Latest News: Classical, Masaaki Suzuki (conductor)
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Recording of the Week,
Masaaki Suzuki completes his Bach cantata cycle 28th September 2018Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium bring their mighty Bach cycle to a close with a pairing of two 'Cantatas of Contentment'.
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Interview,
Masaaki Suzuki on Beethoven's Missa solemnis 12th April 2018The Japanese conductor and early-music expert talks to David about his recent recording of Beethoven's mighty Missa Solemnis with the Bach Collegium Japan.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach from William Christie and Beethoven from Masaaki Suzuki 30th March 2018Two veteran early music specialists venture into new territory: William Christie conducts Bach's Mass in B minor and Masaaki Suzuki turns to Beethoven's Missa solemnis.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach Cantatas from Masaaki Suzuki 11th November 2013Begun in 1995, Bach Collegium Japan’s mighty survey of the complete sacred cantatas crosses the finishing-line with these affecting performances of Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, Freue dich, erlöste Schar, and Gloria in excelsis Deo.
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Recording of the Week,
Bach B minor Mass from Suzuki 29th October 2007Part-way through his cycle of the complete sacred cantatas, the Japanese conductor and Bach Collegium Japan pause to tackle one of the composer’s large-scale choral masterpieces.