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From bottom of my heart - Most Beautiful German Hymns [3 CDs]

3 CD / Carus / 2012-04-24

Works: Anonymous, German: Aus meines Herzens Grunde, hymn; Nun ruhen alle Wälder, hymn; O selige Nacht, hymn; Christi Mutter stand mit Schmerzen, hymn; Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, hymn; Christ is...
Performers: Dahlmann, Thilo; Johannsen, Kay; Mertens, Klaus; Payer, Gotz; Sandhoff, Ruth; Wegener, Sarah; Weller, Andreas

For many, hymns are a part of early childhood experiences. Their texts and melodies can accompany people throughout their whole lives. Even when memory fades,...continue...

Johann Adolf Hasse: Messe in D; Miserere / Rheinische Kantorei

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-03-27

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Mass in D minor; Miserere in C minor
Performers: Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Mertens, Klaus; Zádori, Mária [Soprano vocals]
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

Hasse was one of the most formative composers of his time, especially between 1730 and 1760. Hasse's Mass in D minor is a "number Mass"...continue...

Musik Aus Der Frauenkirche: 2005-2010

1 CD / Carus / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto d-Moll BWV 596; Markus-Passion BWV 247; Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 294; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; J...
Performers: Grünert, Matthias; Johannsen, Kay; Kühmeier, Genia; Kircheis, Friedrich; Korondi, Anna; Kummer, Samuel; Lorenz, Andreas; Markert, Annette; Mertens, Klaus; Rubens, Sibylla; Saelens, Yves; Sc...
Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander; Güttler, Ludwig; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McGegan, Nicholas; Immerseel, Jos van; Kreile, Roderich; Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: ; Blechbläserensemble; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Carus presents musical highlights from the critically acclaimed 18 Disc series entitled Musik aus der Frauenkirche Dresden. The recordings in this series not only document...continue...
Recording information: Frauenkirche Dresden....continue...

Volkslieder, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Wenn alle Brunnlein Flieáen; Frisch gesungen ("Hab oft im Kreis der Lieben"), for chorus; German Traditional: Horch, was kommt von drauáen rein; Nun will der lenz uns...
Performers: Bär, Olaf; Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bozec, Anne Le; Busch, Christine; Deutsch, Helmut; Doufexis, Stella; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulin...
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; Les Escapades (Ensemble)

In 2008 the concert and opera singer Cornelius Hauptmann initiated the charitable "The Lieder project" to further singing with children. The following year the "Wiegenlieder"...continue...

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Kantaten I

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Ach, daá du den Himmel zerrissest, cantata, F. 93 (BR F3); Wohl dem, der den Herrn fürchtet, cantata, F. 76 (BR F20); O Wunder, we kann dieses fassen?, cantata, F...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Mields, Dorothee
Conductors: Otto, Ralf

May 12, 1764 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach tended his resignation as Music Director and Organist at Halle. With that, a brilliant musical epoch came to an...continue...
Recording information: St. Kilian, Wiesbaden (05/28/2010-05/31/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Arias & Overtures

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2011-01-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Le nozze di Figaro, KV 492; Don Giovanni, KV 527; Alcandro, lo confesso...Non sò, d'onde viene, K 512; Men...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Hagel, Doris
Ensemble: Capella Weilburgensis

Recording information: Schlosskirche Weilburg (09/10/2009-09/14/2009)....continue...

W.F. Bach: Cantatas / Otto, Mields, Romberger, Poplutz, Mertens [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2010-11-16

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Wohl dem, der den Herren Furchtet, BR F19; Sinfonia in D minor, F 65; O Wunder, we kann dieses fassen?, cantata, F. 92 (BR F2); Ach, dass du den Himmel zerrissest; Gott Fahre...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Mields, Dorothee; Poplutz, Georg; Romberger, Gerhild
Conductors: Otto, Ralf
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante; Mainz Bach Choir

In 2010 the world is celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, whose music - for the most disparate reasons -...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, LPCM Stereo
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Baroque Bass Cantatas

1 CD / CPO / 2010-02-23

Works: Emanuel Kegel: Nichts ist süáer, als die Liebe, for voice & ensemble; Christian Wolff: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, for voice & ensemble; Johann Theodor Roemhildt: Es geht kein and...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Ad-El, Shalev
Ensemble: Accademia Daniel

This new CD featuring the bass baritone Klaus Mertens and the Accademia Daniel under the conductor Shalev Ad-El offers a representative sampling of baroque bass...continue...
Recording information: Ev.-luth. Kirche Altleisnig zu Polditz (06/04/2007-06/06/2007)....continue...

Schöpfungsmessen - Gatti, Haydn / Kreile, Korondi, Markert, Saelens, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2009-07-14

Works: Luigi Gatti: Mass in A major "Creation"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 13 "Schöpfungmesse"
Performers: Korondi, Anna; Markert, Annette; Mertens, Klaus; Saelens, Yves
Conductors: ; Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

These "Creation" masses by Gatti and Haydn were performed in the Frauenkirche in Dresden and the recording is taken from these live performances. The Gatti...continue...

Homilius: Matthäuspassion / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Gottfried August Homilius: St. Matthew Passion
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Monoyios, Ann; Prégardien, Christoph; Türk, Gerd; Wimmer, Hans-Georg

CPE Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque

2 CD / Preiser / 2007-06-01

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, H 782
Performers: Durmuller, Jorg; Gottwald, Franziska; Mertens, Klaus; Steur, Rene; Velez Isidro, Orlanda; York, Deborah
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This was one of the first substantial works C.P.E. Bach composed shortly after assuming the post of Music Director in Hamburg. No doubt influenced by...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Cantatas for Hamburg / Haselböck, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2007-03-01

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Mache dich auf, werde Licht, H 821h; Danket dem Herrn, H 824e
Performers: Kermes, Simone; Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus; Vierlinger, Lydia
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: Vienna Academy; Vienna Chamber Choir

In 1768, a few weeks after his 54th birthday, C.P.E. Bach left Berlin. He had served as harpsichordist for almost 30 years in Frederick II's...continue...

Graun: Te Deum, Motets / Fritz Näf

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-09-26

Works: Carl Heinrich Graun: Te Deum, for 4 voices, chorus & orchestra; Herr, ich habe lieb die Stätte deines Hauses, motet for choir; Lasset und freuen und fröhlich sein, motet for choir; Machet d...
Performers: Acolas, Francine; Gärtner, Bernhard; Gindraux, Christophe; Heizmann, Philipp; Knutti, Jean; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mauch, Monika; Mertens, Klaus; Orelly, Jürgen; Sidney, Catherine
Conductors: Naf, Fritz
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

True to the lyrical sensibility of his musical language, Graun counters the pompous character of other Te Deum settings and does without "loud" instruments, calling...continue...

Mozart: Salzburg Church Music 1774 / Neumann, Zedelius

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dixit Dominus in C major, K 193 (186g); Mass no 8 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major (missa brevis), K. 194 (K. 186h); Mass no 6 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in ...
Performers: Lehmann, Christoph; Mertens, Klaus; Osterloh, Klaus; Zedelius, Maria

Michael Haydn: Requiem, etc / Zacharias, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-07-27

Works: Michael Haydn: Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, MH 155 (KL 1; Symphony in G major, MH 334 (P 16) (previously attributed to Mozart, K. 444); Symphony in B...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and Christian Zacharias are simply the very best when it comes to the orchestral music of Viennese classicism. This Requiem was...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