J.S. Bach: Cantatas

Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki

Begun in 1995, this series was initially greeted with incredulity – a complete cantata cycle recorded with Japanese performers in Japan? Already by the first instalments, however, reviewers were impressed by the performances as well as the interpretations, and as the final volume was released, in November 2013, the series was established as one of the most highly praised of all similar cycles.

"Genau so stellt man sich eine Bach-Interpretation vor." Fono Forum
"Un'integrale che può essere considerata un punto di riferimento per l'equilibrio globale, l'aderenza stilistica, lo splendore timbrico" Musica
"With Suzuki you can hear Bach's heart beat..." International Record Review
"Qu'il danse un menuet, s'interroge, rassure, se repose dans une atmosphère pastorale ou se tende sous le coup d'inflexibles rythmes pointés, le Bach de Suzuki a toujours le ton et le geste justes." Le Monde de la Musique

See also Bach Collegium Japan's recordings of the secular cantatas