|
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Volume 54 (14, 100, 197, 197a) Hana Blažíková, Damien Guillon, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / CD - released 28/Nov/2013 ] "Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan stamp their unmistakable trademark of concentrated corporate luminosity here...This is another strong release as we approach the finishing line." Gramophone Magazine, October 2013 |
|
A. VIVALDI / J. S. BACH
Lutheran Masses I Hana Blažíková & Joanne Lunn (sopranos), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gerd Tark (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] By Bach's time, the Reformation had fundamentally altered the traditional forms of church service, and in German churches Latin had yielded to the country's own language. To a limited extent, however, the Latin mass text did remain in use in the... |
|
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Volume 55 [Nos 30, 69, 191] Hana Blažíková, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Nov/2013 ] "This final volume highlights the maturing sense..of Bach Collegium Japan's growing stature and confidence to break free of generic convention towards even greater interpretative character...The best is as good as anyone anywhere" Gramophone |
|
J. S. BACH
Cantatas, Volume 52 (BWV 29, 112, 140) Hana Blažíková (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Gerd Turk (tenor) / Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "BWV112 is universally outstanding. Suzuki draws attention to the strongly directed bass-lines of the chorus, the bucolic effervescence of 'Zum reinen Wasser' - delectably delivered by Robin Blaze - and the carefree, generous coloratura of the... |
|
J. S. BACH
Cantatas, Volume 48 (BWV 34, 98, 117, 120) Hana Blažíková (soprano) / Robin Blaze (countertenor) / Satoshi Mizukoshi (tenor) / Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] 'With Suzuki you can hear Bach's heart beat...' (International Record Review) |
|
J. S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 53) Nos 9, 97, 177 Hana Blazikova (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gert Turk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "This is a wonderful celebration of all-too-rare late Bach vocal works, revealed to us by Suzuki with joy and an impeccable understanding of its unique essence." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, August 2013 |
|
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas (Vol 43) BWV57, BWV110, BWV151 Hana Blazíkova (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gerd Türk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Three Christmas cantatas from 1725 make up the programme of the 43rd volume in Masaaki Suzuki's and Bach Collegium Japan's highly praised cycle of Bach's cantatas. |
|
JOSE SEREBRIER
José Serebrier - Composer & Conductor Sharon Bezaly, Alexandre Kantorow, Australian Chamber Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra José Serebrier, Richard Tognetti (conductors) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "Substantial concertos and stunning musicianship" MusicWeb Feb 2020 |
|
JON LEIFS
Leifs: Edda II: The Lives of the Gods Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir (mezzo-soprano), Elmar Gilbertsson (tenor), Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass), Schola cantorum, Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Hermann [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Soloists, choir and large orchestra perform the Icelandic sagas as told by Jón Leifs. |
|
J.S. BACH
Complete Organ Music (Incls Die Kunst der Fuge) Hans Fagius (organ) [ BIS SACD / 5 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] These single layer SACDs can only be played back on an SACD player) - "One of the best complete recordings of Bach's organ music. Fagius demonstrates a magnificent understanding of Bach's organ music, and the instruments used are excellent." |
|
SCHUMANN / LISZT / JANACEK / BRAHMS
Haochen Zhang - Piano Recital Haochen Zhang (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] In 2009, at the age of 19, HaochenZhangbecame one of the youngest musicians ever to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since then he has had a busy concert schedule, primarily in his native China and in the U.S.A. but also in Europe... |
|
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Transcendental Ètudes Haochen Zhang (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Aug/2023 ] The Transcendental Études form a cycle of twelve pieces whose composition began in 1826 and was completed in 1851. Starting from the idea of an encyclopædic collection which, in the manner of Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier |
|
C. P. E. BACH
Concertos and Symphonies Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] Manfred Huss has been a long-time champion of C.P.E. Bach, and the present disc combines recordings that he made with the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien in 2005 and 2006. |
|
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (complete) Helena Juntunen (soprano) Katarina Karnaus (mezzo) Daniel Norman (tenor) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / 5 SACD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "History will tell us whether this cycle stands above those of other conductors and orchestras, but for now I'm placing my copy at the top of an already rather distinguished pile of references." (Recording of the Month Jan 2010 MusicWeb) |
|
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 'Choral' Helena Juntunen, Katarina Karnaus, Daniel Norman, Neal Davies / Minnesota Chorale & Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "Vänskä gives us the shock and awe of Beethoven. So many Beethoven sets fall at the final hurdle, but Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota players bring their best, overwhelming form to this symphony." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2006) |
|
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: The Wooden Prince Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki [ BIS SACD / CD - released 10/May/2019 ] The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous Mandarin are - together with the earlier opera Bluebeard's Castle - the only stage works by Béla Bartók. They stand apart from the more abstract and often more explicitly folk-related character of the music that... |
|
BELA BARTOK
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] "Mälkki and her Helsinki Philharmonic offer performances that are at once satisfying, dazzling and individual." Five Stars BBC Music Christmas 2021 Orchestral Choice |
|
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius - Suites Helsinki Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] "Mälkki and the orchestra remarkably conjure the dark, swirling soundworld of 'Lemminkäinen in Tuonela' (the Hades of Finnish legend). And the concluding 'Lemminkäinen's Return' canters along in roistering style." BBC Music |
|
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Children! Hiyoli Togawa (viola) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Hiyoli Togawa commissioned works on the theme of childhood from composers around the world. Thirteen of them, from Europe, Asia, North America and Australia, answered the call and embarked on a journey into childhood. |
|
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN / ARCANGELO CORELLI / J. S. BACH
Telemann, Corelli & Bach: Concertos & Suites Höör Barock, Anna Paradiso (harpsichord), Emelie Roos (recorder), Dan Laurin (direction and recorder) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] The young period band Höör Barock, based in the south of Sweden, has chosen a colourful programme for its début disc. With recorder virtuoso Dan Laurin at the helm, the twelve musicians steer a course through Telemann's celebrated Wassermusik (also... |