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Romantic Music for Male Chorus - works by Rheinberger, Mendelssohn & Cornelius / Hans Jurgen Wulf, organ; Johannes Kalpers, tenor

1 CD / Carus / 2012-08-28

Works: Joseph Rheinberger: Mass for voices & organ/wind instruments in B flat major, Op. 172; Ave Maria; Mass for 4 voices & organ in F major, Op. 190; Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Choruses (2), Op. 115; Peter...
Performers: Kalpers, Johannes; Wulf, Hans Jurgen [Organ]
Conductors: Metternich, Eberhard
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale Linburg

On the occasion of its 40th anniversary Carus has initiated a new series Carus Classics, featuring ten outstanding CD productions from the past library of...continue...
Recording information: Liebfrauenkirche, Oberursel/Taunus (04/1991)....continue...

Holy Night: Choral Music for Advent & Christmas / Vivaldi, Telemann, Haydn, Johannsen, Mendelssohn, et al.

1 CD / Carus / 2011-10-25

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Ihr lieben Christen freut euch nun, BuxWV 51; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Georg Philipp Telemann: In deinem Wort und Sakrament, TWVW 1; Johann David Heinichen: Te Deum; ...
Performers: Berndt, Thomas; Berner, Michael; Bourve, Antonia; Giefer, Romano; Gotting, Tobias; Hamann, Jens; Johannsen, Kay; Kovács, Robert; Lunn, Joanne; Mayhaus, Raphaela; Petzold, Martin; Rydén,...
Conductors: Speck, Holger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Johannsen, Kay; Kopp, Peter; Bernius, Frieder; Prinz, Johannes; Lustig, Hans-Joachim; Heger, Robert; Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: ; Dresdner Instrumental-Concert; Ensemble 94

The Carus catalog offers the music lover a wide range of Christmas music, from traditional carols to exciting rarities. This compilation represents the beauty &...continue...

Volkslieder, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Wenn alle Brunnlein Flieáen; Frisch gesungen ("Hab oft im Kreis der Lieben"), for chorus; German Traditional: Horch, was kommt von drauáen rein; Nun will der lenz uns...
Performers: Bär, Olaf; Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bozec, Anne Le; Busch, Christine; Deutsch, Helmut; Doufexis, Stella; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulin...
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; Les Escapades (Ensemble)

In 2008 the concert and opera singer Cornelius Hauptmann initiated the charitable "The Lieder project" to further singing with children. The following year the "Wiegenlieder"...continue...

Wiegenlieder, Vol. 2

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Gut Nacht; Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 392 (BC F166); Peter Cornelius: Wiegenlied, Op 1/3; German Traditional: Der Wäc...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Beeftink, Eildert [Piano]; Begemann, Hans Christoph; Bozec, Anne Le; Danz, Ingeborg; Doufexis, Stella; Eberspacher, Sabine; Erdmann, Mojca; Foll, Elisabeth; Freimuth, Michael; Gees, M...

Lullabies, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz: Der Mond ist aufgegangen; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Sandmännchen ("Die Blümelein sie schlafen"), folk song for voice & piano, WoO 31...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Foll, Elisabeth; Gees, Michael; Haller, Benoit; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Huber, Gerold; Irmer, Stefan; Iven, ...

Many German lullabies are known all over the world. For this recording more than 50 of the most well-known singers with German as their mother...continue...

Mendelssohn: Antigone

1 CD / Carus / 2010-03-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Antigone, incidental music, Op. 55
Performers: Angela Winkler; Julia Nachtmann; Kuntzsch, Joachim [Vocals]; Ransburg, Michael [Vocals]
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder

Mendelssohn's music for Antigone, comprising an introduction for orchestra and seven choral movements, is currently enjoying a revival during the composer's bicentenary. Still, it remains...continue...
Recording information: Liederhalle Stuttgart (09/05/2004)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Oedipus in Kolonos

1 CD / Carus / 2010-02-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Oedipus in Kolonos, incidental music, Op. 93
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder

Mendelssohn's music for Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonis is rather less well known than his score for Antigone. Both compositions had their origins in commissions from...continue...
Recording information: Liederhalle Stuttgart, Germany (09/05/2004)....continue...

The Herald Angels Sing

1 CD / Carus / 2009-12-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); Still, Still, Stil...

The Junges Vokalensemble Hannover is an amateur chorus founded in 1981. The choir's repertoire encompasses sacred and secular unaccompanied music from the 15th to the...continue...
Recording information: Kirche des Stephansstifts, Hannover, Germany (2008-11-07_2008-11-09&2009-)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 8 - Magnificat, Gloria, etc

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-05-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Magnificat in D major; Jesu, meine Freude; Tu es Petrus, Op. 111; Wir glauben all' an einen Gott; Gloria
Performers: Brown, Andrea [Soprano]; Güra, Werner; Groop, Monica; Volle, Michael
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

This recording of Mendelssohn's 'Magnificat' is the eighth volume in Carus' 'Church Music Series'. The stellar cast of soloists is accompanied by one of the...continue...

A Capella - Mendelssohn, Brahms, Rheinberger, Homilius / Bernius, Stuttgart Chamber Choir

1 CD / Carus / 2009-05-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalms (3), Op. 78; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir; Trauer-Gesang, Op. 116 "Sahst du ihn herniederschweben in der Morgen"; Sacred Choruses (2), Op. 115; Elijah, O...
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Choir

The Kammerchor Stuttgart devoted the first ten years of its 40-year existence to performing works for a cappella choir. The sound developed by this choral...continue...

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 10 - Lobgesang Op 52 / Bernius, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-04-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Bernius, Maria; Güra, Werner; Karg, Christiane
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Choir

This tenth volume of Mendelssohn's church music presents the least known of his symphonies, the Lobgesang - ironically his most substantial. Not an oratorio, it...continue...

Mendelssohn: Herr Gott Dich Loben Wir, etc / Frieder Bernius, German Chamber Philharmonic, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-03-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 95, Op. 46 "Kommt, lasst uns anbeten"; Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein; Hymn, Op. 96
Performers: Bernius, Maria; Brown, Andrea [Soprano]; Güra, Werner; Groop, Monica; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder;
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

This is the ninth volume in the series devoted to the church music of Mendelssohn. Sacred music preoccupied Mendelssohn throughout his career and he composed...continue...

Mendelssohn: Songs / Mammel, Schoonderwoerd

1 CD / Carus / 2009-02-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 34; Songs (6), Op. 19a; Songs (6), Op. 47; Songs (6), Op. 86; Songs (2); Songs (6), Op. 99; Songs (6), Op. 57; Songs (3), Op. 84; Songs (12), Op. 8; Songs (6), Op. 71
Performers: Mammel, Hans Jörg; Mendelssohn, Felix

In his 120 songs, Mendelssohn created beautiful melodies appropriate to the character of the words. The Lieder are mostly straightforward, with romantic features, on the...continue...

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Frieder Bernius, Stuttgart Classical Philharmonic Orchestra, et al

2 CD / Carus / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Güra, Werner; Morloc, Renee; Scherrer, Letizia; Volle, Michael; Wegener, Sarah [Soprano]
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder;
Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Stuttgart Classical Philharmonic Orchestra

Few compositions document as compellingly as Elijah the shifting critical reception accorded Mendelssohn during the past 150 years. At the English premiere in 1846, it...continue...

Mendelssohn: Paulus / Bernius, Kiehr, Gura, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2007-09-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Saint Paul, Op. 36
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

"While Mendelssohn's writing only sporadically rises to the highest level of inspiration, the oratorio is never less than lovely, and it is occasionally genuinely powerful...continue...

Mendelssohn: Six Organ Sonatas / Kay Johannsen

1 CD / Carus / 2005-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonatas (6) for Organ, Op. 65
Performers: Johannsen, Kay

Romantische Kirchenmusik für Männerchor

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Joseph Rheinberger: Mass in B major, Op. 172; Mass in F major, Op. 190; Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Choruses (2), Op. 115; Peter Cornelius: Trauerchöre (5), Op. 9
Performers: Kalpers, Johannes; Wulf, Hans Jurgen
Conductors: Metternich, Eberhard
Ensemble: Limburg Collegium Vocale

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Music / Bernius, Láki, Possemeyer

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel Hoch, chorale cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major; Ave maris stella, for soprano & orchestra in E flat major; Te Deum for soloists, double chorus & conti...
Performers: Laki, Krisztina; Possemeyer, Berthold
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Mendelssohn - Christus - Church Music Vol 3 / Bernius

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Kyrie for Chorus and Orchestra in D minor; Christus, oratorio, Op. 97 (unfinished); Jube Domine, for soloists & double chorus in C major; Psalms (3) for soloists & double chorus, O...
Performers: Dorr, Stefan; Happel, Johannes; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Meier-Schmid, Monika; Prégardien, Christoph; Scheffel, Bernard; Seidel, Adolph
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 6 - Verleih uns Frieden

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 115, Op. 31 "Nicht unserm Namen, Herr"; O Haupt Voll Blut und Wunden, chorale cantata for voice, chorus & orchestra in C minor; Christe, du Lamm Gottes; Wer nur den lieben Go...
Performers: Werner, Reinhard
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 5 - Denn er hat seinen Engeln

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die deutsche Liturgie; Sacred Pieces (3) for soloists, chorus & organ, Op. 23; Responsorium et Hymnus, for male chorus, cello, double bass & organ or orchestra (Vespergesang), Op.;...

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 4 - Wie der Hirsch schreit

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 114, Op. 51; Psaume 42; Lauda Sion, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 73
Performers: Prégardien, Christoph; Schwarz, Gotthold; Seidel, Adolph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Bernius, Rubens

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Claudia Schubert; Rubens, Sibylla
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble; Stuttgart Chamber Choir Women

Männergesang - Music for Men's Choir / Cantabile Limburg

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Preghiera ("Tu che di verde il prato"), for 4 tenors, 2 baritones, and 2 basses (Péchés de vieilless; Joseph Rheinberger: Ave Maria; Kaj-Erik Gustafsson: Missa a cappella...
Performers: Schindler, Mathias; Vilcane, Elita

Mendelssohn - Hor mein bitten - Church Music Vol 1 / Bernius

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Motets (3) for Chorus and Organ, Op. 39; Kyrie for Chorus in C minor; Hymn, Op. 96; Hora est; English Church Pieces (3), Op. 69; Salve Regina in E flat major
Performers: Hamari, Julia; Laukvik, Jon; Roos, Christof; Seidel, Adolph
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Ensemble 76; Stuttgart Chamber Choir