J.S. Bach: Philippe Herreweghe Complete Recordings (27 CDs)

[Seán]

This may be of interest to people here, I'm certainly tempted to buy it, do you have an opinion on this set?

J.S. Bach: Philippe Herreweghe Complete Recordings (27 CDs in 9 CD books) [Box set]

This title will be released on March 5, 2012.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/J-S-Bach-Philip ... 227&sr=8-1

[fergus]

I think that you could definitely buy with confidence there Seán. I am an admirer of Herreweghe and I would have a lot of the music in that set. I know that it is a big enough price tag but it also represents good value as 27 CDs is a lot of music.

[Ciaran]

I would buy that straight away if I didn't have about half of the CDs already. Even so I'm thinking about it!

[Seán]

Thanks lads, I don't have any Herreweghe recordings, my Bach collection is sorely lacking and I have one CD of the Vocale Ghent on this recording I "made" before Christmas:

Collegium Vocale Ghent and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra conducted by Marcus Creed
Bach: Cantata 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
Zelenka: Missa dei filii

they are really fantastic, they raise the hair on the back of my neck. I will get this set of Bach recordings and I see that it contains:

Cantata BWV61 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

[Ciaran]

I will get this set of Bach recordings and I see that it contains:

Cantata BWV61 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

Top-class soloists there!

[Diapason]

Thanks lads, I don't have any Herreweghe recordings, my Bach collection is sorely lacking

Then if you should buy it. You won't be disappointed.

(I've got a good few of these recordings already, and I can't think of a dud among them.)

[ravel30]

Hmm perhaps this would be what a person like me who knows nothing about Bach's vocal and choir music need. Would anybody know the content of that boxset?

Matt.

[Seán]

Hmm perhaps this would be what a person like me who knows nothing about Bach's vocal and choir music need. Would anybody know the content of that boxset?

Matt.

Here you are, it needs a tidy up but I've gotta go:

Bach: Philippe Herreweghe Complete Recordings

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Bach, J S:

St John Passion, BWV245
Sybilla Rubens, Andreas Scholl, Mark Padmore, Sebastian Noack & Michael Volle

Cantata BWV22 'Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV23 'Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV127 'Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV159 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy

Easter Oratorio BWV249
Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel, J. Taylor & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV66 'Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen'
Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel, J. Taylor & Piet Kooy

Ascension Oratorio 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen', BWV11
Barbara Schlick, Catherine Patriasz, Christophe Prégardien & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV43 'Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen'
Barbara Schlick, Catherine Patriasz, Christophe Prégardien & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV44 'Sie werden euch in den Bann tun'
Barbara Schlick, Catherine Patriasz, Christophe Prégardien & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV2 'Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein'
Johannette Zomer, Ingeborg Danz, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV20 'O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort'
Johannette Zomer, Ingeborg Danz, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV176 'Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding'
Johannette Zomer, Ingeborg Danz, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis'
Barbara Schlick, Gérard Lesne, Howard Crook, Peter Harvey & Piet Kooy

La Chapelle Royale

Cantata BWV42 'Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats'
Barbara Schlick, Gérard Lesne, Howard Crook, Peter Harvey & Piet Kooy

La Chapelle Royale

Cantata BWV12 'Weinen, Klagen, sorgen, Zagen'
Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV38 'Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir'
Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV75 'Die Elenden sollen essen'
Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV27 'Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer

Cantata BWV84 'Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer

Cantata BWV95 'Christus, der ist mein Leben'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer

Cantata BWV161 'Komm, du süsse Todesstunde'
Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer

Magnificat in D major, BWV243
Barbara Schlick, Agnes Mellon (sopranos), Gerard Lesne (alto), Peter Kooy (bass)

Chapelle Royale Orchestra

Cantata BWV80 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'
Barbara Schlick, Agnes Mellon (sopranos), Gerard Lesne (alto), Peter Kooy (bass)

Chapelle Royale Orchestra

Cantata BWV8 'Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?'
Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV125 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin'
Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV138 'Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz'
Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Magnificat in E flat major, BWV243a
Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV29 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir'
Deborah York, Inge Danz, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV119 'Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn'
Deborah York, Inge Danz, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV120 'Gott man lobet dich in Stille'
Deborah York, Inge Danz, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV207 'Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten'
Carolyn Sampson, Inge Danz, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV214 'Tönet, ihr Pauken'
Carolyn Sampson, Inge Danz, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV198 'Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl' (Trauerode)
Ingrid Schmithüsen, Charles Brett, Howard Crook & Piet Kooy

Cantata BWV78 'Jesu der du meine Seele'
Ingrid Schmithüsen, Charles Brett, Howard Crook & Piet Kooy

Mass in B minor, BWV232
Johannette Zomer, Véronique Gens (sopranos), Andreas Scholl (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy, Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass)

with La Chapelle Royale

Motets, BWV225-230
Agnès Mellon, Greta de Reyghere (sopranos), Vincent Darras (alto), Howard Crook (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV36 'Schwingt freudig euch empor'
Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV61 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV62 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV57 'Selig ist der Mann'
Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

with Collegium Vocale Orchestra

Cantata BWV110 'Unser Mund sei voll Lachens'
Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

with Collegium Vocale Orchestra

Cantata BWV122 'Das neugeborne Kindelein'
Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

with Collegium Vocale Orchestra

Cantata BWV91 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ'
Dorothee Blotzky-Mields (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV121 'Christum wir sollen loben schon'
Dorothee Blotzky-Mields (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV133 'Ich freue mich in dir'
Dorothee Blotzky-Mields (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass)

Cantata BWV170 'Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust'
Andreas Scholl (alto)

Cantata BWV54 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde'
Andreas Scholl (alto)

Cantata BWV35 'Geist und Seele wird verwirret'
Andreas Scholl (alto)

Cantata BWV82 'Ich habe genug'
Peter Kooy (bass)

with La Chapelle Royale

Cantata BWV56 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen'
Peter Kooy (bass)

with La Chapelle Royale

Cantata BWV158 'Der Friede sei mit dir'
Peter Kooy (bass)

with La Chapelle Royale

St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Ian Bostridge (Evangelist), Franz-Josef Selig (Christus), Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Werner Güra (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone)

with Cantate Domino Schola Cantorum & Collegium Vocale Orchestra

Bruhns:

Ich liege und schlafe
Deborah York (soprano), Daniel Taylor (alto), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

Graupner:

Herr, die Wasserströme erheben sich
Deborah York (soprano), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

Kuhnau:

Gott, sei mir gnädig nach deiner Güte
Deborah York (soprano), Daniel Taylor (alto), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)

Tunder:

Dominus illuminatio mea
Daniel Taylor (alto)

Wend' ab deinen Zorn, lieber Herr, mit Gnaden
Deborah York, Susan Hamilton (sopranos), Daniel Taylor (alto), Benoit Halle, Gerhard Hölzle, Jan Kobow (tenors), Peter Kooy (bass)

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Deborah York, Susan Hamilton (sopranos), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass)


plus Christmas Cantatas: C. Sampson, I. Danz, M. Padmore, S. Noak

[bombasticDarren]

This may be of interest to people here, I'm certainly tempted to buy it, do you have an opinion on this set?

J.S. Bach: Philippe Herreweghe Complete Recordings (27 CDs in 9 CD books) [Box set]

This title will be released on March 5, 2012.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/J-S-Bach-Philip ... 227&sr=8-1

I think that would definitely be a wise purchase Sean

I have some of the isolated discs and have always wanted to collect more - but the prices are often prohobitive on Amazon

I may move some funds around and invest in this one....