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Widely accepted as a leading authority on Baroque music, Ton Koopman introduces and conducts five of J.S. Bachs religious cantatas (composed between 1707 and 1731) and his famous secular Kaffee Kantate. Performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir, the ensemble aptly illustrates the enormous skill and diversity in J.S. Bachs music. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Conductor Ton Koopman. Ton Koopman - Bach Cantatas | List Price | $24.99 (You save $8.20) | | Studio | Kultur Films Inc. | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  27796  | | CD Universe Part number | 7426112 | | Catalog number | 4204 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 26, 2007 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 180 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
Ton Koopman - Bach Cantatas Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Wonderful!
I'm just submitting this review because the previous, very positive reviewer has probably clicked on the wrong 'star' and thus this wonderful gem is displayed with 3 stars only. I absolutely agree with him, this is one of the best classical DVD-s available, concerning the performers' musicality, the performance's authenticity and the brilliant scene selection and camera work.
Submitted by Peter (Budapest, Hungary) 
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 impeccable musicality, luscious camerawork
I won't speak to the musicality of this set...which I think is wonderful, precise, and lovely...but to the care with which this set of 6 cantatas was photographed and produced.
Each cantata has slightly different location, with some "costume" changes (especially the semi-staged Coffee Cantata). Koopman does not just rip through one cantata after another. Each is set up just right.
The multi-camerawork is great, using boom/steadicam to have the camera float over ensemble, then maneuver around to the solo vocalist or instrumentalist. They go a few extra steps to make this DVD very special.
Koopman's spoken intros are fascinating, but it's easy to click through them once you listen to them. I often put this on one of my two computers for background and love to glance over at it. My mother, who has dementia, really relates to the music, as the photography makes it easy to see what instruments are featured. She conducts along!
Submitted by carol.wright (Mtn. View, CA)
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Ton Koopman - Bach Cantatas DVD Widely accepted as a leading authority on Baroque music, Ton Koopman introduces and conducts five of J.S. Bach's religious cantatas (composed between 1707 and 1731) and his famous secular Kaffee Kantate. Performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir, the ensemble aptly illustrates the enormous skill and diversity in J.S. Bach's music. Actus Tragicus, BWV 106, Aus der Tiefen, BWV 131, Wachet auf, BWV 140, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Kaffee Kantate) BWV 211, Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir Conductor TON KOOPMAN.
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