J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 44) BWV43, BWV88, BWV146 Rachel Nicholls (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gerd Turk (tenor) / Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] The two cantatas BWV 146 and 43 were composed for Jubilate Sunday and for Ascension Day respectively, both of them joyous occasions celebrating Christ's resurrection and subsequent ascension into heaven. |
J. S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 49) BWV188, BWV156, BWV159 & BWV171 Rachel Nicholls (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "I can't imagine more beautifully long-breathed phrasing than oboist Masamitsu San-nomiya's. But eclipsing all else is the aria that follows, its tenor weaving Bach's logical counterpoint into unison strings and bass...all bathed in the ethereal... |
FRANCESCO MORLACCHI
Morlacchi: Tebaldo e Isolina (complete opera) Raúl Baglietto, Gheorghe Vlad, Annalisa D'Agosto, Silvano Zabe / Virtuosi Brunensis, PoznaĆ Camerata Bach Choir, Antonino Fogliani [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "The engineers of the SWR have done a truly wonderful job at capturing the acoustic of the Trinkhalle in Bad Wilbad. The sound is immediate and yet perfectly balanced." MusicWeb June 2020 |
TELEMANN
Heilig, heilig, heilig ist Gott (Complete Oratorio) Ralf Popken, Albrecht Pahl / collegium vocale des Bach-Chores Siegen / Hannoversche Hofkapelle / Ulrich Statzel [ Hanssler / CD - released 26/Jan/2006 ] The Festival Music "Heilig, heilig, heilig ist Gott" is one of those sweeping compositions scored for large ensembles which Telemann composed between 1738 and 1762 for various ceremonies and festivities for the prosperous city of Hamburg. |
J. S. BACH
Magnificat / Masses BWV233-6 RIAS Chamber Chorus / C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra / Peter Schreier [ Newton Classics / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "How beautifully moulded … is the unassuming fugal opening of the F major Mass, followed by an exuberant and brilliantly executed Gloria … Bonney shows exemplary control in "Qui tollis", as she does so affectingly in the gliding equivalent in the A... |
J. S. BACH
Sacred Masterpieces: St Matthew Passion, St John Passion, Christmas Oratorio, Magnificat, B Minor Mass Gundula Janowitz, Evelyn Lear, Maria Stader, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, etc / Munich Bach Choir & Orchestra, Karl Richter [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Collector's Edition / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Radio 3: Building a Library Mid-Price Choice - March 2002 |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Der Messias [Messiah] German version Donna Brown, Cornelia Kallisch, Roberto Saccà, Alastair Miles / Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling [ Hanssler / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Sep/1991 ] Version by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart recorded in 1991 |
J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (complete oratorio sung in English) Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Felicity Lott, Neil Jenkins / Bach Choir / Sir David Willcocks [ Decca Classics / 3 CD - released 10/Apr/2007 ] The classic recording, sung in English. This much loved English language performance of Bach's great setting of the Passion of Christ makes a welcome return to the Decca catalogue. |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 37) BWV169, BWV170, BWV35, BWV200 Robin Blaze (alto) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "Contains some of the richest and strangest jewels of J.S. Bach's sacred cantatas." (MusicWeb Feb 2008) |
J.S. 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. |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol. 18) Nos 66, 67, 134 Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 2/Mar/2002 ] This is volume 18 of Suzuki's cycle of Bach cantatas performed by the Bach Collegium Japan |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 15) (Nos 40, 60, 70 & 90) Robin Blaze, Yukari Nonoshita / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2001 ] Masaaki Suzuki's Bach series continues |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Hymnus paradisi / Sir Patrick Spens Roderick Williams / Claire Rutter / James Gilchrist / Kat Butler / Bach Choir / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2007 ] "All admirers of Howells will be grateful to Naxos for letting us hear Sir Patrick Spens at long last. They should be equally grateful for a dedicated and eloquent performance of Hymnus Paradisi. This distinguished release is an undoubted feather in... |
Jommelli,
Didone abbandonata Röschmann, Borst, Kendall, Bach, Raunig, Taylor; Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Frieder Bernius [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Famous Cantatas [Incls BWV143 & BWV147] Ruth Holton, Marjon Strijk, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, etc / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
Sebastian Bach
Give 'Em Hell [ Frontiers / CD - released 16/May/2014 ] |
Sebastian Bach
Kicking & Screaming [ Frontier Records / CD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] As the lead singer of Skid Row, Sebastian Bach was one of the last true rock stars. His looks, showmanship, charisma and pipes... |
Sebastian Bach
Kicking & Screaming (Special Edition) [ Frontier Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] Includes a DVD featuring a concert/documentary featuring live arena concerts, interview and behind-the-scenes in the studio "making the record", music videos and bonus live footage. |
Sebastian Bach
Kicking & Screaming (Vinyl) [ Frontier Records / LP - released 26/Sep/2011 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Sons of Light (with Parry-Ode on the Nativity / Holst-The Mystic Trumpeter) Sheila Armstrong (soprano) Teresa Cahill (soprano) / Bach Choir / Royal College of Music Chorus / London Philharmonic / Willocks [ Lyrita / CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] "Lyrita here put on the map three neglected scores from the British choral tradition and they do so in magnificent style." (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |