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Haydn: Die Feuersbrunst / Spering, Katzmeier, Karasiak, Gericke, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2009-07-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Feuersbrunst, Hob.29b
Performers: Bothmer, Ferdinand von; Gericke, Isa Katharina; Karasiak, Andreas; Katzameier, Otto
Conductors: Spering, Andreas
Ensemble: Capella Augustina

Dramatic productions with marionettes, puppets, and music have always enjoyed great popularity in Austria. Between 1773 and 1779 there was a marionette theater at the...continue...

Brahms: Serenades 1 & 2 / Spering, Capella Augustina

1 CD / Cpo / 2008-03-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16
Conductors: Spering, Andreas
Ensemble: Capella Augustina

While the first serenade cannot deny its symphonic ambitions, the second serenade is clearly on the smaller scale, both in its length and in its...continue...

Handel: Imeneo / Spering, Hallenberg, Stojkovic, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2004-02-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Imeneo, HWV 41
Performers: Chung, Locky; Hallenberg, Ann; Stiefermann, Kay; Stojkovic, Johanna; Thornhill, Siri Karoline
Conductors: Spering, Andreas
Ensemble: Capella Augustina

"Imeneo' is perhaps the lightest and most intimate of all his stage works, treating its mythological plot with a hint of ironic detachment. There are...continue...