Bach - Cantatas and Sacred Masterpieces
The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Bach - Cantatas and Sacred Masterpieces
The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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The acclaimed readings of the major Bach choral works - “Primary choices for these works” – The Penguin Guide - are among the greatest recordings of our time. Here they are joined by 12 CDs of equally distinguished recordings of Bach cantatas, from Gardiner’s famous “pilgrimage” in 2000, plus the Magnificat and Cantata no. 51 (originally recorded for the Philips label)
YOU GET: the classic recordings of the Christmas Oratorio, the St. Matthew Passion, the St. John Passion and the Mass in B minor; a wide selection of 37 cantatas, odes and motets covering the whole church year and other occasions, and including favourites such as Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Wachet auf, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, and Ich habe genug.
"Gardiner’s choice of soloists is unerring” (Penguin Guide): Vocal soloists include Nancy Argenta, Olaf Bär, Barbara Bonney, Michael Chance, Bernarda Fink, Magdalena Kožená Derek Lee Ragin, Sara Mingardo, Anne Sofie von Otter, Mark Padmore, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt and Stephen Varcoe.
Providing the essential backbone are The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists: “The musicianship of the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists is always imposing”(Penguin Guide)
Sung texts and translations (German, English, French) are available through a weblink, details of which are found in the accompanying booklet.
PACKAGING: classic capbox, with strikingly modern cover and 32-page booklet including full tracklists
REMEMBER: This set is so attractively priced because it’s a LIMITED EDITION – a one-time pressing. There’s no second-time round … so don’t miss out!
Contents and tracklist
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Robson (oboe d amore), Olaf Bär (bass), Crispian Steele-Perkins (natural trumpet), Ruth Holton (soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Lisa Beznosiuk (traverso), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Valerie Darke (oboe d amore), Anthony Robson (oboe), Katie Pringle (soprano), Maya Homburger (baroque violin), Alison Bury (baroque violin)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1987-01-17
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London
- Patrick Russill (chorus master), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Anne Sofie von Otter (contralto), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass), Ann Monoyios (soprano), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Olaf Bär (baritone), Howard Crook (tenor), Michael Chance (countertenor)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1988-04-06
- Recording Venue: "The Maltings", Concert Hall, Snape
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Michael Chance (countertenor), Valerie Darke (oboe), Anthony Robson (oboe), Ruth Holton (soprano), Gill Ross (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Simon Birchall (bass), Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor), Nicolas Robertson (tenor), Neill Archer (tenor), Rufus Muller (tenor), Richard Campbell (viola da gamba), Nancy Argenta (soprano)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1979
- Nancy Argenta (soprano), Wynford Evans (tenor), Ashley Stafford (alto), Mary Nichols (mezzo-soprano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Carol Hall (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Lloyd Morgan (bass), Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor), Jean Knibbs (soprano), Jane Fairfield (soprano), Collin Patrick (alto), Elizabeth Wilcock (violin), Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Howard Milner (tenor), Michael Chance (countertenor), Sophia McKenna (oboe), Michael Thompson (french horn), Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Valerie Darke (oboe d amore)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1985-02-04
- Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
- Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Nancy Argenta (soprano), David Thomas (bass), Charles Brett (countertenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1983-11
- Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
- Emma Kirkby (soprano)
- English Baroque Soloists
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1983-11
- Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Olaf Bär (baritone), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Timothy Mason (cello)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1992-01-06
- Recording Venue: Great Hall, Blackheath Concert Halls, London
- Nancy Argenta (soprano), Anthony Robson (oboe), Petra Lang (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Olaf Bär (baritone), Timothy Mason (cello), Alison Bury (baroque violin)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1992-01-06
- Recording Venue: Great Hall, Blackheath Concert Halls, London
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Olaf Bär (baritone), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Petra Lang (mezzo-soprano)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1992-01-06
- Recording Venue: Great Hall, Blackheath Concert Halls, London
- Sara Mingardo (mezzo-soprano), Ann Monoyios (soprano), Stephan Loges (bass), Rufus Muller (tenor)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1998-12-16
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
- Sara Mingardo (mezzo-soprano), Ann Monoyios (soprano), Stephan Loges (bass)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1998-12-16
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
- Rufus Muller (tenor), Sara Mingardo (mezzo-soprano), Stephan Loges (bass), Ann Monoyios (soprano)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1998-12-16
- Recording Venue: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London
- Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor), Julian Podger (tenor), Katherine Fuge (soprano), Gotthold Schwarz (bass)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1998-12-11
- Recording Venue: St. Giles Cripplegate, London
- Julian Podger (tenor), Katherine Fuge (soprano), Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor), Gotthold Schwarz (bass)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1998-12-11
- Recording Venue: St. Giles Cripplegate, London
- Julian Podger (tenor), Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor), Gotthold Schwarz (bass), Katherine Fuge (soprano)
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1998-12-11
- Recording Venue: St. Giles Cripplegate, London