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Ferdinand Ries: Der Sieg des Glaubens / Christiane Libor; Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Markus Schaefer, Markus Flaig

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert; Rheinische Kantorei

Beethoven's gifted pupil Ferdinand Ries was never entirely forgotten, but it is only in recent years that cpo and Hermann Max dedicated themselves with great...continue...

Telemann: Gott Zebaoth in deinem Namen: Cantatas Vol. 2 / Veronika Winter, Lena Susanne Norin, Jan Kobow, Ekkehard Abele

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Weine nicht, siehe, er hat uberwunden, sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, 3 trombones, timpani, str; Sie verachten das Gesetz des Herrn Zebaoth, sacred cantata for 3-part cho...
Performers: Kobow, Jan
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Rheinische Kantorei

The purpose of the Telemann Festival Days of Magdeburg is for international artists to perform works by Telemann including full-length, magnificent compositions such as operas,...continue...
Recording information: Johanniskirche Magdeburg, 18. Magdeburger-Telemann Fest (03/18/2006)....continue...

Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Works for mixed chorus a cappella / Rheinische Kantorei

1 CD / CPO / 2012-02-28

Works: Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Lieder (6) for chorus, Op. 10; Songs (6) for chorus, Op. 57; Psalm 116, for chorus, Op. 34; Zumn Erntedank, for chorus. Op. 99; Motets (4) for chorus, Op. 102
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei

"Herzogenberg's language is that of a reserved, thoughtful man; heartfelt sincerity and spirited vibrancy often form a peculiar blend; sometimes he is carried away to...continue...
Recording information: Kloster Knechtsteden (11/30/2010-12/03/2010)....continue...

Telemann: Lukas Passion, 1748 / Max

2 CD / CPO / 2011-05-31

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: St. Luke Passion (1748), for chorus, 2 flutes, oboe, oboe d'amore, strings & continuo, TWV 5
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei.

The St. Luke Passion of 1748 is the last known extant passion of Telemann's. In the mid-19th century, the autograph made its way to Berlin,...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg (03/13/2010)....continue...

Georg Philipp Telemann: Kapitansmusik 1738 / Hermann Max

2 CD / CPO / 2011-02-22

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Wohl dem Volke, secular oratorio for 5-part chorus, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings & c; Es locket die Trommel mit wirbelnden, serenata for 5-part chorus, 2 flute...
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Finke, Gregor; Kobow, Jan; Samuelis, Cornelia; Schröder, Immo; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann

During the eighteenth century Hamburg was a relatively secure and peaceful city. Since the attack of the Danes in 1666 nobody had posed a serious...continue...
Recording information: Knechtsteden, Klosterbasilika (09/28/2007/09/29/2007)....continue...

Christoph Graupner: Christmas Cantatas / Winter, Vitzthum, Kobow, Flaig

1 CD / CPO / 2010-11-16

Works: Christoph Graupner: Frohlocke, werte Christenheit, cantata; Der Herr hat mich gehabt im Anfang, cantata; Das Licht des Lebens scheinet hell, cantata; Das Licht scheinet in der Finsternis, cantata; Vo...
Performers: Flaig, Markus; Kobow, Jan; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

At least during the first half of the eighteenth century the court of the Landgraves of Hesse-Darmstadt was a match for the magnificence and variety...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (01/27/2010-01/29/2010)....continue...

Bruch: Arminius / Hermann Max

2 CD / CPO / 2009-08-25

Works: Max Bruch: Arminius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 43
Performers: Begemann, Hans Christoph; Morooka, Ryoko; Smallwood, Michael
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Göttingen Symphony Orchestra

In February 1875 Max Bruch chanced upon an epic poem by the young Westphalian teacher J. Cuppers and wrote enthusiastically of it to his publisher...continue...

Melani: L'Europa, Sacred Works / Max, Winter, Samuelis, Wessel, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2008-11-25

Works: Alessandro Melani: L' Europa, opera; Requiem for 2 soloists, 5 ripieno voices, 2 violins, viola & basso continuo; Beatus vir (Psalm 111), for 5 voices, 5 strings & basso continuo; Magnificat, for 2 s...
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Haller, Benoit; Samuelis, Cornelia; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

Although Alessandro Melani certainly numbers among the most underrated and most infrequently studied composers of the seventeenth century, it was he who produced the best...continue...

Romberg: Der Messias / Max, Winter, Schäfer, Abele, Scheffel, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2008-04-29

Works: Andreas Romberg: Der Messias, oratorio
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Schafer, Markus; Scheffel, Bernard; Schröder, Immo; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei

Although Andreas Romberg was celebrated as a violin virtuoso and composer during his lifetime, his fame did not earn him a lasting place in music...continue...

Ferdinand Ries: Die Könige in Israel / Herman Max, et al

2 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2008-02-26

Works: Ferdinand Ries: Die Könige In Israel, opera in 2 acts
Performers: Bischoff, Kai Florian; Gramá, Nele; Rzepka, Marek; Schafer, Markus; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

At the age of eighteen Ferdinand Ries traveled to Vienna to study with Ludwig van Beethoven. On his arrival Beethoven was putting the finishing touches...continue...

Cantatas - Telemann: Drei sind, die da zeugen im Himmel, etc

1 CD / CPO / 2007-06-26

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Drei sind, die da zeugen im Himmel (IV), sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, 3 trumpets, timpani, st; Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, stri...
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kobow, Jan; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Schwarz, Gotthold; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

"These recordings were made at the biennial Magdeburg Telemann Festival Days: the first three in 2006, the last one in 1997 (hence the two different...continue...

Bach: Johannes-Passion / Max, Winter, Scholl, Kobow, et al

2 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2007-05-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Bischoff, Kai Florian; Gähler, Stephan; Haeker, Jenny; Heidrich, Clemens; Kobow, Jan; Scholl, Elisabeth; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei

"And so it is here, in a loving and reverent performance that I found utterly thrilling and spiritually intense. Leave it to a musician of...continue...

Hummel: Der Durchzug durchs rote Meer / Max, Kermes, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2007-02-27

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Der Durchzug durchs rote Meer, oratorio, WoO 11, S. 33
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Kermes, Simone; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

"Only a year ago, an article in a major German music encyclopedia told us [this work] was no longer in existence. There were no performances...continue...

Naumann: Betulia Liberata / Hermann Max, et al

2 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-06-20

Works: Johann Gottlieb Naumann: Betulia Liberata, oratorio
Performers: Gramá, Nele; Haller, Salome; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Schafer, Markus; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

The Saxon music director Johann Gottlieb Naumann has only recently been rediscovered. As a result, we have begun to become acquainted with a composer who...continue...

Tunder: Concerti / Max, Rheinische Kantorei, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2005-02-22

Works: Franz Tunder: Nisi Dominus aedificaverit, dialog for 2 canto, bass, 2 violins & continuo; Helft mir Gott's Güte preisen, 6 voices, 5 strings & continuo; Da mihi, Domine, for bass, 5 strings & co...
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert; Rheinische Kantorei

Franz Tunder was Buxtehude's predecessor as city organist at St. Mary's Church in Lubeck. 10 of his 17 extant vocal works are presented here in...continue...

J.C. Bach: La Clemenza di Scipione / Max, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2002-08-01

Works: Johann Christian Bach: La clemenza di Scipione, opera seria in 3 acts, CW G10 (T. 229) (incomplete)
Performers: Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Perillo, Linda; Schafer, Markus; Waschinski, Jorg; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

The Roman general Scipio is the title hero of one of the last and maturest operas by Johann Christian Bach. Composed for London in 1778,...continue...

Dittersdorf: Giob / Max, Schaefer, Lichtenstein, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2001-11-01

Works: Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Giob (Job), oratorio
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Lichtenstein, Romelia; Perillo, Linda; Schafer, Markus; Waschinski, Jorg
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf has to be seen as Joseph Haydn's most serious rival from the 1960s to about 1790. Dittersdorf's fame was founded not...continue...

Telemann: Das befreite Israel / Hermann Max, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2001-07-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Das befreite Israel, sacred oratorio for chorus & orchestra, TWV 6; Overture, suite for 2 recorders, strings & continuo in F minor, TWV 55; Der May, secular cantata for 2 voic...
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Mertens, Klaus; Schmithusen, Ingrid
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

George Philipp Telemann was a composer whose creative powers continued undiminished through his old age of eighty six years. The last decade of his life...continue...

Cantatas:bach

1 CD / CPO / 2001-01-01

Works: Johann Michael Bach: Cantata "Friedens-Cantata"; Cantata "Das Volk, so im Finstern wandelt"; Cantata "Herr, wie sind deine Werke so groá und viel"; Cantata "Mache dich auf, werde licht"; Canta...
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Mertens, Klaus; Scheffel, Bernard; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Schwarz, Gotthold; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

W.F.E. Bach: Columbus, Cantatas, Sinfonias / Max, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2000-11-01

Works: Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach: Westphalens Freude, cantata ("Die Nymphen der Weser"); Sinfonia in G major; Vater unser (Lord Our Father), for tenor, bass, choir & orchestra; Sinfonia in C major; Colum...
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

W.F.E. Bach studied with his uncle J.C. Bach and was an active composer in Westphalia and later as a court composer for Frederick William II...continue...

J.C.F. Bach: Cassandra / Max, Norin, Das Kleine Konzert

1 CD / CPO / 2000-10-01

Works: Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Cassandra, cantata for alto voice & ensemble
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

The character of most of J.C.F. Bach's music is calm and peaceful and yet there was another side to his musical art, one distinguished by...continue...

Graupner: Two Overtures GWV 418 & GWV 466, Cantata / Max, Das Kleine Konzert

1 CD / CPO / 1999-04-01

Works: Christoph Graupner: Ouverture in G, WV G14; Cantata "Es begab sich, daá Jesus in eine Stadt"; Overture for 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola & harpsichord in D (D5)
Performers: Meens, Hein; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

"Graupner's musical fertility was astounding: he produced over 1400 works in a myriad of forms...an interest in unusual instruments: viola d'amore, flut d'amore, oboe d'amore,...continue...