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Steffani: Orlando Generoso / Bernward Lohr, Musica Alta Ripa

3 CD / MD&G / 2009-08-11

Works: Agostino Steffani: Orlando generoso, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Invernizzi, Roberta; Lager, Daniel; Rydén, Susanne; Vitzthum, Franz; Waschinski, Jorg; Wessel, Kai [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Lohr, Bernward
Ensemble: Musica Alta Ripa

At the end of the seventeenth century the rulers of the Duchy of Hanover, the Welph family, launched a cultural offensive and obtained the services...continue...

Hasse: Bella mi parto, etc / Wessel, Musica Alta Ripa

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-05-23

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Ah, troppo è ver!, cantata for alto voice, 2 violins, viola & continuo; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo no 4, Op. 3/4; Bella, mi parto, a Dio, canata for alto voice & co...
Performers: Bundies, Ursula; Lohr, Bernward; Rohrig, Anne; Teichmanis, Juris; Wedemeier, Ulrich; Wessel, Kai [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Alta Ripa

"...In general, Hasse's music has a lyrical elegance and flow that helps to account for the popularity he enjoyed in his lifetime. The well of...continue...