Bach Brandenburg Concertos & Coffee Cantata(1983)

Spellbinding

Bach Brandenburg Concertos & Coffee Cantata is a classical music documentary celebrating conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday. This rare 2-DVD release presents period instrument performances of Bach's masterworks, many unavailable on DVD for decades. Harnoncourt, a pioneering interpreter of Baroque music and accomplished cellist, conducts and performs in two concertos and plays gamba in another. Vocalists Janet Perry, Robert Holl, and Peter Schreier deliver the Coffee Cantata with distinction, their voices captured in surround sound within the visually stunning Baroque library of Wiblingen Monastery. Harnoncourt believed that losing contact with Bach's great works meant losing contact with humanity itself. These glorious performances showcase his singular approach to authentic period interpretation.