Johann Sebastian Bach – Sacred Masterpieces / Cantatas John Eliot Gardiner

Label:	Archiv Produktion – 477 8735, Archiv Produktion – 00289 477 8735
Format:	22 x CD, Reissue Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition
Country:	Europe
Released:	2010
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Baroque, Choral, Religious, Oratorio

CD 1 - 2 Christmas Oratorio

CD 3 - 5 St. Matthew Passion

CD 6 - 7 St. John Passion

CD 8 - 9 Mass in B Minor

CD 10 Magnificat / Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen

CD 11 - 22 35 Cantatas / Morning Ode / Motet

Published By – VEB Breitkopf & Härtel

Alto Vocals – Bernarda Fink (tracks: 16-1 to 16-6), Sara Mingardo (tracks: 12-1 to 12-27, 14-1 to 14-22)
Art Direction – Fred Münzmaier
Baritone Vocals – Andreas Schmidt (2) (tracks: 3-1 to 5-16), Olaf Bär (tracks: 1-1 to 5-16, 11-1 to 11-20)
Bass Vocals – Cornelius Hauptmann (tracks: 3-1 to 9-15), David Thomas (9) (tracks: 10-1 to 10-12), Dietrich Henschel (tracks: 16-7 to 16-12), Gotthold Schwarz (tracks: 12-1 to 13-17), Julian Clarkson (tracks: 16-1 to 16-6), Peter Harvey (tracks: 15-1 to 15-17, 18-7 to 19-20), Reinhard Hagen (tracks: 17-1 to 18-6), Richard Lloyd Morgan (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Simon Birchall (tracks: 6-1 to 9-15), Stephan Loges (tracks: 12-1 to 12-27, 20-1 to 20-22), Stephen Varcoe (tracks: 6-1 to 9-15, 14-1 to 14-22, 17-1 to 17-33, 21-1 to 22-15)
Booklet Editor – Jochen Rudelt
Choir – The Monteverdi Choir
Chorus – The London Oratory Junior Choir (tracks: 3-1 to 5-16)
Chorus Master – Patrick Russill (tracks: 3-1 to 5-16)
Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor – John Eliot Gardiner
Countertenor Vocals – Ashley Stafford (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Charles Brett (tracks: 10-1 to 10-12), Daniel Taylor (3) (tracks: 19-1 to 19-20), Derek Lee Ragin (tracks: 12-1 to 13-17), Julian Podger (tracks: 12-1 to 13-17), Michael Chance (tracks: 3-1 to 5-16, 6-1 to 9-15, 16-7 to 17-33, 21-1 to 22-15), Patrick Collin (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Robin Blaze (tracks: 17-1 to 18-19), Robin Tyson (tracks: 15-1 to 15-17), William Towers (tracks: 20-1 to 20-22)
Cover, Illustration – Chris Hinze (2)
Design – WAPS
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Anne Sofie Von Otter (tracks: 1-1 to 5-16), Carol Hall (2) (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Mary Nichols (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Petra Lang (tracks: 11-1 to 11-20)
Orchestra – The English Baroque Soloists
Photography By – Clive Barda
Product Manager [Project Management] – David Butchart
Score Editor [Reconstructed By] – Robert Levin (tracks: CD 16)
Score Editor [Revised By] – Reinhold Kubik (tracks: CD 12 to CD 20)
Soprano Vocals – Ann Monoyios (tracks: 3-1 to 5-16, 12-1 to 12-27), Barbara Bonney (tracks: 3-1 to 5-16), Emma Kirkby (tracks: 10-13 to 10-17), Gillian Ross* (tracks: 6-1 to 9-15), Jane Fairfield (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Jean Knibbs (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Joanne Lunn (tracks: 14-1 to 14-22), Katharine Fuge (tracks: 12-1 to 13-17, 19-1 to 19-20), Katie Pringle (tracks: 1-1 to 2-29), Lynne Dawson (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), Magdalena Kožená (tracks: 18-7 to 18-19, 20-1 to 20-22), Martina Jankova (tracks: 18-1 to 18-6), Nancy Argenta (tracks: 1-1 to 2-29, 6-1 to 10-12, 11-1 to 11-20, 17-1 to 17-33, 22-1 to 22-15), Patrizia Kwella (tracks: 8-1 to 10-12), Ruth Holton (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 2-29, 6-1 to 9-15, 21-1 to 21-17)
Tenor Vocals – Andrew Murgatroyd (tracks: 6-1 to 9-15), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tracks: 1-1 to 11-20, 17-1 to 17-33, 21-1 to 22-15), Christoph Genz (tracks: 17-1 to 18-6, 18-12 to 18-19), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tracks: 1-1 to 2-29), Howard Crook (tracks: 3-1 to 5-16), Howard Milner (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15), James Gilchrist (tracks: 19-1 to 19-20), Mark Padmore (tracks: 16-7 to 16-12, 20-1 to 20-22), Neill Archer (tracks: 6-1 to 9-15), Nicolas Robertson (tracks: 6-1 to 9-15), Paul Agnew (2) (tracks: 15-1 to 15-17), Rufus Müller (tracks: 6-1 to 9-15, 12-1 to 12-27), Steve Davislim (tracks: 16-1 to 16-6), Wynford Evans (tracks: 8-1 to 9-15)

This compilation ℗ & © 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Played on authentic instruments.
Pitch and tuning: a'(la3) = 415 Hz, Valotti.

Recordings:
CD 1, CD 2: Abbey Road Studio 1, London, 1/1987
CD 3, CD 4, CD 5: Aldeburgh, Snape, The Maltings, 4/1988
CD 6, CD 7: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, 3/1986
CD 8, CD 9: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, 2/1985
CD 10: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, 11/1983
CD 11: London, Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, 1/1922
CD 12: Abbey Road Studio 1, London, 12/1998 (BWV 63, 64, 121); London St. Giles Cripplegate, 12/1998 (BWV 133)
CD 13: London St. Giles Cripplegate, 12/1988, 12/1998
CD 14: Milan, Chiesa di San Marco, 1/2000
CD 15: Christchurch, Dorsetm Priory Church, 2/2000
CD 16: London, St. John's Smith Square, 4/1999
CD 17: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, 10/1993 (BWV 11, 37, 42): London, St. John's Smith Square, 4/1999 (BWB 128)
CD 18: London, St. John's Smith Square, 4/1999
CD 19: Live recording, Merani, Il duomo di S. Nicolo, 8/2000
CD 20: Live recording, Wales, Pembrokeshire, St. David's Cathedral 9/2000
CD 21: Dorset, Shaftesbury, St. Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna, 3/1990
CD 22: London, St. John's Smith Square, 9/1989

Previously issued by Archiv Produktion as separate releases.

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Made in the E.U.