CD, Mayr (composer)
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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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Special offer. Mayr: David in spelunca Engaddi
David, a shepherd, son of Jesse from Bethlehem… Merit Ostermann (mezzo-soprano), Saul, first king of Israel…Cornelia Horak (soprano), Michol/Michal, his daughter…Ai Ichihara (soprano), Jonathas/Jonathan, his son, Phalti, adviser to the king… Sibylla Duffe (soprano), Abner, commander of the king’s...
This performance sounds like everyone has come together for the avowed purpose of rescuing Simon Mayr from the clutches of anonymity. The energy never flags…courtesy of Herr Hauk. The period... —
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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: Motets, Vol. 2
Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Daniel Ochoa (bass)
Simon Mayr Chorus, Concerto de Bassus, I Virtuosi Italiani, Franz Hauk
Great singing indeed – and attractive music. —
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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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Fernando Corena - In Orbit
Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 10
Fernando Corena (bass)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Iller Pattacini, Ernesto Nicelli, Alberto Erede
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Special offer. Mayr: L’amor coniugale
Cinzia Rizzone (soprano), Francescantonio Bille (tenor), Tatjana Charalgina (soprano), Dariusz Machej (bass), Giovanni Bellavia (bass-baritone) & Bradley Trammell (tenor)
Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Franklin
The recording, conducted by Christopher Franklin, is gorgeous, with exceptional singing from Cinzia Rizzone and Tatjana Charalgina as Zeliska and Floreska. —
Awards:
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Opera, May 2009, Recording of the Month
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Mayr: Missa in C minor & Stabat Mater
Katja Stuber (soprano), Marion Eckstein (alto), Fernando Guimares (tenor) & Tareq Nazmi (bass)
Orpheus Vokalensemble & Concerto Koln, Florian Helgath
Recorded in an appropriate ecclesiastical acoustic, both pieces receive secure performances, with a well-balanced and stylistically confident quartet of soloists. The choral singing combines... —
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Mayr: l'Amor Conjugale
Opera Fuoco, David Stern, Natalie Pérez (mezzo-soprano), Olivier Gourdy, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Adrien Fournaison, Andrés Agudelo, Bastien Rimondi
Under Stern’s direction, the slender-sounding band plays with great alertness...As Zeliska, Chantal Santon-Jeffery brings a creamy soprano that is nevertheless light and agile...It may pale... —
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Record Review, 12th December 2021, Record of the Week
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Johann Simon Mayr: Miserere
Jaewon Yun (soprano), Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Theresa Holzhauser (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Virgil Mischok (bass), Robert Sellier (tenor), Jens Hamann (bass), Simon Mayr Chorus, Bayerischer Staatsopernchor & Franz Hauk
