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John Eliot Gardiners outstanding series of recordings of the seven mature Mozart operas took the musical world by storm in the 1990s. They set new standards of singing and orchestral performance , bringing a new dimension to these great works in their vitality and vividness and making them natural first choices for the consumer.Now all seven operas are brought together in a compact 18-CD box set, offered at a super value price.THE SET COMPRISES:- Idomeneo: Unless and until further research proves otherwise, this version will remain the definitive recording of Mozarts early masterpiece for a long time to come Gardiners reading is in almost every respect profoundly satisfying (Gramophone)- The Abduction from the Seraglio: The overture immediately esdtabhlishes the extra zest of the performance. So Konstanzes great heroic aria Martern aller Arten has tremendous swagger; thanks also to the glorious singing from Luba Organasova, at once rich, pure and agile, the close is triumphant. (Penguin Guide)- The Marriage of Figaro: Bryn Terfel and Alison Hagley make an outstanding Figaro and Susanna Hillevi Martinpeltos unaffected, youthful sounding Countess Rodney Gilfry provides a Count with plenty of fire and authority so much more a realization of the work than simply a performance of its music. (Gramophone)- Don Giovanni: Vividly dramatic, beautifully paced and deeply expressive. The performance culminates in one of the thrilling accounts ever recorded of the final scene A recording that sets new standards for period performance and view with the finest of traditional versions. (Penguin Guide)- Così fan tutte: The full flavour of Così, its effervescence as well as its deeper qualities, comes over more intensely as a result The poise and technical assurance of all the singers, not least Rodney Gilfry as Guglielmo, put this among the finest versions of Così. (Penguin Guide)- La clemenza di Tito: Here we are present at a live performance on period instruments. The difference in dramatic electricity is most marked Above all there is an overriding sense of a true ensemble with chorus, orchestra and soloists in complete harmony (Gramophone)- The Magic Flute: An electrifying account Gardiner is helped enormously by his choice of singer as Pamina, a young German soprano with a ravishingly pure and sweet voice, flawlessly controlled, Christiane Oelze.IN OTHER WORDS, A MUST-HAVE! Classic capbox, with 136-page booklet; Full synopses in English, German and French.

Bach: Sacred Masterpieces, Cantatas / John Eliot Gardiner [22-CD Set]


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Release Date: 04/27/2010
Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog #: 001410302
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Anne Sofie von Otter, Andreas Schmidt, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär,
Cornelius Hauptmann, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Ruth Holton, Hans-Peter Blochwitz,
Lisa Beznosiuk, Nicholas Robertson, Andrew Murgatroyd, Stephen Varcoe,
Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke, Gillian Ross, Simon Birchall,
Neill Archer, Howard Milner, Wynford Evans, Mary Nichols,
Ashley Stafford, Nancy Argenta, Sophia McKenna, Jean Knibbs,
Charles Brett, Patrizia Kwella, David Thomas, Emma Kirkby,
Timothy Mason, Petra Lang, Alison Bury, Ann Monoyios,
Sara Mingardo, Rufus Muller, Stephan Loges, Julian Podger,
Katherine Fuge, Derek Lee Ragin, Gotthold Schwarz, Joanne Lunn,
Peter Harvey, Robin Tyson, Steve Davislim, Bernarda Fink,
Michael Niesemann, Julian Clarkson, Mark Padmore, Dietrich Henschel,
Robin Blaze, Christoph Genz, Reinhard Hagen, Magdalena Kozená,
Christopher Foster, James Gilchrist, Daniel Taylor, William Towers

Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, London Oratory Choir
Number of Discs: 22
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Notes & Reviews Back to Top

This limited edition, 22-CD box set features Bach’s Sacred Masterpieces and Cantatas as conducted by John Eliot Gardiner with the Monteverdi choir and the English Baroque soloists. The first 10 CDs in this set, acclaimed readings of the major Bach choral pieces, are considered the “primary choices for these works” (The Penguin Guide) and are among the greatest recordings of our time. These recordings are joined by 12 CDs of equally distinguished recordings of Bach Cantatas from Gardiner’s “pilgrimage” in 2000.
Includes 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 entire church year and other occasions, and including favorites such as Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Wachet auf, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, and Ich habe genug.
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.
These revered recordings were made from the early 1980s through 2000.
This set comes in a classic capbox with a 32-page booklet including full track listing (texts available through a weblink).


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1. Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano), Andreas Schmidt (Baritone), Michael Chance (Countertenor),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Olaf Bär (Baritone), Cornelius Hauptmann (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, London Oratory Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: Circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany


2. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet), Olaf Bär (Baritone), Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Ruth Holton (Soprano), Hans-Peter Blochwitz (Tenor),
Lisa Beznosiuk (Flute)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany


3. Saint John Passion, BWV 245 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Nicholas Robertson (Tenor), Andrew Murgatroyd (Tenor), Cornelius Hauptmann (Bass),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone), Michael Chance (Countertenor),
Anthony Robson (Oboe), Valerie Darke (Oboe), Ruth Holton (Soprano),
Gillian Ross (Soprano), Simon Birchall (Bass), Neill Archer (Tenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


4. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Howard Milner (Tenor), Wynford Evans (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone),
Mary Nichols (Alto), Ashley Stafford (Countertenor), Nancy Argenta (Soprano),
Sophia McKenna (Oboe), Andrew Murgatroyd (Tenor), Jean Knibbs (Soprano),
Michael Chance (Countertenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747-49; Leipzig, Germany


5. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Charles Brett (Countertenor), Patrizia Kwella (Soprano), David Thomas (Bass),
Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728-1731; Leipzig, Germany


6. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Emma Kirkby (Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists
Written: 1730


7. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Timothy Mason (Cello),
Olaf Bär (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1714; Cöthen, Germany


8. Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Olaf Bär (Baritone), Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor),
Timothy Mason (Cello), Petra Lang (Mezzo Soprano), Anthony Robson (Oboe),
Alison Bury (Violin)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1731; Leipzig, Germany


9. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Anthony Robson (Oboe), Olaf Bär (Baritone), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor),
Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Petra Lang (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


10. Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Ann Monoyios (Soprano), Sara Mingardo (Alto), Rufus Muller (Tenor),
Stephan Loges (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1713-1715; Cöthen, Germany


11. Sehet, welch eine Liebe, BWV 64 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Stephan Loges (Baritone), Sara Mingardo (Alto), Ann Monoyios (Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany


12. Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Ann Monoyios (Soprano), Sara Mingardo (Alto), Rufus Muller (Tenor),
Stephan Loges (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


13. Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Julian Podger (Tenor), Katherine Fuge (Soprano), Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor),
Gotthold Schwarz (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


14. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 98 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor), Julian Podger (Tenor), Katherine Fuge (Soprano),
Gotthold Schwarz (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726; Leipzig, Germany


15. Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott recht kindlich kann verlassen!, BWV 139 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor), Julian Podger (Tenor), Katherine Fuge (Soprano),
Gotthold Schwarz (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724-1725; Leipzig, Germany


16. Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Julian Podger (Tenor), Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor), Gotthold Schwarz (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726; Leipzig, Germany


17. Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Stephen Varcoe (Baritone), Sara Mingardo (Alto), Joanne Lunn (Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726; Leipzig, Germany


18. Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir, BWV 73 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Joanne Lunn (Soprano), Julian Podger (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


19. Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 111 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Sara Mingardo (Alto), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone), Joanne Lunn (Soprano),
Julian Podger (Tenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Leipzig, Germany


20. Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe, BWV 156 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Julian Podger (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone), Sara Mingardo (Alto)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1729; Leipzig, Germany


21. Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Peter Harvey (Bass), Robin Tyson (Countertenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


22. Ich habe genug, BWV 82 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Peter Harvey (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists
Period: Baroque
Written: 1727; Cöthen, Germany


23. Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Robin Tyson (Countertenor), Peter Harvey (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Leipzig, Germany


24. Bekennen will ich seinen Namen, BWV 200 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Robin Tyson (Countertenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists
Period: Baroque
Written: ?1742; Leipzig, Germany


25. Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Steve Davislim (Tenor), Bernarda Fink (Soprano), Michael Niesemann (Oboe),
Julian Clarkson (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Leipzig, Germany


26. Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Nancy Argenta (Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726; Leipzig, Germany


27. Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, entweichet ihr Schmerzen, es lebet der Heiland, BWV 66 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mark Padmore (Tenor), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Dietrich Henschel (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


28. Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Robin Blaze (Countertenor), Christoph Genz (Tenor), Reinhard Hagen (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Written: 1725


29. Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Michael Chance (Countertenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Nancy Argenta (Soprano),
Stephen Varcoe (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


30. Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Stephen Varcoe (Baritone), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Nancy Argenta (Soprano),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1735; Leipzig, Germany


31. Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget ihr Saiten!, BWV 172 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Robin Blaze (Countertenor), Christoph Genz (Tenor), Reinhard Hagen (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1714; Weimar, Germany


32. Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Harvey (Bass)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1723-1724; Leipzig, Germany


33. Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 74 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano), Christoph Genz (Tenor), Peter Harvey (Bass),
Robin Blaze (Countertenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Leipzig, Germany


34. O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Steve Davislim (Tenor), Christopher Foster (Bass), Bernarda Fink (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1740; Leipzig, Germany


35. Was frag ich nach der Welt und allen ihren Schatten wenn ich mich nur an dir, mein Jesu, BWV 94 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Katherine Fuge (Soprano), Peter Harvey (Bass), James Gilchrist (Tenor),
Daniel Taylor (Countertenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


36. Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Daniel Taylor (Countertenor), James Gilchrist (Tenor), Peter Harvey (Bass),
Katherine Fuge (Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Leipzig, Germany


37. Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht, BWV 105 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Katherine Fuge (Soprano), Peter Harvey (Bass), James Gilchrist (Tenor),
Daniel Taylor (Countertenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany


38. Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei, BWV 179 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mark Padmore (Tenor), Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano), Stephan Loges (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany


39. Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists
Period: Baroque
Written: 1714; Cöthen, Germany


40. Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Stephan Loges (Baritone), Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano), William Towers (Countertenor),
Mark Padmore (Tenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany


41. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Ruth Holton (Soprano), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1731; Leipzig, Germany


42. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Stephen Varcoe (Baritone), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Ruth Holton (Soprano),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Written: 1723


43. Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste, BWV 106 "Actus tragicus" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Michael Chance (Countertenor), Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Mühlhausen, Germany


44. Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl, BWV 198 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Michael Chance (Countertenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Baritone)
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1727; Leipzig, Germany


45. O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht, BWV 118 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany