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The American Bach Soloists have a discography containing eleven discs on the Koch International Classics label—including six volumes of Bach cantatas, many performed one on a part. The ensemble’s critically acclaimed disc of Bach’s Mass in B Minor has been called a benchmark recording and a “joyous new performance” (The Washington Post). Their most recent offering is a historically significant version of Handel’s Messiah, recorded live during performances at the Mondavi Center in 2004, and released in November 2005 on the Delos International label. Other recent releases on Delos include Six Concerti Grossi Op. 6 by Arcangelo Corelli with recorder virtuoso Dan Laurin and celebrated violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch, and a disc of harpsichord concertos by J.S. Bach featuring harpsichordist and ABS competition winner Michael Sponseller. Future releases include Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
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American Bach Soloists was founded in 1989 by tenor Jeffrey Thomas—now artistic and music director—and organist Jonathan Dimmock. ABS was recently hailed by the San Francisco Examiner as "period-style all-stars" who are "setting a new international standard" by presenting and recording historically informed, virtuosic performances of the cantatas, motets, and concertos of J.S. Bach. Bringing together the leading vocal and instrumental interpreters of baroque music in the United States, ABS members comprise a veritable who's who among early music specialists, most with significant recording careers already established in the US and Europe.
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Named “the best American specialists in early music” by The Washington Post, the American Bach Soloists (“ABS”) were founded in 1989 with the mission of introducing contemporary audiences to the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach through historically informed performances. Under the leadership of Co-founder and Music Director Jeffrey Thomas, the ensemble has achieved its vision of assembling the world’s finest vocalists and period-instrument performers to bring this brilliant music to life.
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