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add to cart $40.00 In Stock J. S. BACH Bach St John Passion Midori Suzukui (soprano) Robin Blaze (countertenor) Gerd Turk (tenor) Chiyuki Urano (bassbaritone) Stephen MacLeod (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masa [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] Bach's St John Passion is performed here by the Bach Collegium Japan at Tokyo's Suntory Hall on 28 Jully 2000. Masaaki Suzuki conducts.
add to cart $35.00 In Stock J. S. BACH Bach - Secular Cantatas VIII: Celebratory Cantatas Hana Blažíková (soprano), Hiroya Aoki (alto), Charles Daniels (tenor) & Roderick Williams (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/May/2017 ] "This is a superb issue in a superb series." MusicWeb December 2017
add to cart $35.00 In Stock J. S. BACH Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol V: Birthday Cantatas [BWV213 & BWV214] Joanne Lunn (soprano) Robin Braze (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Dominik Wörner (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] "Makoto Sakurada's lucid tenor is particularly effective in the rhetorical and declamatory recitatives, while bass Dominik Wörner paints the words to vivid effect." BBC Music
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock VARIOUS COMPOSERS Verbum caro factum est - a Christmas Greeting Bach Collegium Japan Chorus / Masaaki Suzuki (direction), Masato Suzuki (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] "The performances are typically classy, and punctuated by a selection of Daquin's 'Noels' for solo organ, played with peppery registrations by Suzuki" BBC Music
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock J. S. BACH Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 9: The Contest Between Phoebus and Pan [BWV 201 & BWV 207a] Joanne Lunn, Robin Blaze, Nicolas Phan, Katsuhiko Nakashima, etc / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2017 ] Most of Johannes Sebastian Bach's secular cantatas were written for specific political, academic or private festive occasions. In the case of Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde, BWV 201, however, it may well be that Bach composed it for his own sake:...
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Roxana Constantinescu (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Feb/2018 ] "All performers are in superb form and recorded with pristine clarity and balance. This is a must-listen - a different Beethoven comes forth with sublime beauty and insights beyond the symphony." (Nicholas Butler)
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock J. S. BACH Bach, (J.S.): Secular Cantatas, Vol. 10 - Cantatas for contentment Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] The two cantatas recorded here conclude a project that the Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki started in 2004, in which Bach's secular cantatas formed the basis of numerous concerts and recordings. As the team completed recording the church...
add to cart $45.00 Low Stock Heartbeat Drummers of Japan Kodo [ Sheffield Lab / CD ]
add to cart $15.00 Low Stock Japan Tin Drum [ Virgin / CD - released 29/May/2006 ] Partially growing out of their success in the country they were named after, as well as growing friendship and affiliation with such bands as Yellow Magic Orchestra, Japan, on Tin Drum, made its most unique, challenging, and striking album. It was...
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock J. S. BACH Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol VI [BWV212 'Peasant', BWV209 & BWV203] Monica Erdmann, Dominik Worner / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] "The director's own keyboard playing adds to the intimate and rolling spontaneity, surely Bach's most tantalising example of what opera might have afforded him" Gramophone
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock J. S. BACH MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas (Vol 21) Nos 21, 65. 81, 83, 190 Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2003 ] If there is anyone who has yet to hear Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan, they have the opportunity of a novel and stunning musical experience.
add to cart $35.00 Low Stock MENDELSSOHN / HANDEL / RICHARD STRAUSS / GOUNOD / SATIE / etc Romance Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor) / Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Shigeo Genda [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Brilliant Japanese counter-tenor in a programme of Romance!
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks LUDWIG van BEEHOVEN Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (alto), llan Clayton (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] " Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan have given us an historically informed recording of the Beethoven Ninth that conveys the drama, humanity, and transformative release of this incomparable work." Fanfare
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach For Japan Bach Collegium Japan chorus & orchestra, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] In support of TOHOKU HELP, aiding the victims of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. This compilation has been produced by Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki as part of their ongoing work to support the victims of the earthquake and...
add to cart $75.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler, Carolyn Sampson, Damien Guillon, etc / Bach Collegium Japan chorus & orchestra / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] "The musicians convey it with infectious zeal...Generic early music politesse is relegated to the shadows" Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Choral
add to cart $65.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: St John Passion Bach Collegium Japan chorus & orchestra / Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) [ BIS / 2 CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] "Here we have a reading that feels as if, deep in the psyche of the performers, they know this is all happening close to the wire. Gilchrist is again on masterly form, risking pinpoint precision for graphic description." Gramophone
add to cart $54.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concertos Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 2 CD - released 3/Jul/2001 ] Includes the early version of No 5-first movement
add to cart $20.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH A Choral Year with J.S. Bach Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] In order to celebrate the Bach Collegium Japan's 20th anniversary - and indeed the 15th anniversary of the start of the cantata cycle - Suzuki has now devised a compilation of some of his personal favourites among the choral movements from the cantatas.
add to cart $42.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: Gloria In Excelsis Deo (Blu-ray) Hana Blažíková (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass) /Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 17/May/2017 ] "The performances of the three cantatas on this Blu-ray are of course superb; from the most prominent soloists to the back desk of the violins, all are now seasoned performers, and it shows." MusicWeb
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: Motets Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] "The performance is, as you'd now expect from [Suzuki's] Collegium, excellent. Voices range from delicate soloists to a splendidly light and transparent 18-strong chorus." (BBC Music Award WINNER 2011 Choral)
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: Overtures (Four Orchestral Suites) Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2005 ] "These performances are magnificent, and offering two SACDs for the price of one makes them a good deal too. Suzuki does more than just play the music very well: he evokes its purpose, social milieu, and lavishness of content in such a way that...
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH / MARCO GIOSEPPE PERANDA Lutheran Masses Volume 2 Hana Blažiková, Joanne Lun, Aki Matsui, Peter Kooij, Robin Blaze, Dominik Wörner / Bach Collegium Japan, Maasaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Dec/2015 ] The two Lutheran Masses recorded here make extensive use of earlier compositions by Bach and include reworkings of arias and choruses from cantatas, but each of the four masses also has its own unmistakable artistic profile
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Secular Cantatas Vol III [BWV 173a, 202 "Wedding", 36c, 524] Joanne Lunn (soprano), Hiroya Aoki (counter-tenor), Makoto Sakurada (tenor) & Roderick Williams (baritone) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ Bis SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Although two of the works on this disc were composed for weddings, they are completely different in character. Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten is a charming and gracious garland of recitatives and arias for soprano solo in which Spring, Flora, Apollo...
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Secular Cantatas Vol VI: Trauerode [BWV198 & BWV1083] Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn (sopranos), Robin Blaze (counter-ten), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Dominik Wörner (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaa [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2016 ] Although Bach's sacred cantatas span a huge expressive range and display a striking stylistic diversity, they were all composed for performance during a church service. In the case of the secular cantatas, on the other hand, their respective purpose...
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks W. A. MOZART Mozart: Requiem / Vesperae solennes de confessore Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Makato Sakurada, Christian Immler / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "I enjoyed this disc very much and found the expert performances very stimulating. As it's a BIS disc it seems almost superfluous to comment on standards of presentation." (MusicWeb Feb 2015)
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks W. A. MOZART Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, K427 / Exsultate, jubilate, K165 Carolyn Sampson, Olivia Vermeulen, Makoto Sakurada, Christian Immler / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] "The choir are well drilled and the two female soloists are matched as well as any on disc...Suzuki is no speed merchant, and maintains the through line in more strenuous movements" Gramophone Award WINNER 2017
add to cart $58.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Mass in B minor Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls (sopranos) Robin Blaze (alto) Gerd Tark (tenor) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Baroque Vocal - "Among the handful of best recordings made, regardless of style." (MusicWeb Jan 2008)
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J.S. BACH Cantatas (Vol.30): Alles mit Gott / Cantata BWV51 plus bonus track Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Secular Cantatas Vol 1: BWV210 'The Wedding', BWV211 'The Coffee' Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Stephan Schreckenberger (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "From a purely musical point of view this is a very good recording. Carolyn Sampson has a beautiful, warm and yet clear voice, which is well suited to this kind of music. Her German pronunciation is quite good too. The other singers - in the Coffee...
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: Cantatas (Vol 41) (Nos BWV56, 82, 84, 156) Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Masaaki Suzuki here concentrates on the so-called solo cantatas, providing an opportunity for two of the highly acclaimed soloists of this series, Carolyn Sampson and Peter Kooij, to shine even more brightly.
add to cart $95.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks BACH / SCHUTZ / BUXTEHUDE / ZELENKA / HANDEL / MONTEVERDI / etc Bach & Beyond: A set of original BIS CDs [15 CDs Special Price] Dan Laurin, Hidemi Suzuki, Midori Suzuki, Yoshikazu Mera / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 15 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Widely regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of Bach's music today, Masaaki Suzuki has made his name both as the artistic director of the Bach Collegium Japan and as a performer on the harpsichord and the organ.
add to cart $55.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: St John Passion Gerd Turk, Yoshikazu Mera, Ingrid Schmithusen, Makoto Sakurada, Chiyuki Urano, Peter Kooij / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] "What more can I say, other than that I found myself drawn into the drama from the start, at the same time finding much that struck me as fresh in matters of interpretation, and tonality of great beauty. …this is a major recording event, and an emine
add to cart $130.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks J. S. BACH Bach: 53 Cantatas [Vols 41 - 55 from the complete cycle] Hana Blaziková, Damien Guillon, Gerd Türk, Carolyn Sampson, Satoshi Mizukoshi & Peter Kooij / Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 15 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2014 ] BIS is delighted to present a specially priced boxed sets featuring volumes 41-55 of the acclaimed Bach Cantatas series with the Bach Collegium Japan and their director Masaaki Suzuki.LIMITED EDITION!! 15 CDs for the price of 5
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks 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
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks 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...
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks 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
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks 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...
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks 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)
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks 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
add to cart $35.00 Special Order 3 - 6 weeks 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.