
One week after the Leipzig debut of Bach’s lengthy though admittedly lackluster cantata BWV 75 (type Q6232 in Search Reviews) he offered an even lengthier
These three cantatas contain some heavy assignments for the three vocal soloists, challenges met with complete success. Robin Blaze offers steady tone and not a
Volume 8 of the Bach Collegium Japan’s complete cycle of J.S. Bach’s cantatas begins a series devoted to works Bach composed throughout his tenure at
In Vol. 5 of the Bach Collegium Japan’s ongoing cycle of J.S. Bach’s complete cantatas we hear the composer experimenting with widely diverse orchestration, vocal
Volume 6 in Masaaki Suzuki’s Bach cantata cycle features only two works–however, given how frequently they were performed and how often they were revised by
In this fourth volume of the Bach Collegium Japan’s Bach cantata series we encounter one of the composer’s most esteemed and frequently recorded works: Mein
Volumes 1 and 2 of the Bach Collegium Japan’s Bach cantata cycle concentrated on the composer’s earliest cantatas, written during his two-year tenure as organist
The immediate question is, how does this new recording of Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers measure up to the several existing versions in the catalog? These same
Masaaki Suzuki’s Bach Collegium Japan has become a very respectable period band, and it faces some tough competition in this repertoire. Ryo Terakado, violin soloist
Masaaki Suzuki’s Cannes Classical Award-winning performance of the St. John Passion was exceptional, and raised high expectations for this successor. While very good, this isn’t