GREAT BACH BASICS - Johann Sebastian & Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - 12 DVD BOX

The beauty of Bach is the freedom he gives us! András Schiff on Johann Sebastian Bach Redesign of the successful DVD Box

World-class orchestras, conductors, vocalists and soloists – in excellent concert recordings from 1992 to 2008 in one box of 12 DVDs The most important and most celebrated works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his most renowned son Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach

Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248

Claron McFadden (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Christoph Genz (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), English Baroque Soloists (early music ensemble)

Monteverdi Choir

Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2

Nikolai Demidenko (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Angela Hewitt (piano), Joanna MacGregor (piano)

Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245

Midori Suzuki (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Chiyuki Urano (bass-baritone), Stephan MacLeod (bass), Bach Collegium Japan (early music ensemble)

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach, J S: Magnificat in D major, BWV243

Deborah York (soprano), Bogna Bartosz (contralto), Jörg Dürmüller (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass-baritone), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (early music ensemble), Ton Koopman (organ)

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV10 'Meine Seel erhebt den Herren'

Deborah York (soprano), Bogna Bartosz (contralto), Jörg Dürmüller (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass-baritone), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (early music ensemble), Ton Koopman (organ)

Kuhnau: Magnificat in C major

Deborah York (soprano), Bogna Bartosz (contralto), Jörg Dürmüller (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass-baritone), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (early music ensemble), Ton Koopman (organ)

Bach, C P E: Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, Wq. 240 (H777)

Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Patrizia Hardt (contralto), Stephan Genz (baritone), Christoph Genz (tenor), Christoph Einhorn (tenor), Jan van der Crabben (bass-baritone), La Petite Bande (early music ensemble)

Sigiswald Kuijken

Bach, J S: Ascension Oratorio 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen', BWV11

Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Patrizia Hardt (contralto), Stephan Genz (baritone), Christoph Genz (tenor), Christoph Einhorn (tenor), Jan van der Crabben (bass-baritone), La Petite Bande (early music ensemble)

Sigiswald Kuijken

Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Anna Larsson (contralto), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Christoph Genz (tenor)

Gewandhauschor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Herbert Blomstedt

Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051

Orchestra Mozart

Claudio Abbado

Bach, J S: Motet BWV226 'Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf'

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV146 'Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal': Sinfonia

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Motet BWV Anh. 159 'Ich lasse dich nicht'

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV35 'Geist und Seele wird verwirret': Concerto

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Motet BWV227 'Jesu, meine Freude'

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV188 'Ich habe meine Zuversicht': Sinfonia

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Motet BWV228 'Fürchte dich nicht'

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Cantata BWV169 'Gott soll allein mein Herze haben': Sinfonia

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: Motet BWV225 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied'

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano), Waltraud Heinrich (alto), Susanne Langner (alto), Volker Arndt (tenor), Christian Mücke (tenor), Johannes D. Schendel (bass), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble)

RIAS Kammerchor

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Bach, J S: French Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV812-817

András Schiff (piano)

Bach, J S: French Overture in B minor, BWV831

András Schiff (piano)

Bach, J S: Italian Concerto, BWV971

András Schiff (piano)

Bach, C P E: Die letzen Leiden des Erlösers, Wq. 233 (H776)

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Ellen Schuring (soprano), Anette Elster (alto), Thomas Dewald (tenor), Roman Trekel (baritone)

Kammerorchester C.P.E. Bach

Hartmut Haenchen