Bach: Choral Works

St. John Passion, Magnificat, Mass in B minor, St. Matthew Passion & Christmas Oratorio

An outstanding collection of J.S. Bach’s greatest large scale works are presented on this 9-CD set. Conductor Jos van Veldhoven and the Netherlands Bach Society perform the St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and the Mass in B Minor. Jos van Veldhoven was the artistic director of the Netherlands Bach Society from 1983 until 2018. The recordings of the present box set were originally released separately on Channel Classics Records between 2007 and 2011. Each release received rave reviews, celebrating both the performances and recording quality. International Record Review praised their St. Matthew Passion for being “An absolute must-have for lovers of this music (...) as a glorious, life-affirming and utterly irresistible piece of music-making, this is in a league of its own. If any recording warrants the 'Outstanding' tag, this does.”

• Johannes-Passion BWV 245; Matthäus-Passion BWV 244; Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 244; Messe h-moll BWV 232; Magnificat BWV 243 (mit Einlagen von Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Jan Baptist Verrijt, Johann Hermann Schein, Johann Michael Bach) ; Kantate BWV 110 "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens"

Caroline Stam, Dorothee Mields, Johannette Zomer, Annette Markert, Andreas Scholl, Peter Kooy, Hans Jörg Mammel, Peter de Groot, Gerd Türk, Stephan MacLeod, Charles Daniels, Bas Ramselaar, William Towers, Charles Daniels, Matthew White, Peter Harvey, Geert Smits, Choir of the Netherlands Bach Society, The Netherlands Bach Society, Jos van Veldhoven