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Yoshikazu Mera
Baroque Arias
Album SE 1998 on BIS label
Classical (Baroque)
Recorded April 1996 (tracks 1 to 3, 12 to 15), 1997 (tracks 4, 5), Dec 1996 (tracks 6 to 10), June-July 1996 (track 11) and Feb-March 1997 (track 18), at the Kobe Shoin Women's University, Japan, and Sep 1996 (tracks 16-17) at the Oude Katholieke Kerk, The Hague, The Netherlands. 24-page booklet with unsigned notes in English, German, and French, and lyrics (with English translation).
Musicians
 | Yoshikazu Mera voc, *1971 JP countertenor vocals, album by |
 | Bach Collegium Japan , *1990 JP orchestra |
 | Natsumi Wakamatsu vn, voc, JP violin, soloist |
 | Makoto Sakurada voc, tenor vocals |
 | Taka Kitazato ob, oboe, soloist |
 | Concerto Palatino , *1987 IT ensemble |
 | Yuko Anazawa voc, JP alto vocals |
Producers
| Masaaki Suzuki directed by |
| Per Ströhm photography by |
| Hans Kipfer producer |
| Jens Braun producer |
| Marion Schwebel producer |
| Robert Von Bahr producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cantata No. 54, 'Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde', BWV 54 | Yoshikazu Mera | Johann Sebastian Bach | 10:31 |
| 2 | | 1. Aria: Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 6:04 | |
| 3 | | 2. Recitative: Die Art Verruchter Sünden ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 1:23 | |
| 4 | | 3. Aria: Wer Sünde Tut ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 3:03 | |
| 5 | | From Cantata No. 132, 'Bereitet Die Wege, Bereitet Die Bahn', BWV 132 | Yoshikazu Mera | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| 6 | | 4. Recitative: Ich Will, Mein Gott ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 2:03 | |
| 7 | | 5. Aria: Christi Glieder, Ach Bedenket ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 3:45 | |
| 8 | | From Messiah | Yoshikazu Mera | Georg Friedrich Händel | |
| 9 | | Air: But Who May Abide ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 4:20 | |
| 10 | | Air: He Was Despised ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 11:04 | |
| 11 | | Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 2:53 | |
| 12 | | Recitative: Behold, A Virgin ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 0:30 | |
| 13 | | Air And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 5:36 | |
| 14 | | From Cantata No. 161, 'Komm, Du Süße Todesstunde', BWV 161 | Yoshikazu Mera | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| 15 | | 1. Aria (With Chorale): Komm, Du Süße Todesstunde ... | Yoshikazu Mera | 5:23 | |
| 16 | | From Cantata No. 162, 'Ach, Ich Sehe, Itzt, Da Ich Zur Hochzeit Gehe', BWV 162 | Yoshikazu Mera | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| 17 | | 4. Recitative: Mein Jesu, Laß Mich Nicht | Yoshikazu Mera | 1:42 | |
| 18 | 5. Duet-Aria: In Meinem Gott | Yoshikazu Mera | 3:49 | ||
| 19 | From Cantata No. 12, 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen', BWV 12 | Yoshikazu Mera | Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| 20 | 3. Recitative: Wir Müssen Durch Viel Trübsal | Yoshikazu Mera | 0:46 | ||
| 21 | 4. Aria: Kreuz Und Krone | Yoshikazu Mera | 6:01 | ||
| 22 | From Neu-geplanzte Thüringische Lust-Garten Jesu Dulcis Memoria | Yoshikazu Mera | Johann Rudolf Ahle | ||
| 23 | Prima Pars | Yoshikazu Mera | 3:12 | ||
| 24 | Secunda Pars | Yoshikazu Mera | 2:50 | ||
| 25 | From Geistlische Chormusik, SWV 369-397 (Op. 11) | Yoshikazu Mera | Heinrich Schütz | ||
| 26 | 28. Auf Dem Gebirge Hat Man Ein Geschrei Gehört | Yoshikazu Mera | 5:13 |
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