Description
Between 1999 and 2006, the legendary baroque music specialist Ton Koopman brought together a stunning array of singers to record the complete cantatas of J.S. Bach alongside his own Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir. Released originally mostly in 3-CD sets, this wonderful cycle is available in its entirety. The 67 separate CDs have now been gathered together in a box with a booklet that includes a complete tracklisting and information about each recording.
Along the way these releases were acclaimed throughout the world, and received many major music prizes, including a BBC Music Magazine Award in 2006 for Volume 22. Featured soloists include most of the great modern day interpreters of the music of Bach's time.
Soloists:
Soprano: Barbara Schlick, Caroline Stam, Ruth Holton, Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Lisa Larsson, Sibylla Rubens, Ruth Ziesak, Dorothea Röschmann, Johannette Zomer, Sandrine Piau, Marlis Petersen, Deborah York
Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus, Kai Wessel, Andreas Scholl, Peter de Groot, Bogna Bertosz, Bernhard Landauer, Michael Chance, Annette Markert, James Gilchrist, Franziska Gottwald, Nathalie Stutzmann
Tenor: Christoph Prégardien, Guy de Mey, Paul Agnew, Jeremy Ovenden, Gert Türk, Jörg Dürmüller
Bass: Klaus Mertens, Donald Bentvelsen