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Ein Hofer Koenigspaar: The Organ in St. Marien und St. Michaelis - works by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Bach, Brahms, Dvorak et al. / Georg Stanek & Ludger Stuhlmeyer, organ

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-02-26

Works: Vincent Lübeck: Praeambulum for Organ in G major; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for organ in G major, Op. 37/2; Elias, oratorium, Op. 70; Orgelsonate c-M...
Performers: Grabner, Eva [Organ]; Kelber, Cornelius [Trumpet]; Stanek, Georg; Stuhlmeyer, Ludger; Wilkens, Jens [Violin]

Hof's city cantors present the city's two remaining important historic organs on this CD. The recorded pieces, which include works by Purcell, Dvorak, Sigfrid Karg-Elert,...continue...
Recording information: St. Marien (07/24/2012); St. Michaelis (07/24/2012); St. Marien (07/25/2012); St. Michaelis (07/25/2012)....continue...

Choral music from Berlin's historic center - works by Cruger, Ebeling, Henningsen, Camerer; Westphal

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-02-26

Works: Johannes Crüger: Magnificat no 4 in F major, for 5 voices; Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen; Boas sprach zu Ruth, for chorus & ensemble; Du hast mir das Herze genommen, for chorus & ensemb...
Performers: Backhaus, Martin; Gahler, Stephan; Lachmann, Alexandra [Soprano Vocal]; Seelig, Amnon [Bass Vocal]; Siebert, Nathalie [Soprano Vocal]; Volle, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Schneider, Marie-Louise
Ensemble: MarienEnsemble

What music, one may wonder, once sounded in the three medieval market churches of St Nikolai, St Peter's, and St Mary's in the twin-city Berlin-Cölln,...continue...
Recording information: Nikolaikirche, Berlin (10/27/2012)....continue...

Weihnachtssingen - An Evening of Christmas Carols - works by Buxtehude; Walter Kraft; Johann Eccard; Heinrich Schutz; Peter Cornelius et al. / Lubecker Knabenkantorei

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-11-13

Works: Gregorian Chant: Hodie Christus natus est, antiphon, mode 1; Johannes Unger: Organ Improvisation no 1; Organ Improvisation no 2; Organ Improvisation no 3; Organ Improvisation no 4; Organ Improvisatio...
Performers: Jensch, Jan-Handrik; Maier, Johanna; Unger, Johannes
Conductors: Muller, Michael D.
Ensemble: ; Lubecker Knabenkantorei

Since 1948 the Lübecker Knabenkantorei has invited audiences to join them for their Christmas concerts at St Mary's Church in Lübeck. These invitations have brought...continue...
Recording information: St. Gertrud Church (05/12/2012-05/20/2012); St. Marien Kirche, Lübeck, Germany (05/12/2012-05/20/2012); St. Gertrud Church (07/08/2012); St. Marien Kirche, Lübeck, Ger...continue...

Monteverdi, Schutz, Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn, Rutter / Hannover Children's Choir

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-09-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D-Dur, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantate; Magnificat in D-Dur, BWV 243, 1; Michael Praetorius: Jubilate Domino, motet à 9 (from Musae Sioniae); Venite, cantate ...
Performers: Fugiss, Carmen; Ingwersen, Kerstin [Oboe]; Perl, Hille; Smidt, Ulfert
Conductors: Breiding, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Concerto Palatino; Ensemble L'Arco; Hannover Children's Choir; Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble ; Musica Alta Ripa; Sirius Viols

Critics have applauded the Knabenchor Hannover's purity of sound, controlled sensuality, and profound musicianship since the group's inception. When director Jorg Breiding took over ten...continue...

Songs with Harp - works by Cherubini, Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn, Spohr, Schumann / Maria Graf, harp; Britta Schwarz; Christine Wolff

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-09-25

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Duets (4), for sopranos & piano or harp; Fanny Mendelssohn: Mai, for 2 voices & piano; Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe, for 2 voices & piano; Mein liebchen, wir sassen beisammen; Zeigt ...
Performers: Graf, Maria [Harp]; Wolff, Christine

Kunstlied of the nineteenth century is dominated by the works of Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, and reflect the Romantic spirit of...continue...
Recording information: Siemensvilla Berlin (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue...

Nun singet und seid froh - Carols for Advent and Christmas / Windsbach Boys Choir

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-09-25

Works: Christmas Traditional: Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen, carol (tune "Adeste fidelis"); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Freu' dich' Erd' und Sternenzelt, caro...
Performers: Bauer, Mathias [Boy Alto]; Herden, Vilmar; Zitzmann, Jorg [Boy Soprano]
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: ; Windsbach Boys Choir

A peaceful Christmas Eve with the Windsbacher Knabenchor: this disc captures the best-known and most loved Christmas songs in a cappella settings that can be...continue...
Recording information: Evangelischen Kirche Merkendorf (03/02/1984-03/04/1984)....continue...

In Dulci Jubilo - Carols for Christmas / Knabenchor Hannover

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-09-25

Works: Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo; Psallite unigenito; Musae Sioniae; Gottfried Wolters: Maria durch en Dornwald ging, for chorus & piano; Auf, lasst nach Bethlehem uns nun gehen, for chorus; Zu Be...
Conductors: Hennig, Heinz
Ensemble: Knabenchor Hannover Instrumental Ensemble

Celebrate Christmas with the Knabenchor Hannover under the direction of founder and longtime leader Heinz Hennig. Even after almost 30 years the choir's fresh, lively,...continue...
Recording information: Stadthalle Hannover, Beethovensaal, Hannover (01/29/1977-01/30/1977)....continue...

Not a pretty 'Country: German folk songs / Windsbacher Knabenchor

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-07-31

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Herzlieb zu dir allein; Nun fanget an ein guts Liedlein zu singen; Feinslieb, du hast mich g'fangen; Tantzen und springen; Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio: Mein Mädel ...
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Windsbacher Knabenchor

The Windsbacher Knabenchor (Windsbach Boys' Choir) performs much-loved German folk songs in heartwarming arrangements. Many of these songs were recorded by the choir in 1982,...continue...

Homage d'Amour: Love Letters of German composers / Sandra Brune, piano

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-04-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Spoken Word: Reading of a letter between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Frau Konstanze, April 13, 1789; Reading of a letter betw...
Performers: Brune, Sandra [Piano]

Robert ditches Ernestine to be with Clara. Johannes writes Clara love-letters, and Robert is put into a psychiatric ward. Clara dies. Johannes, 14 years younger...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerhaus Hohenmölsen (06/13/2011-06/15/2011)....continue...

Psallite, Singt und Klingt / Joachim Pliquett, Arvid Gast

2 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Christmas Traditional: Nun sei willkommen, Herre Christ, carol (German); Kommet, ihr Hirten, carol (Bohemian); Hört ihr Hirten, carol (Yugoslavian); Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht (Echo Carol)...
Performers: Bracks, Christoph; Gast, Arvid; Pliquett, Joachim; Sauerteig, Daniel; Spieser, Friedrich
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Windsbacher Knabenchor

This album features Christmas carols and motets from various epochs. The choir is accompanied on the organ and trumpet by Pliquett & Gast. Songs such...continue...
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Monteverdi: Marienvesper / Werdensis, Cantorey, Hannover, Palatino

2 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Gregorian Chant: In odorem unguentorum tuorum currimus, antiphon; Nigra sum, antiphon; Ave Maria, gratia plena, offertory in mode 8 for the 4th Sunday ...
Performers: Kobow, Jan
Conductors: Breiding, Jörg; Breiding, Jörg
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino; Musica Alta Ripa

400 years after its first publication in 1610,Monteverdi's Vespers for the Blessed Virgin, a piece that is emblematic of the stylistic change from the Renaissance...continue...
Recording information: St. Michaeliskirche zu Hildesheim (05/24/2010)....continue...

Thomanerchor Leipzig Sing Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn & Mozart

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata, BWV 19; Cantata, BWV 74; Cantata, BWV 178; Johannes-Passion, BWV 245; Messe h-Moll, BWV 232; D...
Performers: Mauersberger, Richard; Petzold, Martin; Weichert, Matthias
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: ; Gewandhausorchester

In 2012, the St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig celebrates its 800th birthday. This album is part of the celebration of this choir's rich musical heritage...continue...
Recording information: Thomaskirche Leipzig (2005-2009)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Psalmen un Motetten; Oratorium Christus / Christine Wolff, Martin Petzold

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, Op. 91; Psaume 42; Jesu, meine Freude; Sechs Sprüche; Christus, Op. 97; Verleih uns Frieden
Performers: Knauft, Daniel; Krause, Holger; Petzold, Martin; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: ; Gewandhausorchester

Rarities from the sacred oeuvre of the renowned Leipzig composer Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Cantor Biller combines the fragment of the composer's Christus oratorio with his Sechs...continue...
Recording information: Thomaskirche Leipzig (09/06/2008/09/13/2008); Thomaskirche Leipzig (11/04/2007)....continue...

Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Verdi: Stabat Mater, Te Deum / Karl Rathgeber

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Giuseppe Verdi: Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Bubl, Barbara; Schmidt, Christian; Schneider, Bernard
Conductors: Rathgeber, Karl
Ensemble: ; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording juxtaposes 3 works by 2 famous Italian composers of opera: Puccini's Messa di Gloria, an early composition by the only 20-year-old scholar bursting...continue...
Recording information: Stadtkirche Bayreuth (03/18/2006)....continue...