{"product_id":"5054197205514","title":"John Eliot Gardiner - The Complete Erato Recordings - John Elliot Gardner - Import 64 CD Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Eliot Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Elliott Gardiner 80th Anniversary Gardiner's box containing his entire discography spanning nearly 20 years with Erato, the former EMI, and Virgin \"My love for baroque music is by no means exclusive. Of course, I am drawn to period instruments, but not as an end in itself. For me, it is always about moving forward toward the truth and toward fresh interpretations.\"-John Eliot GardinerPassion for the music of Bach, Handel, Purcell, Rameau, Campra, Gluck, Berlioz, Offenbach, Chabrier, Massenet, etc. and curiosity are as inexhaustible as his enterprising spirit. Gardiner was born in 1943 into an illustrious English family of intellectuals and entrepreneurs, among whom he sang and studied violin and viola. He discovered early on that his future lay in conducting, especially choral conducting, and in 1964, while a student at King's College Cambridge, he founded the Monteverdi Choir to perform Monteverdi's \"Evening Prayer of the Virgin Mary. He then formed the Monteverdi Orchestra, which was converted from modern to period instruments in 1978 and developed into the English Baroque Soloists.In 1989, he founded the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, which focuses on 19th century repertoire and actively performs on period instruments. 1967-68, he studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, where he encountered Rameau's manuscripts in the Bibliothèque Nationale and became fascinated by this In 1983, he was appointed Music Director of the Opéra de Lyon, where he built the orchestra from scratch. He launched the orchestra from scratch and gave landmark performances of French opera, including Chabrier's \"Etoile,\" Messager's \"Fortunio,\" and Gluck's \"Iphigenie in Auld Lang Syne. Gardiner brought deep insight, vitality, talent, and vision to a wide range of repertoire, and his interpretations revitalized appreciation for a broad repertoire of vocal and symphonic music. John Eliot Gardiner will turn 80 on April 20, 2023. This 64-CD set contains his entire discography, spanning nearly two decades with Erato, EMI, and Virgin.Many of the recordings shed new light on the repertoire, expanding Gardiner's influence and enhancing his reputation as a leader of the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, and the Orchestra de l'Opera de Lyon. *This set does not include a bilingual lyricist's translation in order to allow more listeners to enjoy the music at a lower price. *Because this is an imported product, the item (including jacket, outer vinyl, outer box, case, enclosure, etc.) may have minor scratches, folds, scuffs, dents, tears, stains, crushed corners, scratches on the disc surface that do not affect playback, stains, image differences, individual differences, etc. at the time of arrival.                                                                                    Warner Music Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45467020820769,"sku":"5054197205514","price":25490.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/products\/5054197205514.jpg?v=1686981483","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/5054197205514","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}