Pieter Jan Leusink
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Pieter Jan Leusink (born April 5, 1958 in Elburg) is a Dutch conductor of classical music. He studied organ in Zwolle at the Municipal Conservatory and took conducting lessons from Gottfried van der Horst. He founded the Stadsknapenkoor Elburg (Elburg City Boys' Choir) in April 1981 and founded three musical events in Elburg's St Nicholas Church, a Festival of Lessons and Carols in December, J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) during the Easter season, and summer concerts in July and August. He began conducting the Holland Boys Choir in 1984; currently it has 80 singers.
Ten years later, in 1994, founded The Leusink Bach Orchestra and one year later, an adult mixed choir, The Bach Choir of the Netherlands. They later merged into The Bach Choir and Orchestra. He is best known for his recordings of Bach in particular, Handel, Mozart, Fauré and Antonio Vivaldi and has performed in England, Wales, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Poland, Latvia and his native Netherlands. Every year throughout the Netherlands about 150 concerts are performed by the choirs and the orchestra of Leusink. In 1999 and 2000 Leusink recorded all of Bach's sacred cantatas within 15 months.
In 2004, Leusink was honored with the Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. In 2018, four female musicians accused Leusink of sexual misconduct. Two months later two more women came forward.
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- V. Recitativo (Soprano, Alto). Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- II. Recitativo (Tenore). Bewundert, O Menschen featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- II. Recitativo (Alto). O selger Tag! featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- V. Aria (Soprano). Ãffne dich, Mein ganzes Herze featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- VI. Aria (Tenore). Nimm mich dir zu eigen hin featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- V. Recitativo (Tenore). Verschmähe nicht featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- VII. Aria (Alto). Von der Welt verlang ich nichts featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- III. Recitativo (Alto). Geh, Welt! Behalte nur das deine featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- VI. Aria. Ãffnet euch, ihr beiden Ohren (Basso) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- V. Recitativo. Sie vernahmen aber nicht (Alto, Basso) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- IV. Aria. Es dünket mich (Tenore) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- IV. Recitativo. So wundre dich, o Meister, nicht (Basso) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- VI. Aria. Schweig, schweig nur (Tenore) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- V. Choral, Recitativo. Aufsperren sie den Rachen weit (Coro, Alto, Tenore, Basso) featuring Knut Schoch
- IV. Recitativo. Wer so von innen wie von auÃen ist (Basso) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- II. Recitativo. Das heut'ge Christentum (Tenore) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- III. Aria (Soprano). Ich wünschte mir den Tod featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- II. Recitativo (Soprano). Ach! Dieser süÃe Trost featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- V. Aria (Basso) Willkommen, Werter Schatz featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- VII. Aria (Soprano). Ich ende behende featuring Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium
- II. Recitativo (Tenore). Willst du dich Gottes Kind featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- IV. Recitativo (Basso). Kein Höllenfeind kann mich featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- I. Recitativo. Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut (Tenore) featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
- V. Recitativo (Basso). Dies ist ein Tag featuring Pieter Jan Leusink
