Yoshitaka Ogasawara (Bass)

Born: Japan

The Japanese bass, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He then continued his vocal studies in Vienna.

Yoshitaka Ogasawara has been a member of the Bach Collegium Japan (Director: Masaaki Suzuki) since its foundation, regularly participating in concerts and recordings. As a concert singer, he has specialized in music from fie l7lh-l9th cenluries, focusing on Baroque music. He has perfbmed in nany European countries as weil as in Australia and Israel.

Source: Liner notes to the album "Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine", conducted by M. Suzuki (BIS, 1999)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2015)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Masaaki Suzuki

Bass

Member of Bach Collegium Japan:
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1: BWV 4, BWV 150, BWV 196
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2: BWV 71, BWV 106, BWV 131
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3: BWV 12, BWV 162, BWV 182
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5: BWV 18, BWV 143, BWV 161
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6: BWV 31, BWV 21 [1714/1720 edition]
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7: BWV 61, BWV 63, BWV 132, BWV 172
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8: BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 75
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 16: BWV 194
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 17: BWV 153, BWV 154, BWV 73, BWV 144, BWV 181
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 20: BWV 44, BWV 59, BWV 173, BWV 184
Sacred Cantatas Vol. 23: BWV 10, BWV 93, BWV 107, BWV 178

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