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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...

50 Most Essential Bach Masterpieces

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C major (The Well-Tempered Clavier); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Double Concerto in D minor, fo...
Performers: Abbuhl, Emanuel; Applebaum, Rachel; Doll, Susanne; Fagius, Hans; Frey, Max; Gellev, Vesselin; Grinkiavichius, Jurgis; Hoff, Brynjar; Imai, Nobuko; Ioff, Ilia; Ivanovich, Andrei; Jäckle, Klaus [G...
Conductors: Parry, David; Gantvarg, Mikhail; Kakhidze, Djansug; Sondeckis, Saulius; Suzuki, Masaaki; Francis, Alun; Warchal, Bohdan; ; Titov, Alexander; Hager, Leopold; Lysy, Alberto; Duvier, Eugen; Årdal, ...
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Japan; Moravian Trio; St. Petersburg Soloists

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

2 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

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

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

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

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

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Bach: Cantatas 1, 126, 127 [SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Cantata no 126, "Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort," BWV 126; Cantata no 127, "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Sampson, Carolyn; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki

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Bach: Oratorios / Suzuki, Kobow, Nonoshita, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

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

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Bach: Cantatas Nos. 74, 87, 128, & 176 [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein" BWV 128; Cantata no 176, "Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding" BWV 176; Cantata no 87, "Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meine...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki

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Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 38 [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 52, "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht," BWV 52; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no ...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Sampson, Carolyn; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra

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Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 39 [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Cantata no 175, "Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen und führet sie hinaus" BWV 175; Cantata no 28, "Gottlob! nun geh...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Palatino, Concerto; Sampson, Carolyn; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki

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Cantatas 41

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

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; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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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...
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Sacred Music: Verdi, Beethoven, Bach / Maazel, Luisi, Suzuki [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-10-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Elsner, Christian; Fantini, Norma; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Macleod, Stephan; Meli, Francesco; Nylund, Camilla; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit; Siwek, Rafal; Smi...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Luisi, Fabio; Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Symphonica Toscanini

This DVD box combines the most known and beloved works in sacred music of three of the greatest composers of all time: Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig...continue...
Run Time: 419 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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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...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 42 / Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 72, "Alles nur nach Gottes willen," BWV 72; Cantata no 32 "Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen" BWV 32; Cantata no 13, "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" BWV 13; Cantata n...
Performers: Nicholls, Rachel; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Turk, Gerd; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki

The present volume in the cantata cycle of the Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki consists of four works, all written for performances in January...continue...
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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: 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: 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...

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...

Bach J.S.: St John Passion / Midori Suzuki, Robin Blaze, Gerd Turk, Chiyuki Urano, Stephan Macleod [

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-03-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Macleod, Stephan; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The choir and the orchestra of the Bach Collegium Japan - shooting-star among the celebrated baroque specialists -perform the St John's Passion with only a...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English,...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: 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...

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: 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...

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: Cantatas vol 17 / Suzuki, Blaze, Turk, Nonoshita, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-02-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 153, "Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind" BWV 153; Cantata no 154, "Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren" BWV 154; Cantata no 73, "Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mi...
Performers: Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra

Bach: Cantatas Vol 16 / Suzuki, Nonoshita, Hida, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 194, "Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest" BWV 194; Cantata no 119, "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn" BWV 119
Performers: Hida, Yoshie; Kooij, Peter; Kupfer, Jochen; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra

"Masaaki Suzuki gives No 194 a fittingly airy charm, heard most infectiously in 'Hilf, Gott' where an underlying Gavotte (with resonances of the final movement...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 14 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 148, "Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens" BWV 148; Cantata no 39, "Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot," BWV 39; Cantata no 89, "Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim" BW...
Performers: Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra

"Readers who have been following the reviews of this series will know that these are among the finest Bach cantata recordings currently available. Masaaki Suzuki...continue...

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Suzuki, et al

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-05-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Missa de capella a 6 "In illo tempore"; Vespro della Beata Vergine; Magnificat (I), for 8 voices, 2 violins and 4 violas/trombones (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV; Magnificat...
Performers: Dyck, Stephan Van; Hida, Yoshie; Imai, Naoko; MacLeod, Stephan; Nonoshita, Yukari; Ogasawara, Yoshitaka; Suzuki, Hidemi; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino members

"This new set is consistently engaging...Performances throughout are expressive, sharply focused, intensely committed. Though he dispenses with liturgical trappings, Suzuki, aided by a spacious 'churc...continue...

Bach Cantatas Vol 13 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2000-11-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe" BWV 64; Cantata no 25, "Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe," BWV 25; Cantata no 69a, "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele," BWV 69a; Cantat...
Performers: Hida, Yoshie; Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan; Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble

"Bach Collegium Japan's stimulating survey of the composer's sacred cantatas continues with a 13th volume...Among the many enjoyable features of the performances are the fresh-sounding...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

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

Beethoven/Wagner: Symphony no 9 / Suzuki, Ogawa, et al

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

Works: Richard Wagner: Transcription for chorus & piano of Beethoven's Symphony no 9 ("Choral"), WWV 9
Performers: Hida, Yoshie; Ogawa, Noriko; Sakurada, Makoto; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

World premiere Beethoven (by way of Wagner)! The young Richard Wagner was so fascinated by Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony that he made a piano transcription of...continue...

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...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 6 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-03-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31
Performers: Frimmer, Monica; Kooij, Peter; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"Both of these are Weimar compositions, dating from c1713 and 1715 respectively, and both were later sung at Leipzig. Where No 21 is concerned, the...continue...

Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-11-27

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik, motets (29) for voices & continuo, SWV 369-397 (Op. 11); Die Sieben Worte unseres lieben Erlösers und Seeligmachers Jesu Christi
Performers: Ogasawara, Yoshitaka; Sakurada, Makoto; Suzuki, Midori; Urano, Chiyuki; Yanagisawa, Aki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"The fifth complete recording of this magnificent collection of motets is astonishing...One of the most stunning aspects of this program is the presence of an...continue...