Carus
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Dorothee Mields reveals herself here as an artist of the first order, broadening out from the Baroque repertory for which she is best known. Her instrument is gorgeous: lustrous, precise, and... —
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WF Bach: Concerti & Trios
Sebastian Wienand (harpsichord), Anne Katharina Schreiber & Martina Graulich (violins), Werner Saller (viola), Ute Petersilge (cello) & Frank Coppietrs (violine)
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Heinichen: Mass No. 9 & Zelenka: Te Deum
Heike Hallaschka (soprano), Patrick van Goethem (alto), Marcus Ullmann (tenor), Jochen Kupfer (bass)
Dresdner Barockorchester, Dresdner Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann
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Mendelssohn Church Music VI - Verleih uns Frieden
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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Kalliwoda: Orchestral Works
Daniel Sepec (violin), Pierre-Andre Taillard (clarinet)
Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
If not always flawless, these performances bring real conviction to unfamiliar repertoire —
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Luigi Cherubini: Messe Solenelle No 2 in D
Thomas E. Bauer, Christoph Genz, Christa Mayer, Ruth Ziesak, Iris-Anna Deckert, Robert Buckland, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
Cherubini is one of the most dramatic voices of the late Classical period and this mass runs the full gamut of emotions, mournful to ecstatic. Fabulous, full-blooded performances, without histrionics... —
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Campra: Messe de Requiem
Salome Haller (soprano), Sarah Gendrot (soprano), Rolf Ehlers (alto), Benoit Haller (tenor), Philip Niederberger (bass)
ensemble3 vocal et instrumental, Hans Michael Beuerle
The small band plays subtly, inégales are tastefully relaxed and trills are pointed elegantly. There are subtle colorations from a pair of flutes, such as in the first section of the Agnus Dei... —
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Prussian Sacred Songs
Works by Eccard and Stobaeus
Vocal Concert Dresden & Capella de la Torre, Peter Kopp
Although I am struggling to think of Eccard as a Palestrina-clone these pieces do have a spirituality of their own which can be quite captivating in small doses. This is not a reflection on... —
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Mendelssohn Church Music I - Hör mein Bitten
Julia Hamari (mezzo), Jon Laukvik (organ), Christof Roos (organ), Adolph Seidel (baritone)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Ensemble 76, Frieder Bernius
