Daniel Taylor

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Biography

Born: November, 1969   Country: Canada  
Daniel Taylor is often described as Canada's leading countertenor. And with scores of rave reviews from concerts across the globe and more than 60 recordings to his credit, it would be hard to challenge the claim. His many supporters, not to mention a host of notable critics, have lavished high praise on Taylor for the beauty of his unique, female-timbred voice. His repertory has tended to favor Renaissance-era and Baroque music, with the Read more cantatas of J.S. Bach heavily figuring in his discography. He also regularly appears on the world's most prestigious operatic stages, again favoring early music repertory in his choice of roles, with the works of Handel taking precedence. Despite his preference for early music, Taylor has sung a fair amount of modern works by a range of diverse composers: Bernstein, Sakamoto, Christos Hatzis, and Arvo Pärt. Taylor is the founder of the Theatre of Early Music, a Montreal-based period-instrument ensemble, for which he also serves as artistic director. In concert Taylor often performs with renowned Canadian soprano Suzie LeBlanc. He has recorded for a spate of major labels, including BIS, Dorian, Atma Classique, Harmonia Mundi, EMI, and Virgin Classics.

Daniel Taylor was born in Canada in 1969. At six he began singing in the (Anglican) St. Matthew's Church choir, and four years later became a treble for the National Arts Centre Opera. At 16 he began vocal lessons with renowned countertenor Allan Fast. Taylor studied music first at McGill University, then, for his master's, at the University of Montreal. He had later studies in Europe in Baroque interpretation and still takes vocal lessons from British countertenor Michael Chance.

Taylor quickly established his reputation in Canada, both in opera and the concert hall. He debuted in 1997 at Glyndebourne to rave reviews in Handel's Theodora. His April 1999 Met debut as Nireno in Handel's Giulio Cesare was equally impressive.

By then he had several major recordings to his credit, including three Orfeo discs of works by Niccolò Jommelli, with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Frieder Bernius.

In the new century Taylor founded the Theatre of Early Music ensemble. The group has attracted such artists as Emma Kirkby, Suzie Leblanc, and Stephen Varcoe and has made a dozen or so recordings. In 2004 Taylor was named the Opus Prizes Artist of the year. Among Taylor's recordings is the 2007 Virgin Classics DVD Bach in Notre Dame. Read less
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    L'excellence Se Fete - A Celebration Of Excellence
    L'excellence Se Fete - A Celebration Of Excellence
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 297257 Release Date: 04/09/2013   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  André Mathieu,  Antonín Dvorák,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  Alain Lefèvre,  Marie-Nicole Lemieux,  Louise-Andrée Baril,  Valerie Milot  ... 
    Conductor:  Yoav Talmi,  Bruno Weil,  Jeanne Lamon,  Jean-Philippe Tremblay  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Alcan String Quartet,  Tafelmusik,  La Pieta  ... 
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    Ave Maria / Daniel Taylor, Petits Chanteurs Du Mont-royal
    Ave Maria / Daniel Taylor, Petits Chanteurs Du Mont-royal
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 29841 Release Date: 11/27/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giulio Caccini,  Franz Schubert,  William Byrd,  Josquin Des Préz  ... 
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  Alain Lefèvre,  Luc Beauséjour,  Amanda Keesmaat
    Conductor:  Gilbert Patenaude
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal
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    Bach: Cantatas For Christmas / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Bach: Cantatas For Christmas / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
    Label: Soli Deo Gloria Records   Catalog: 178 Release Date: 10/30/2012   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Dietrich Henschel,  Bernarda Fink,  Christoph Genz,  Claron McFadden  ... 
    Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
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    Handel - Singalong Messiah / Taurins, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra And Chamber Choir
    Handel - Singalong Messiah / Taurins, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra And Chamber Choir
    Label: Tafelmusik Media   Catalog: 1008 Release Date: 04/24/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Suzie LeBlanc,  Daniel Taylor,  Rufus Müller,  Locky Chung
    Conductor:  Ivars Taurins
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tafelmusik
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    Bach: St. John Passion / Funfgeld, Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, Bach Festival Orchestra
    Bach: St. John Passion / Funfgeld, Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, Bach Festival Orchestra
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 298901 Release Date: 03/26/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  David Newman,  William Sharp,  Julia Doyle  ... 
    Conductor:  Greg Funfgeld
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bach Choir of Bethlehem,  Bach Festival Orchestra
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    Bach: Cantatas No 54 & 170, Concerto Bwv 1060 / Lamon, Tafelmusik
    Bach: Cantatas No 54 & 170, Concerto Bwv 1060 / Lamon, Tafelmusik
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 29878 Release Date: 10/25/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  John Abberger
    Conductor:  Jeanne Lamon
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tafelmusik
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    Shakespeare - Come Again, Sweet Love / Daniel Taylor
    Shakespeare - Come Again, Sweet Love / Daniel Taylor
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 72722 Release Date: 06/28/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Henry Purcell,  Edward Johnson,  Robert Jones,  Thomas Robinson  ... 
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  Emma Kirkby,  Elizabeth Kenny,  Jacob Heringman  ... 
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    Bach: Solo Cantatas / Scholl, Kooy, Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
    Bach: Solo Cantatas / Scholl, Kooy, Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
    Label: Harmonia Mundi   Catalog: 5908372 Release Date: 11/09/2010   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Franz Tunder,  Johann Kuhnau,  Nicolaus Bruhns  ... 
    Performer:  Andreas Scholl,  Peter Kooy,  Daniel Taylor,  Gerhard Hölzle  ... 
    Conductor:  Philippe Herreweghe
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra,  La Chapelle Royale Chorus Paris,  Ghent Collegium Vocale
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    Zelenka: Missa Votiva / Bernius, Taylor, Lunn, Bauer, Stuttgart
    Zelenka: Missa Votiva / Bernius, Taylor, Lunn, Bauer, Stuttgart
    Label: Carus   Catalog: 83223 Release Date: 10/05/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Jan Dismas Zelenka
    Performer:  Johannes Kaleschke,  Joanne Lunn,  Daniel Taylor,  Thomas E. Bauer
    Conductor:  Frieder Bernius
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra,  Stuttgart Chamber Choir
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    Bach: Famous Cantatas Vol 1 / Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
    Bach: Famous Cantatas Vol 1 / Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent
    Label: Harmonia Mundi   Catalog: 5908357 Release Date: 05/11/2010   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  Peter Kooy,  Carolyn Sampson,  Mark Padmore  ... 
    Conductor:  Philippe Herreweghe
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ghent Collegium Vocale,  La Chapelle Royale Paris
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    Bach: Cantatas Vol 2 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Bach: Cantatas Vol 2 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Label: Soli Deo Gloria Records   Catalog: 165 Release Date: 03/30/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Heinrich Schütz
    Performer:  Robin Tyson,  Katharine Fuge,  Vernon Kirk,  Lisa Larsson  ... 
    Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Choir,  English Baroque Soloists
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    Bach: Magnificat; Vivaldi: Gloria / Bach Choir Of Bethlehem
    Bach: Magnificat; Vivaldi: Gloria / Bach Choir Of Bethlehem
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 29873 Release Date: 11/10/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Antonio Vivaldi,  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Rosa Lamoreaux,  Julia Doyle,  Daniel Lichti,  Benjamin Butterfield  ... 
    Conductor:  Greg Funfgeld
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bach Choir of Bethlehem,  Bach Festival Orchestra
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    Handel: Messiah / Bernius, Sampson, Taylor, Harvey
    Handel: Messiah / Bernius, Sampson, Taylor, Harvey
    Label: Carus   Catalog: 83219 Release Date: 09/08/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Carolyn Sampson,  Daniel Taylor,  Ben Hulett,  Peter Harvey
    Conductor:  Frieder Bernius
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Stuttgart Chamber Choir,  Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra
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    Bach: Psalm 51, Etc / Gauvin, Les Violons Du Roy
    Bach: Psalm 51, Etc / Gauvin, Les Violons Du Roy
    Label: Atma Classique   Catalog: 2343 Release Date: 08/25/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  Karina Gauvin,  Anne-Andrée Benny
    Conductor:  Bernard Labadie
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Les Violons du Roy
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    Vivaldi: Stabat Mater / Taylor, Kirkby, Theatre Of Early Music
    Vivaldi: Stabat Mater / Taylor, Kirkby, Theatre Of Early Music
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1546 Release Date: 07/28/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Giovanni Battista Pergolesi,  Antonio Vivaldi
    Performer:  Emma Kirkby,  Daniel Taylor
    Conductor:  Daniel Taylor
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Theatre of Early Music
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    Handel: Acis And Galatea, Theodora, Cantatas / Christie, Antonini
    Handel: Acis And Galatea, Theodora, Cantatas / Christie, Antonini
    Label: Warner Classics   Catalog: 517687 Release Date: 02/10/2009   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel
    Performer:  Eva Mei,  Nathan Berg,  Laurent Slaars,  Richard Croft  ... 
    Conductor:  Giovanni Antonini,  William Christie
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Il Giardino Armonico,  Les Arts Florissants
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    The Voice Of Bach / Taylor, Theatre Of Early Music
    The Voice Of Bach / Taylor, Theatre Of Early Music
    Label: Rca Victor Red Seal   Catalog: 729031 Release Date: 02/03/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor
    Conductor:  Daniel Taylor
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Theatre of Early Music
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    Bach: Cantatas Vol 5 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Bach: Cantatas Vol 5 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Label: Soli Deo Gloria Records   Catalog: 147 Release Date: 11/11/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Brindley Sherratt,  Christoph Genz,  Daniel Taylor,  Robin Tyson  ... 
    Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Choir,  English Baroque Soloists
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    Bach: Mass In B Minor / Bernius, Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra
    Bach: Mass In B Minor / Bernius, Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra
    Label: Carus   Catalog: 83211 Release Date: 10/10/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  Marcus Ullman,  Mechthild Bach,  Raimund Nolte
    Conductor:  Frieder Bernius
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra,  Stuttgart Chamber Choir
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    Naturally Bach
    Naturally Bach
    Label: Atma Classique   Catalog: 3007 Release Date: 06/24/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Stephen Stubbs,  Bruce Haynes,  Daniel Taylor
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble da Sonar
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    Bach: Cantatas Vol 27 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Bach: Cantatas Vol 27 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Label: Soli Deo Gloria Records   Catalog: 138 Release Date: 04/08/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Peter Harvey,  Stephan Loges,  Nathalie Stutzmann,  Ruth Holton  ... 
    Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
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    The Best Of Daniel Taylor
    The Best Of Daniel Taylor
    Label: Atma Classique   Catalog: 3001 Release Date: 01/29/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Melchior Hoffman,  Henry Purcell,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Dietrich Buxtehude  ... 
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor
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    Here Let My Life / James Bowman, Daniel Taylor
    Here Let My Life / James Bowman, Daniel Taylor
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 29948 Release Date: 12/11/2007  
    Composer:  Henry Purcell,  Matthias Maute
    Performer:  Daniel Taylor,  James Bowman
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Theatre of Early Music
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    Bach: Cantatas Vol 16 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Bach: Cantatas Vol 16 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Label: Soli Deo Gloria Records   Catalog: 137 Release Date: 10/09/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  James Gilchrist,  Peter Harvey,  Katharine Fuge,  Daniel Taylor  ... 
    Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Choir,  English Baroque Soloists
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    Bach: Cantatas Vol 23 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Bach: Cantatas Vol 23 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
    Label: Soli Deo Gloria Records   Catalog: 131 Release Date: 06/12/2007   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Charles Daniels,  Stephen Varcoe,  Daniel Taylor,  Gillian Keith  ... 
    Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
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