Capriccio
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Sonically speaking this Berlin-made production is certainly up to the job and its conductor has a whole series of comparable restorations under his belt…Prudenskaya, fresh from her Royal Opera... —
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A. Scarlatti: Sin, Repentance and Grace
Mechthild Bach (soprano), Petra Geitner (soprano) & Kai Wessel (alto)
La Stagione, Michael Schneider
Michael Schneider taps directly into Alessandro Scarlatti's imagination in a richly textured performance of this seldom-heard oratorio. Happily, and unusually, the libretto is included. —
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Josef Labor: Clarinet Quintet, Quintet & Clarinet Trio
Thorsten Johanss (clarinet), Juri Vallentin (oboe), Theo Plath (bassoon), Premysl Vojta (horn), Nina Karmon (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Alexander Hulshoff (cello), Olivier Triendl (piano)
The performances here are excellent. Johanns, who plays in all four works...has a dark, appealing tone, flawless intonation, and plenty of technique. Triendl is simply remarkable. —
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Telemann: Serenata Eroica, TWV4:7
Barbara Schlick (soprano), Veronika Winter (soprano), Hans Jorg Mammel (tenor), Andreas Post (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Ekkhard Abele (bass)
Rheinische Kantore, The Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max
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The young Cologne-based Signum Quartett has already had these youthful Quartets by Thuille in its repertoire for some time, and the players turn in performances of real affection, making the... —
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Telemann: St Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31
Wilfried Jochens, Klaus Mertens, Sebastian Hübner, Veronika Winter, Christoph Burmester-Streffer, Carmen Schüller, Eckehard Abele
Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max
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Braunfels: Grosse Messe (Great Mass), Op. 37
Simone Schneider (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (alto), Christian Elsner (tenor), Robert Holl (bass) & Heiko Holtmeier (organ)
Philharmonischer Chor Berlin, Berliner Singakademie, Knaben des Staats-und Domchores Berlin & Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Jorg-Peter Weigle
A fine, committed performance of Braunfels’ imposing Grosse Messe. —
