Since you are interested in Cantatas (Vol 29) Nos 2, 3, 38 & 135, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Cantatas (Vol 47) BWV27, BWV36, BWV47 Hana Blazíkova (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Suzuki and company continue their excellent work in this superb series, easily the best- sounding of the complete, fuller-chorus versions currently going, done in excellent surround sound. Not much else to say here except keep it coming!" (AudAud.com) |
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Cantatas (Vol 11) Nos 136, 138, 95 & 46 Midori Suzuki (sop) Kai Wessel (counter-tenor) / Collegium Japan, Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/1999 ] Masaaki Suzuki and his now famous Bach Collegium Japan continue |
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Cantatas (Vol 14) Nos 148, 48, 89 & 109 Midori Suzuki (sop) Robin Blaze (alto) Gerd Tark (ten) / Collegium Japan / Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] Critic's Choice-the Best CDs of 2001 (BBC Music Magazine) |
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Cantatas (Vol 9) Nos 24, 76, 167 Midori Suzuki (sop) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) / Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki, [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/1998 ] Masaaki Suzuki and his now famous Bach Collegium Japan continue |
Midori Suzuki, sop; Yoshikazu Mera, counter-tenor, Collegium Japan, Suzuki
Bach J.S. - Cantatas (Vol 8) Nos 22, 23 & 75 [ BIS / CD - released 21/May/2001 ] Masaaki Suzuki and his now famous Bach Collegium Japan continue |
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Cantatas Vol 4 (Nos 163, 165, 185 & 199) Midori Suzuki (soprano) Akira Tachikawa (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Stefan Schreckenberger (bass) / Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/1996 ] "The performances are, to my ears, of unmatched excellence. Masaaki Suzuki's direction never falters and his solo vocalists seem to go from strength to strength as the series progresses." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice |
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Messiah (Highlights from the complete oratorio) Midori Suzuki (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (alto) John Elwes (tenor) David Thomas (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2005 ] "This, I felt throughout, is the way the music is supposed to go; this is what Handel meant... Go ye and listen." - Fanfare |
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Cantatas Vol 5 (Nos 18, 143 152, 155 & 161) Midori Suzuki (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor) / Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/1997 ] "The performances are, to my ears, of unmatched excellence. Masaaki Suzuki's direction never falters and his solo vocalists seem to go from strength to strength as the series progresses." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice |
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Cantatas Vol 2 (Nos 71, 131 & 106) Midori Suzuki (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor) Gerd Turk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/1996 ] "The performances are, to my ears, of unmatched excellence. Masaaki Suzuki's direction never falters and his solo vocalists seem to go from strength to strength as the series progresses." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice |
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Cantatas Vol 3 (Nos 12, 54, 162, 182) Midori Suzuki (soprano) Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor) Gerd Turk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "The performances are, to my ears, of unmatched excellence. Masaaki Suzuki's direction never falters and his solo vocalists seem to go from strength to strength as the series progresses." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice |
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Cantatas (Vol 35) BWV128, BWV176, BWV87, BWV74 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] The four cantatas on this disc were all first performed in Leipzig in 1725, during the month of May. |