MAGNIFICAT AND CANTATAS
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
MAGNIFICAT AND CANTATAS
Kloster Melk, Österreich, 2000, 2010
Soloists:
Christine Schäfer, Ian Bostridge, Anna Korondi
Orchestra, Chorus:
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schönberg Choir
Conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Director:
Claus Viller
Location:
Kloster Melk, Österreich
The programme of this concert, recorded at one of Austria‘s finest baroque monasteries, is dedicated to the works which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for Advent, two of his finest cantatas and his Magnificat. The performances of these three works are excellent. Not only are the choir and orchestra of the quality one expects from a conductor such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt, but the soloists including Christine Schäfer and Ian Bostridge are all top-notch as well. A must-have disc for collectors of Bach DVDs.
Label:
Arthaus Musik
Genre:
Konzert
Running Time:
82
Picture Format:
16:9
Sound Format:
PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.0 / DTS 5.0
Number of Discs:
1
Region:
0
Subtitle Languages:
DE, FR, GB, ES, IT
EAN:
0807280153194
UPC:
807280153194
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