Bach Brandenburg Concertos Coffee Cantata

Deutsche Grammophon celebrates Nikolaus Harnoncourts 80th birthday with this 2DVD release of rare vintage period Bach performances for the first time Never released on DVD and to the dismay of fans long unavailablethese glorious Bach pieces are conducted by period instrument pioneer Nikolaus Harnoncourt as only he can Harnoncourt a notable cellist performs in two concertos and on gamba in one Harnoncourt warns If we lose contact with the great works of Bach we lose our contact with humanity Vocalists Janet Perry Robert Holl and Peter Schreier sing with distinction in the Coffee Cantata The Surround Sound makes clear that they revel in the acoustics of the visually magnificent Baroque library of Wiblingen Monastery