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Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki; Rachel Nicholls, soprano; Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Monika Frimmer, soprano; Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Yoshie Hida, soprano; Ingrid Schmithüsen, soprano; Nancy Argenta, soprano; Robin Blaze, counter-tenor; Yoshikazu Mera, counter-tenor; Patrick van Goethem, counter-tenor; Gerd Türk, tenor; Jan Kobow, tenor; Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass; Chiyuki Urano, bass
J.S.Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV248; Easter Oratorio ‘Kommt, eilet und laufet’, BWV249; Ascension Oratorio ‘Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen’, BWV11; Johannes-Passion (1749 version), BWV245; Matthäus-Passion, BWV244
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The ongoing cantata cycle of Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan was initiated in 1995. Described by one reviewer as ‘one of the greatest recording achievements of my lifetime’ the series has now reached its 40th volume, in the meantime receiving an astonishing number of distinctions from magazines and critics all over the world. But parallell to their cantata cycle, Suzuki and his Collegium have also recorded Bach’s larger scaled choral works; recordings which have caught the imagination and attention of audiences and critics alike.
This luxurious box, released in a limited edition, provides a unique opportunity to acquire these as a set: a true collector’s item. Besides the ten CDs with the music, the set consists of three full-sized booklets (Mass, Passions, Oratorios) giving ample information about the works and the performers, as well as the full texts (in Latin/German as well as English) of all six works. Among the distinctions awarded the included recordings at the time of their original releases are the following: Mass in B minor:
* Shortlisted for the Cannes Classical Award 2008
* Shortlisted for The Gramophone Awards 2008
* Diapason d'or, Diapason
* Choc, Le Monde de la musique
* Disc of the Month, Classics Today
* Empfohlen, klassik.com
* 5 stars, Musica St John Passion:
* Cannes Classical Award
* Recommended Recording, Gramophone
* 10 de Répertoire
* 5 stars, Goldberg Magazine
* 5 stars, BBC Music Magazine
* 3 stars, Penguin Guide St Matthew Passion:
* Record of the week, Sunday Times (UK)
* 5 stars, BBC Music Magazine
* 3 stars, Penguin Guide Christmas Oratorio:
* Recommended Recording, Gramophone
* Reviews Editor's Choice, BBC Music Magazine
* 10 de Répertoire
* 3 stars, Penguin Guide Easter & Ascension Oratorios:
* 5 stars, Musica
