John Eliot Gardiner: Complete Recordings On Archiv Produktion And Deutsche Grammophon (104 CD box)

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his ensembles Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and the "Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique" are among the most renowned protagonists of "Early Music". They have recorded the great masterpieces of the Baroque for Deutsche Grammophon and its early music label Archiv Produktion.

The Bach cantatas, the Mozart operas, works by Monteverdi or the complete symphonies by Beethoven have achieved reference status and have been awarded countless prizes.

With: Anne Sofie von Otter, Ian Bostridge, Barbara Bonney, Emma Kirkby, Mark Padmore, Bernarda Fink, Magdalena Kožená, Bryn Terfel, Viktoria Mullova, Robert Levin, Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the NDR Choir and the NDR Symphony Orchestra, as well as the London Symphony Orchestra and many others.

Reviews

"The Monteverdi Choir, rich-sounding and spirited, deserves great credit, as do the superbly mounted English Baroque Soloists." (FonoForum)

"The result is a sensation. No matter where you listen in: Everything is right here. (Audio)

"Gardiner's style strikes a chord with the musical depictions of the soul." (Scala)

"Highly competent, exceedingly lively renditions. Stylistic confidence in dealing with this music combines here with urgency of 'sound speech' and unobtrusive virtuosity. Vocally and instrumentally on an equally high level, which also applies to the soloists." (Audio)

"Simply stunning technical perfection in Gardiner's Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique. In their well-calculated uniformity Gardiner's interpretations impress - respect for so much recreative reflection, for so much unbroken artistry!" (FonoForum on the Beethoven symphonies)

"Despite the clear acoustic superiority of the orchestra, resplendent with lush colour, Levin knows how to hold his own with his intimate-sounding Fortepiani, and we experience a novel, contrastingly sensitive dialogue between 'free' individuals instead of the usual 'confrontation' between Steinway and orchestral mass. A musical journey through time at its finest - in fascinating sound quality." (stereoplay on the Beethoven Piano Concertos)

"It was with great satisfaction that I was again able to see how far Gardiner's period instrumentation practice is from all thinness. The colourful sound of the old instruments puts modern ensembles on the sidelines; moreover, he takes the symphonic gesture of the work seriously." (HiFiVision)