshitaka; Sakurada, Makoto; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Schreckenberger, Stephan; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The unique voice of counter-tenor Yoshikazu Mera thrilled countless classical music lovers with his first release on BIS of Baroque Arias. Now a second volume...continue...

Bach: Johannespassion / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-03-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Hida, Yoshie; Mera, Yoshikazu; Sakurada, Makoto; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Each new recording by the Bach Collegim Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuke enahances the ensemble's reputation as "one of the most interesting period ensembles" (BBC...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 9 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-12-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 76, "Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes," BWV 76; Ein ungefärbt Gemüte von deutscher Treu und Güte, BWV 24; Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Lie...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-11-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Frimmer, Monika; Kooij, Peter; Mera, Yoshikazu; Turk, Gerd

"...[Suzuki's Christmas Oratorio] outstrips most of its rivals, in respect both of vocal and instrumental considerations. A quality in Masaaki Suzuki's direction which I have...continue...

Romance / Yoshikazu Mera

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-09-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Charles Gounod: Faust; Ave Maria; Erik Satie: Je te veux ...
Performers: Kino, Masayuki; Mera, Yoshikazu
Conductors: Genda, Shigeo

Bach: Cantatas Vol 8 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-08-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22; Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23; Die Elenden sollen essen, dass sie satt werden, BWV 75
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Mera, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

New volumes of cantatas performed by the Bach Collegium Japan are increasingly recognized as a real event. This issue is of particular interest in that...continue...

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri / Masaaki Suzuki, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-06-05

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, cantata in 7 sections for SSATB voices, 2 violins, 5 violas da gamba, violone &
Performers: Anazawa, Yuko; Hida, Yoshie; Mera, Yoshikazu; Ogasawara, Yoshitaka; Sakurada, Makoto; Suzuki, Midori; Yanagisawa, Aki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Tómasson: Gudrun's Fourth Song / Eggen, Caput Ensemble

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-06-05

Works: Haukur Tómasson: Gudrun's Fourth Song
Performers: Gudjonsson, Sverrir; Jensen, Ulla Kudsk; Jonasdottir, Herdis A.; Kristjansdottir, Thorunn A.; Maeland, Berit; Piganiol, Isabel; Sisseck, Rudi; Sveistrup, Merete
Conductors: Eggen, Christian
Ensemble: Caput Ensemble; Fostbraedur Male Choir

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Bach: Cantatas Vol 7 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!, BWV 132; Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr ...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Mera, Yoshikazu; Sakurada, Makoto; Schmithusen, Ingrid
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"'Christen, atzet diesen Tag' is both a respendent and tender work, which juxtaposes grand, balletic framing choruses with closely-knit, reflective and limpid arias. It has...continue...

Baroque Arias / Mera, Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-03-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54; Cantata no 132, "Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn" BWV 132; Cantata no 161, "Komm, du süsse Todesstunde" BWV 1...
Performers: Mera, Yoshikazu
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Following the extraordinary success of Yoshikazu Mera's latest solo album in Japan, BIS now presents his third solo CD, a collection of baroque arias which...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 5 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-10-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18; Cantata no 143 "'Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele" BWV 143; Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152; Mein Gott, wie lang, ...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Mera, Yoshikazu; Sakurada, Makoto; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Suzuki, Midori
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"The fifth volume of Bach's sacred cantatas performed by the Bach Collegium Japan continues their Weimar survey with five pieces written between c.1713 and 1716...The...continue...

Mother's Songs - Japanese Popular Songs / Mera, Uchiyama

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-10-05

Works: Tadasuke Ono: Evening Primrose; Yoshinao Nakada: I Found a Small Autumn; I Talked with the Fog; Over There, Over Yonder; Ryutaro Hirota: Being Scolded; Plover; Strolling around an Old Castle in Komor...
Performers: Mera, Yoshikazu; Uchiyama, Natsuko

To hear of a Japanese counter-tenor may come as quite a surprise, but Yoshikazu Mera proves that he is an accomplished and extremely talented artist with a quality of voice that rivals the other Weste...continue...

Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs / Yoshikazu Mera, Ogura

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-07-11

Works: Yoshinao Nakada: Cherry Blossoms Lane; Kosaku Yamada: Song of Aiyan; Ikuma Dan: Songs (6) for Children; Shiro Fukai: Japanese Flute; Hikaru Hayashi: Songs (4) of Dusk; Sadao Bekku: Cherry Blossoms La...
Performers: Mera, Yoshikazu; Ogura, Kikuko; Von Bahr, Gunilla

Bach: Cantatas Vol 4 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-01-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; O heiliges Geist- und Wasserbad, das Gottes Reich uns einverliebet, BWV 165; Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185;...
Performers: Sakurada, Makoto; Schreckenberger, Stephan; Suzuki, Midori; Tachikawa, Akira; Yanagisawa, Aki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"This is the fourth disc in the project by Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan to record all of the cantatas. In my reviews...continue...