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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...

The Top Ten Opera Classics

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Xerxes; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magi...
Performers: Anderson, Victoria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Davis, Charles K.L.; Holzapfel, Maszella; Mera, Yoshikazu; Noel, Rita; Rocchi, Manlio

With something of an Opera renaissance going on around the globe, this album can be seen as an entrance ticket to the spectacular world of...continue...

Rise of the Masters: Supreme Classical Masterpieces / various artists

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Prelude and Fugue in C major (The Well-Tempered Clavier); Orchestral Suite no 3; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Holzapfel, Maszella; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Kempf, Freddy; Knardahl, Eva; Kotnowska, Jadwiga; Lill, John; Lindberg, Jakob; Margulis, Vitalij; Masaaki Suzuki [Cond...
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki; Sparf, Nils-Erik; ; Genda, Shigeo; Warchal, Bohdan; Parry, David; Arp, Klaus; Nanut, Anton; Marturet, Eduardo; Ericsson, Magnus; Ingebretsen, Kjell; Bertrand, Loic; Markiz, Lev; Oska...
Ensemble: ; Arion Trio; Bach Collegium Japan; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Pro Arte

Bringing legendary master composers back to life by giving a modern take on the classical music legacy. Some people consider classical music a relic from...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

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...

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...

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: 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

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 3 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-06-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12; Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54; Ach, ich sehe, itzt, da ich zu Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162; Himmelskönig sei willkommen, BWV 182
Performers: Kooy, Peter; Kurisu, Yumiko; Mera, Yoshikazu; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"...I applaud BIS for releasing Suzuki's [Bach cantata cycle] one disc at a time. Volume 3 comprises four early cantatas and they make a perfectly...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 2 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 71, "Gott ist mein König," BWV 71; Cantata no 131, "Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir" BWV 131; Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Act...
Performers: Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mera, Yoshikazu; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd; Yanagisawa, Aki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"Having enjoyed Volume One of Bach Collegium Japan's series, I found this even better....As Before, choral and instrumental work are of the highest standard and...continue...