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Christmas by the Bach family / Schlick, Lins, Helling and Jochens

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248; Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Die Kindheit Jesu; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Johann Ludwig Bach: Uns ist ein Kind geboren, motet for 8 vo...
Performers: Jochens, Wilfried; Lins-Reuber, Martina; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Scholl, Elisabeth
Conductors: Otto, Ralf; Max, Hermann; Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: ; Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble

In addition to Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded by many as the greatest composer of all times, other members of this widely ramified family took up...continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

American Record Guide
The selections are well chosen... and nicely sequenced; most of the performances are quite competent and appealing. Sound, while variable, is generally good...
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Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Otto, Bach, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Bach, Mechthild; Fleckenstein, Barbara; George, Michael; Mertens, Klaus; Prégardien, Christoph; Schmitz, Peter
Conductors: Otto, Ralf
Ensemble: Il Basso

Glory: Famous Bach Arias

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 8...
Performers: Basch, Wolfgang; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Frimmer, Monika; Gruberova, Edita; Jankowitsch, Ernst; Mertens, Klaus; Prégardien, Christoph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: ; Sillito, Kenneth; Otto, Ralf; Winschermann, Helmut; Max, Hermann; Marschik, Peter; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; German Bach Soloists