Complete Bach Cantatas Vol. 1-22 (box set) by Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Complete Bach Cantatas Vol. 1-22 (box set)

Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917235029
Catnr: CC 72350
Release date: 02 October 2009

CD (67 items)

Label
Challenge Classics

UPC
0608917235029

Catalogue number
CC 72350

Release date
02 October 2009

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About the album

Now available, a new box with the Complete Bach Cantatas, performed by Ton Koopman and Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, with 67 CD's in carton sleeves.

This is not a version with extensive linernotes, but only limited information. This way the box could be a lot cheaper.

Measures: 18cm x 14cm x 13,5cm

Complete collectie Bach Cantates door Ton Koopman en het Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Bach schreef vermoedelijk 295 cantates, waarvan er 202 bewaard zijn gebleven. Onder de cantates vallen vocale en instrumentale werken die Bach componeerde voor kerkdiensten, hoewel er ook 21 geschreven zijn voor seculaire gelegenheden. Veel cantates zijn voor een koor geschreven, andere voor enkel solo zangers, en de meeste zijn gebaseerd op teksten van de bijbel en hymnes. Veel componisten hebben cantates geschreven, maar de meer dan 200 cantates van Bach worden beschouwd als de voornaamste.

Ter gelegenheid van Ton Koopmans 65e verjaardag, bracht Challenge Classics de complete serie Bach cantates uit, die Koopman in ruim tien jaar tijd met zijn Amsterdam Orchestra & Choir en gastsolisten opnam. De collectie bestaat uit maar liefst 67 albums en is de eerste complete opname van alle cantates, inclusief de 21 seculaire cantates.

Ton Koopman is een van 's werelds meest vooraanstaande oude muziek specialisten. Hij richtte het Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra op in 1979 en het koor volgde in 1992. Zij zijn regelmatig te gast in de grootste zalen van Europa, de Verenigde Staten en Japan.

“Koopman's irrepressible enthusiasm and impish wit remain undiminished as he ends his immense 12 year project recording all Bach's cantatas. Assured vocal soloists, fluent choir and impeccable instrumentalists all meet Bach's often cruel demands with superb control of style and technique.” BBC Music Magazine, mei 2008

1994 begann Ton Koopman bei ERATO die Einspielung aller weltlichen und geistlichen Kantaten von J.S. Bach. Für die ersten vier Teile der (im ganzen 22-teiligen) Bachkantatenreihe erhielt Ton Koopman den ECHO KLASSIK 1997. Er gründete 2003 sein eigenes Label Antoine Marchand als Sublabel von Challenge Records. Nun liegt diese Gesamtaufnahme endlich zu einem sehr attraktiven Preis in einer handlichen, schön gestalteten CD-Box vor.

Per celebrare il settantesimo compleanno di Ton Koopman (2 ottobre 1944) Challenge Classics ristampa finalmente la sua edizione di riferimento dell’integrale delle cantate di Bach – un cofanetto offerto ora ad un prezzo ancora più speciale.

Artist(s)

Ton Koopman (conductor)

Ton Koopman is a leading figure in Early Music and historically informed performance practice. As organist and harpsichordist Ton Koopman has performed all over the world and played the most beautiful historical instruments of Europe. His Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir has gained worldwide fame as one of the best ensembles on period instruments. Between 1994 and 2004 Ton Koopman and ABO&C have recorded all sacred and secular cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, an extraordinary project that earned international acclaim. After that Koopman recorded the complete works by Bach’s predecessor, Dieterich Buxtehude. Besides performing as a soloist and with his ABO&C, Ton Koopman is very active as a guest conductor for modern orchestras and also devotes part of his time...

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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Ton Koopman founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra in 1979. The group consists of internationally renowned baroque specialists who meet up several times a year and work together to prepare and perform new exciting programmes. For the musicians each concert is a new experience and Koopman's boundless energy and enthusiasm are a sure guarantee of the highest quality.
The Amsterdam Baroque Choir was founded in 1992 and it made its debut during the Holland Festival of Early Music in Utrecht performing the world première of the Requiem (for 15 voices) and Vespers (for 32 voices) by H.I.F. Biber. The recording of both of these works won the Cannes Classical Award for the best performance of 17th/18th century choral music. For its rare combination of textural clarity and interpretative flexibility, the Amsterdam Baroque Choir is considered among today’s most outstanding choirs. In 1994 Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir embarked upon the most ambitious recording project of the last decades: the integral recording of Bach’s secular and sacred cantatas. For this extraordinary project Koopman and his ensemble received the Deutsche Schallplatten-Preis Echo Klassik. Next to the CD recordings three books have been edited and published by Ton Koopman and the musicologist Christoph Wolff and a series of six documentaries was produced and broadcasted by various TV stations.
Alongside Bach’s music the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir has recorded all major baroque and classical works. Major recognitions include the Gramophone Award, Diapason d'Or, 10-Repertoire, Stern des Monats-Fono Forum, the Prix Hector Berlioz and two Edison Awards. In 2008 the ensemble and Ton Koopman have been honoured with the prestigious BBC Award. Since March 2003 “Antoine Marchand”, a new sub-label of Challenge Classics, took over the release of Koopman’s new recordings and among many others has published 22 CD boxes of the Bach Cantatas, a new recording of the St. Matthew Passion (on CD and DVD) and St. Markus Passion of J.S. Bach (DVD), live recorded in Milan, as well as the first seven volumes of the Buxtehude Opera-Omnia Edition. Ton Koopman and the ABO & ABC are regular guests at the major concert halls of Europe, the USA and Japan. In the 2008/09 season they will tour extensively in Europe (Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Vienna, Milan, Cologne, Dresden, Düsseldorf etc) and in Far East with concerts in Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo.

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Composer(s)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth. Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

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