Daniel Taylor
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 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.
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HUME: Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke, Vol. 1
Paul Audet, Francis Colpron, Regent Poirier, Stephen Stubbs, Daniel Taylor, Voix Humaines, Les
Chamber Music - Released by Naxos on 8 Dec 1997
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Vivaldi, A.: Stabat Mater / Pergolesi, G.B.: Salve Regina / Bach, J.S.: Tilge, Hochster, Meine Sunden
Classical - Released by BIS on 1 Jul 2009
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Vocal and Instrumental Music (English) - Jones, R. / Dowland, J. / Campion, T. (Lie Down, Poor Heart - English Lute Songs and Folk Ballads) ( Traditional - Robert Jones - John Dowland)
Classical - Released by Dorian Sono Luminus on 1 Jan 2000
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Ave Maria
Daniel Taylor, Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal
Classical - Released by Analekta on 6 Nov 2012
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Purcell: Here Let My Life
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Analekta on 1 Jan 2007
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The Tree of Life
Classical - Released by Sony Classical - Daniel Taylor on 25 Nov 2016
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Daniel Taylor: Lamento
Daniel Taylor, Theater of Early Music
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Mar 2002
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Four Thousand Winter
Christmas Music - Released by Sony Classical - Daniel Taylor on 4 Dec 2015
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Pärt: Stabat Mater
Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, Christopher Jackson, Quatuor Franz Joseph, Daniel Taylor
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Mar 2004
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Handel: Love Duets
Arion Orchestre Baroque, Stephen Stubbs, Suzie Leblanc, Daniel Taylor
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Nov 2002
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The Voice of Bach
Classical - Released by RCA Red Seal on 29 Aug 2008
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 70 & 154; Concerto BWV 1060; Orchestral Suite No. 2
Daniel Taylor, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Classical - Released by Analekta on 27 Sep 2011
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Bach, J.S.: Cantates Saint-Jean Baptiste Vol. 1 - BWV 7, BWV 30, BWV 167
Montreal Baroque, Eric Milnes, Suzie Leblanc, Daniel Taylor, Charles Daniels, Stephan Mac Leod
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jun 2005
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Bach, J.S.: Cantatas, BWV 131, 152 and 161
Theater of Early Music, Daniel Taylor, Suzie Leblanc, Jan Kobow, Stephen Varcoe
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Aug 2002
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The Path to Paradise
Christmas Music - Released by Sony Classical - Daniel Taylor on 1 Dec 2017
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The Heart's Refuge
Theater of Early Music, Schola Cantorum, Daniel Taylor
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Groupe Analekta, Inc on 9 Sep 2014
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Theatre Of Early Music: Love Bade Me Welcome - Songs and Poetry From the Renaissance
James Bowman, Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Taylor
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by BIS on 1 Jan 2005
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Handel: Sacred Arias
Arion Orchestre Baroque, Monica Huggett, Daniel Taylor
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jan 2001
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Muse
Daniel Taylor, Voix Humaines, Les, Da Sonar
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jul 2005
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Bach, J.S. / Telemann: Actus Tragicus - Sacred Cantatas
Theater of Early Music, Suzie Leblanc, Daniel Taylor, Ian Honeyman, Stephen Varcoe
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Jan 2003
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Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Theater of Early Music, Emma Kirkby, Daniel Taylor, Francis Colpron
Classical - Released by ATMA Classique on 1 Sep 2005
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