Michel Corboz (1934–2021) was not just another conductor; he was a pioneer of the "vocal impulse". In 1980, he famously declared, a philosophy that placed the human voice at the heart of every instrumental line.
His legacy is best preserved in his massive discography for the Erato label , which includes landmark recordings of Bach's Great Sacred Works :
He famously waited years to record the St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion , believing a conductor needed profound maturity to handle their emotional weight.