(19CD) 巴哈: 聖詠清唱劇全集 史蒂芬.麥克勞德 指揮 日內瓦天使之聲古樂團 Gli Angeli Geneve / Bach: The Complete Chorale Cantatas

(19CD) 巴哈: 聖詠清唱劇全集
史蒂芬.麥克勞德 指揮
日內瓦天使之聲古樂團

Between 1724 and 1725, Johann Sebastian Bach undertook the composition of a complete cycle of cantatas based on chorale melodies. During the ensuing decade he enriched this unique and still too little-known body of work, thereby seeking to cover the whole liturgical year.

By compiling these 56 cantatas in this collection, Gli Angeli Geneve and Stephan MacLeod highlight the singular nature of this exceptional project – theological, musical and historical – perhaps the most ambitious of Bach’s life.

Recorded live over nearly six years, this complete set presents each cantata, its initial chorale as well as an organ piece written on the chorale, following the liturgical calendar. This formidable musical edifice is enriched by an exhaustive commentary by Philippe Albera in three languages (French, English, German), offering the listener an overview of this masterpiece.

• This is a deluxe 19-CD box set presenting the complete cycle of Bach’s 56 Chorale Cantatas, arranged by the liturgical calendar / LIMITED EDITION
• Also includes a richly informative trilingual book (500 pp) by renowned musicologist Philippe Albera, offering deep insights into this extraordinary corpus of Bach’s works, and an additional booklet (200 pp – lyrics, cast, commentary on organ registrations)
• Released to mark the 20th anniversary of Gli Angeli Geneve – one of Switzerland’s most renowned period-instrument ensemble. Nice concert season ahead
• Featuring an exceptional lineup of artists including (as soloists) Ophelie Gaillard, Christophe Coin, Emmanuel Laporte, Thomas Hobbs, Alex Potter, Marc Hantai, Marcel Ponseele, Aleksandra Lewandowska, Hana Blazikova...