Markus Schäfer
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J S Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
RecommendedChristoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Christine Schäfer, Dorothea Röschmann, Bernarda Fink, Elisabeth von Magnus, Dietrich Henschel, Markus Schäfer, Oliver Widmer, Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir & Wiener Sängerknaben, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, March 2002, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Grammy Awards, 44th Awards (2001), Best Choral Performance
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New. Mayr: Giuseppe
Markus Schäfer (tenor), Philipp Polhardt (tenor), Niklas Mallmann (bass), Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk
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Haydn: Orlando Paladino
Patricia Petibon (Angelica), Christian Gerhaher (Rodamonte), Michael Schade (Orlando), Malin Hartelius (Eurilla), Werner Güra (Medoro), Johannes Kalpers (Licone), Markus Schäfer (Pasquale), Elisabeth von Magnus (Alcina) & Florian Boesch (Caronte)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orlando paladino is at the summit of Haydn's operatic art, and Harnoncourt's well-cast version is strongly recommended. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Opera Finalist
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JS Bach: Easter Oratorio
RecommendedIlse Eerens (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (bass) & Pieter-Jan Belder (organ)
Cappella Amsterdam & Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen
the nature of the Paschal season has rarely seemed so evocative in this work as in Frans Bruggen's profoundly rooted and reflective reading. Even the opening instrumental music inspires a gradual... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Reichardt, J F: Die Geisterinsel
Ulrike Staude (Miranda), Barbara Hannigan (Fabio), Romelia Lichtenstein (Ariel), Markus Schäfer (Fernando), Ekkehard Abele (Prospero), Tom Sol (Caliban), Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Découverte
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Dvořák: The King and the Charcoal Burner (Král a Uhlír)
Dalibor Jenis (King Matyáš), Peter Mikuláš (Matěj), Michelle Breedt (Anna), Lívia Aghová (Liduška), Michal Lehotsky (Jenik), Markus Schäfer (Jindřich)
Prague Chamber Choir, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln & WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Gerd Albrecht
Dvorák's delightful The King and the CharcoalBurner was the second opera that he wrote and the first to be staged. In its first form it was abandoned during rehearsal as being too complex and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2007, Editor's Choice
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Bach - Secular Cantatas
Monika Frimmer (soprano), Robin Blaze (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor) & Stephan MacLeod (bass)
Café Zimmermann & Les Chantres du centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Gustav Leonhardt & Olivier Schneebeli
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Romberg, A: Der Messias
Veronika Winter, Markus Schaefer, Ekkehard Abele & Bernhard Scheffel
Rheinische Kantorei & Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max
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12 Audiobiographies of Great Composers By Jörg Handstein (in German)
Udo Wachtveitl (narrator), Albrecht Schuch (narrator), Shenja Lacher (narrator), Adam Gaigl (narrator), Florian von Manteuffel (narrator), Stefan Hunstein (narrator), Katja Schild (narrator), Folkert Dücker (narrator), Anna Greiter (narrator), Günter Holzhausen, Max Hanft, Alexej Gorlatch, Bernhard...
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Sacchini: L'abbandono delle ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri
Giovanni Michelini, Yeree Suh (soprano), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Ketevan Chuntishvili, Daniel Ochoa, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk
The performance is excellent. Both sopranos Yeree Suh and Ketevan Chutishvili have light and airy voices, suitable for the bravura arias Sacchini favors, while Markus Schäfer has a huge range... —
