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The St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest works in the history of music. Whenever I study this epochal composition, I always ask myself the question: How can a work of...

1723 marked the beginning of a new era: Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed Thomaskantor in Leipzig and was about to leave his mark on German music history like hardly any other composer. But first,...

Dealing with the Bach cantatas is a lifelong and wonderful task and challenge. Despite decades of experience with the works, new aspects are being discovered every day, says Gotthold Schwarz, 17th...

Bach,J.S. / Mie,Zhu Xiao Bach: Goldberg Variations CD1. Aria 2. Variation 1 3. Variation 2 4. Variation 3: Canone All'unisono 5. Variation 4 6. Variation 5 7. Variation 6: Canone Alla Seconda 8...

For many, the Christmas holiday season would be incomplete without the resounding drum roll and trumpet fanfare that opens Bach's "Oratorium auf die Heilige Weynacht" ("Oratorio for the holy...

Two cantatas written by Johann Sebastian Bach for Michaelmas in 1726 and 1728/29 respectively build the framework of this recording. They tell of the Archangel Michael's victory over Satan. At the...

Bach,J.S. / Volle Solo Cantatas For Bass CD1. Ich Hatte Viel Bek?mmernis, BWV21 2. Ich Habe Genug, BWV82 3. Am Abend Aber Desselbigen Sabbats, BWV42 4. Der Friede Sei Mit Dir, BWV158 5. Gott Soll...

Bach,J.S. / Xiao-Mei J.S. Bach: French Suites Bwv 812-817 CD1. Allemande 2. Courante 3. Sarabande 4. Air 5. Menuet 6. Gigue 7. Allemande 8. Courante 9. Sarabande 10. Gavotte 11. Air 12. Gigue 13...

When Bach composed them, in his last years in Kothen, those pivotal years that were to lead him to Leipzig, he already had an incredible number of masterpieces behind him. He took the trouble to make...

This box set contains three extraordinary ballet choreographies by the successful German choreographer Christian Spuck for the Ballett Z?rich whose ballet director he has been since the 2012/13...

This box set contains three extraordinary ballet choreographies by the successful German choreographer Christian Spuck for the Ballett Z?rich whose ballet director he has been since the 2012/13...

In celebration of Herbert Blomstedt's 90th Birthday in July 2017, Accentus Music releases a new Beethoven cycle that captures the spirit of the long-standing partnership between the legendary...