Ton Koopman was born in Zwolle in 1944. After a classical education he studied organ, harpsichord and musicology in Amsterdam and was awarded the Prix d'Excellence for both instruments. Almost from the beginning of his musical studies he was fascinated with authentic instruments and a performance style based on sound scholarship. Even before completing his studies he laid the foundations for a career as a conductor of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music and this fascination with the Baroque era led him in 1969
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Matthäus Passion - BWV 244
"Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199: Aria (Soprano): "Wie freudig ist mein Herz"
II. Largo from "Winter", Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 from the Four Seasons
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Jauchzet, frohlocket" [Choir]
Chorale - "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 (Studio)
Concerto in G Minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 531: I. Allegro
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Bereite dich, Zion" [Contralto]
Gott ist unsre Zuversicht BWV 197: Aria: Schläfert allen Sorgenkummer
Concerto in G Minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 531: II. Largo
Jesus, bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring), BWV 147
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 Sinfonia
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" [Choir]
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit" [Evangelist]
Concerto in G Minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 531: III. Allegro
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Er ist auf Erden kommen arm" [Soprano, Bass]
"Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht" BWV 52: Aria (Soprano): "Ich halt es mit dem lieben Gott"
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam" [Contralto]
Concerto in C Minor for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 401: II. Adagio
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "Frohe Hirten, eilt" [Tenor]
Concerto in C Minor for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 401: I. Allegro Non Molto
Bwv 639: Choral Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ
"Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen" BWV 48: Aria (Alto): "Ach lege das Sodom der sündlichen Glieder"
"Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn" BWV 152: Aria (Soprano): "Stein, der über alle Schätze"
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Grosser Herr, o starker König" [Bass]
Concerto in C Minor for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 401: III. Allegro Ma Non Molto
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 1 "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" [Choir]
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "So geht denn hin" [Bass]
Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029 : II Adagio (opening)
Orchestral Suite No.3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 423: II. Largo
Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 423: I. Allegro
J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Così sugl' occhi miei from La Fida Ninfa, RV 714
Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540: II. Largo
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 3 "Lasset uns nun gehen" [Choir]
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht" [Choir]
Aria (Alto) 'Sei bem ht in dieser Zeit' BWV 185
"Preise dien Glücke gesegnetes Sachsen" BWV 215: Chorus: "Preise dien Glücke gesegnetes Sachsen"
Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540: I. Allegro
"Air" (Suite III), BWV 1068
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen" [Evangelist, Angel]
Concerto in B-flat Major for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo, RV 423: III. Allegro
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend" [Evangelist]
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen" [Bass]
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall" [Choir]
La gloria del mio sangue from Il Giustino, RV 717
Bach, JS : Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major BWV1048 : III Allegro
Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra, RV 540: III. Allegro
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 2 "Schlafe, mein Liebster" [Contralto]
Bach, JS : Weihnachtsoratorium [Christmas Oratorio] BWV248 : Part 3 "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" [Choir]
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