Sacred Masterpieces / Cantatas

Album Description

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 Kozená, 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). Limited Edition--One-Time Printing