HANDEL
Messiah (Complete Oratorio) Midori Suzuki, Yoshikazu Mera, John Elwes, David Thomas / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/1997 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
BUXTEHUDE
Membra Jesu Nostri: Cycle of Cantatas in seven parts Midori Suzuki / Yoshikazu Mera / Bach Collegium Japan / Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/1998 ] Highly regarded recording of the famous Cantatas! |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine. Midori Suzuki, Yukari Nonoshita, Yoshie Hida / Bach Collegium Japan / Suzuki [ BIS / 2 CD - released 19/May/2001 ] Suzuki's group now perform the Monteverdi Vespers |
J. S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 6) Nos 21 & 31 Monika Frimmer (soprano) Gerd Tark (tenor) / Collegium Japan, Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 21/May/2001 ] Masaaki Suzuki and his now famous Bach Collegium Japan continue |
J.S. BACH
St John Passion / St Matthew Passion (Complete) Nancy Argenta, Gerd Turk, Yoshikazu Mera, Masaaki Suzuki & Bach Collegium Japan [ BIS / 5 CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] |
J.S. BACH
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 544, (excerpts) Nancy Argenta (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Gerd Tark (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, conductor [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jan/2005 ] "The overall performance, combined with different presentation options, make it a serious contender for first choice." - MusicWeb March 2005 |
OHKI
Japanese Rhapsody / Symphony No. 5, 'Hiroshima' New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] "The Hiroshima Symphony is a startling, bracing and deeply felt meditation on the effects of war – a lesson that still needs to be repeated, again and again" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 29) Nos 2, 3, 38 & 135 Pascal Bertin (counter tenor) Dorothee Mields (soprano) Gerd Turk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "This release further enhances the reputation of the series as one of the glories of the CD era" (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
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... |
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 |
J. S. BACH
Secular Cantatas Vol 2: BWV208 'The Hunt', BWV134a 'Serenada' Sophie Junker (soprano) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "brilliantly caught, from the casting of the four characters to the expectional continuo work, led by Suzuki himself. Makoto Sakurada (as Endymion) conveys the ensnaring potential of love with friendly caution" Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice... |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas, Vol.27 (Nos 5, 80, 115) Susanne Ryden (soprano) Pascal Bertin (counter-tenor) Gerd Tark (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki, director [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2005 ] "If you've yet to sample the series, or are just collecting the highlights, this is definitely one to consider...this disc deserves to be the best selling of the cycle." (International Record Review June 2005) |
Suzuki/Bach Collegium Japan
Bach: Cantatas Nos.21/31 [ Bis / CD ] |
J. S. BACH
Christmas Oratorio BWV248 Monika Frimmer (soprano), Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "The six cantatas that make up Bach's ChristmasOratorio are part of a unified work celebrating not just Christmas itself but also the New Year and Epiphany. Masaaki Suzuki faces plentiful if not invariably stiff competition in this work. In fact, it... |
Suzuki/Bach Collegium Japan
Bach: German Organ Mass [ Bis / 2 CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] |
Suzuki/Bach Collegium Japan
Kuhnau/Zelenka/Bach:magnificat [ Bis / CD ] |