Masaaki Suzuki founded the Bach Collegium Japan in 1990 and began recording J. S. Bach's cantatas with them.
Instruments
The Great Silbermann Organ in Freiberg Cathedral uniquely merges French and German organ building styles, a combination the builder, Gottfried Silbermann, never repeated.
Instruments
The Great Silbermann Organ in Freiberg Cathedral has largely retained its original specification and uncommonly high pitch of c. a = 473 Hz since its slight modification in 1738.
Recording & Production
The recording for this album took place in May 2018 at Dom St. Marien, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany.
Performer Biography
Masaaki Suzuki has received several prestigious awards, including the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2001 and the Bach Medal from the city of Leipzig in 2012.
Performer Biography
Masaaki Suzuki, the organist on this album, began working as a church organist at the age of twelve.
Instruments
This album features the Great Silbermann Organ in Freiberg Cathedral, which was Gottfried Silbermann's first large organ, built between 1711 and 1714.
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