I think of Suzuki as on a par with Carlsen or Curry. Here are a few simple facts: He has recorded the complete cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, in pretty much perfect recordings. They are widely acknowledged to be the best Bach cantata recordings ever. That amounts to 70 CDs of work. He is currently
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I think of Suzuki as on a par with Carlsen or Curry. Here are a few simple facts:
He has recorded the complete cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, in pretty much perfect recordings. They are widely acknowledged to be the best Bach cantata recordings ever. That amounts to 70 CDs of work.
He is currently recording the complete organ works of Bach. Unlike the cantatas, I don’t think you can say they stand above all others, but they are in the top tier of Bach organ recordings. Those will amount to — what ?…15 CDs or so.
His Bach harpischord recordings stand among the best.
Not long ago he conducted and recorded Beethoven’s 9th symphony and produced one of the finest renditions of an oft-recorded piece, one that has been taken on by most of the all-time greats.
He founded Bach Collegium Japan, and remains the music director.
Oh, I forgot to mention: “…he is also recording Bach’s concertos, orchestral suites, and solo works for harpsichord…”
Here is Suzuki on Wikipedia, he also records with his son. Interestingly, his parents were Protestant Christians.
If you have any connections to Masaaki Suzuki that would help bring about a Conversation with Tyler, please do let me know! How many others have his consistent record of achievement or anything close to it?
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