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Bach: Motets, BWV 225-230 / Frieder Bernius, Chamber Choir Stuttgart

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bi...
Performers: Groth, Hartwig; Roos, Christof
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
There are many fine recordings of the Bach motets, and I think this one can stand with the best...continue...
Recording information: Evangelische Kirche St. Peter und Paul, Gönningen, Würt (2012-02-18_2012-02-20&2012-)....continue...

Heinrich Schutz: Musikalische Exequien und andere Trauergesänge / Mields, Zugner, Kobow, Mathger, van der Kamp

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2011-11-15

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7); Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben, for double chorus, SWV 464; Grimmaige Gruft, so...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; Lutze, Matthias; Mathger, Tobias; Mields, Dorothee; Muller, Matthias; Remy, Ludger; van der Kamp, Harry; Zugner, Anja
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: ; Dresden Chamber Choir

Schütz composed his Musikalische Exequien in 1635/36 for the funeral of his Sovereign Heinrich Posthumus Reuss. Before his death, the count had a precious copper...continue...
Recording information: Stadtkirche "Zum Heiligan Namen Gottes", Radeberg (05/02/2011-05/08/2011)....continue...

Cherubini: Requiem In C

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2010-12-14

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Requiem in C minor
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder

Composed in 1816 in Paris, Cherubini’s Requiem in C Minor became very well known. It was performed at Beethoven’s funeral and was held in high...continue...
Recording information: Ev. Kirche Reutlingen-Gönningen (05/13/2010-05/15/2010)....continue...

Louis Vierne: Pièces de Fantaisie Op. 53 & 55 [Hybrid SACD] / Kay Johannsen

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-11-10

Kay Johannsen studied church music, organ and conducting in Freiburg and Boston. Since 1994 he has been the choirmaster and organist at the Stiftskirche Stuttgart...continue...

Handel: Alexander's Feast, Ode for St Cecilia's Day / Neumann, Kermes, Hartinger, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-07-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
Performers: Hartinger, Virgil; Kermes, Simone; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: ; Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum; Cologne Chamber Choir

This CD recording follows the 1739 compilation done by Handel where he coupled a newly composed Ode for St. Cecilia's Day with Alexander's Feast for...continue...

Handel: Samson / McGegan, Cooley, Daneman, Gottwald, Berger, et al

3 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-06-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57
Performers: Berger, William; Cooley, Thomas; Daneman, Sophie; Friedrich, Wolf [Bass Voice]; Gottwald, Franziska; McGegan, Nicholas; Slattery, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Göttingen Festival Orchestra

English texts are included in this recording of Handel's oratorio 'Samson'. This is a live recording made in the Frauenkirche Dresden on June 5-6, 2008....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...

Handel: Saul HWV 53 / Rademann, Speer, Mead, Schmitt, Andersen, et al

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul, HWV 53
Performers: Andersen, Ditte; Mead, Timothy; Prohaska, Anna; Schmitt, Maximilian; Speer, Yorck Felix [baritone]
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph;
Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Choir

Sung in German with complete text and English translation included in the copious notes, Handel's oratorio on the biblical story of Saul was a collaboration...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...

Handel: Israel in Egypt / Speck, Winter, Wey, Kobow, Flaig, et al

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54
Performers: Bourvé, Antonia; Flaig, Markus; Hofmeister, Michael [Countertenor]; Kobow, Jan; Wey, Terry; Winter, Cornelia [Soprano]; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Speck, Holger
Ensemble: Les Favorites

First performed in 1939 at the King's Theatre, 'Israel in Egypt' exceeded all prior oratorios with its abundance of choruses and offered a clear contrast...continue...

Vierne: Pièces de fantaisie - Suites no 1 & 2 / Kay Johannsen

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-02-10

Works: Louis Vierne: Pièces de fantaisie - Suite no 1, Op. 51; Pièces de fantaisie - Suite no 3, Op. 54
Performers: Johannsen, Kay

Louis Vierne was principal organist at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris from 1900 until his death, and a first-class improviser as well. His...continue...

Handel: Acis and Galatea (Arr. by Mendelssohn) / McGegan, Kleiter, Pregardien, Slattery, Friedrich, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-01-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Performers: Friedrich, Wolf [Bass Voice]; Kleiter, Julia; Prégardien, Christoph; Slattery, Michael
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas;
Ensemble: Göttingen Festival Orchestra; North German Radio Chorus

This recording was prompted by a happy source discovery. In 2005 a music antiquarian offered for sale a hitherto almost unknown copyist's version of Mendelssohn's...continue...

Vierne: Symphony no 3 & 5 / Samuel Kummer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2008-10-14

Works: Louis Vierne: Symphony for Organ no 3 in F minor, Op. 28; Symphony for Organ no 5 in A minor, Op. 47
Performers: Kummer, Samuel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dresden Frauenkirche Ensemble

Samuel Kummer was born in Stuttgart and studied church music at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst there. Since his graduation in 1988...continue...

Rheinberger: Chamber Music with Organ / H. Lucke, M. Mandozzi, O. Mandozzi

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2008-05-01

Works: Joseph Rheinberger: Suite for Violin and Organ in C minor, Op. 166; Pieces (6) for Violin and Organ, Op. 150; Suite for Violin, Cello and Organ in C minor, Op. 149
Performers: Lucke, Hannfried; Mandozzi, Melina; Mandozzi, Orfeo

It appears that with Rheinberger's Suite, he had discovered a gap in the market. Evidently there was a need at the time for contemporary chamber...continue...

Gottfied Homilius: Passion Cantata / Fritz Naf, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2007-11-01

Works: Gottfried August Homilius: Ein Lämmlein geht
Performers: Bartosz, Bogna; Begemann, Hans Christoph; Brutscher, Markus; Mauch, Monika
Conductors: ; Näf, Fritz
Ensemble: Basel Madrigalists; Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik

Althought Gottfried Homilius was the longtime choirmaster of the Kreuzkirche, due to its destruction, the primary center where he performed this function was at the...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...

Handel: Solomon / McGegan, Mead, Labelle, McFadden, et al

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67
Performers: Labelle, Dominique; Mead, Timothy; Slattery, Michael; Williams, Roderick
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Göttingen Festival Orchestra ; Winchester Cathedral Choir

With its splendidly colorful, finely balanced instrumentation, effective choral writing and virtuoso solos, the masterful oratorio Solomon displays the complete range and variety of Handel's...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio / Holger Speck, et al

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

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12
Performers: Bourvé, Antonia; Czinczel, Sabine; Giefer, Romano; Hamann, Jens; Schneider, Gundula; Ullmann, Marcus
Conductors: Speck, Holger
Ensemble: Les Favorites; Rastatt Vocal Ensemble

Lachner: Requiem / Meyer, Augsburg Chamber Soloists

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2007-07-01

Works: Franz Lachner: Requiem in F minor
Performers: Balzer, Colin; Constantinescu, Roxana; Hughes, Ruby; Papendell, Gunter; Ulewicz, Marina; Werlitz, Gerhard
Conductors: Meyer, Hermann
Ensemble: Augsburg Chamber Soloists

After almost 30 years of composing strictly a cappella church works, Lachner created his Requiem in the Mozart Commemorative Year of 1856 as an expression...continue...

Frauenkirche Dresden - Organ Music / Samule Kummer

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2006-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Organ in D minor, BWV 596 (after Vivaldi); Trio super Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend', BWV 655; Fantasie in G major, BWV 572; Partite sopra Sei gegrüsset,...
Performers: Kummer, Samuel

This recording is a testament to the power of perseverance for a common historic cause. In 1945, the Dresden Frauenkirche suffered devastating damage after a...continue...