Simon Mayr Choir
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Johann Simon Mayr: Messa Solenne in D Minor
Anna Feith, Bogna Bernagiewicz, Freya Apffelstaedt, Markus Schäfer, Fang Zhi, Niklas Mallmann, Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk
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Mayr: Messa di Gloria
Dorota Szczepańska (soprano), Freya Apffelstaedt (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Thomas Stimmel (bass), Anna Feith (soprano), Fang Zhi (tenor), Maria Grazia Insam (alto), Elia Merguet (bass), Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk
Franz Hauk’s burning advocacy for Mayr is palpable and his forces respond with enthusiasm, if at the expense on occasion of finesse. —
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Special offer. Mayr: Il sagrifizio di Jefte (Sacred Oratorio)
Hrachuhí Bassénz (soprano), Stefanie Irányi (mezzo-soprano), Robert Sellier (tenor), Jochen Kupfer (bass) & Franz Hauk (directing from the harpsichord)
Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble
I hope Naxos will continue this interesting and very attractive series, which already has made Simon Mayr emerge from the shadows as a thrilling contemporary of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven but... —
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Special offer. Mayr: Gioas (Oratorio)
Cornel Frey (tenor), Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Andreas Burkhart (bass), Robert Sellier (tenor)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Simon Mayr Choir, Simon Mayr Ensemble, Franz Hauk
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Special offer. Johann Simon Mayr: Elena
Julia Sophie Wagner (soprano), Daniel Ochoa (bass), Mira Graczyk (soprano), Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk
Mayr’s polished, unfailingly euphonious score can still give pleasure in a sympathetic, finely recorded performance such as this. —
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Johann Simon Mayr: Amor Non Ha Ritegno
Yeree Suh (soprano), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Daniel Ochoa (bass), Niklas Mallmann (bass), Anna Feith (soprano), Anna-Doris Capitelli (soprano), Philipp Polhardt (tenor), Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk (harpsichord)