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Bach: Magnificat; Masses BWV 233-236 / Schreier

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Mass for 3 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & continuo in A major, BWV 234 (BC E3); Mass for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo in F major, BWV 233 (BC E6); Ma...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bonney, Barbara; Remmert, Birgit; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: RIAS Chamber Chorus

Bach's spectacular choral masterpiece, the Magnificat, remains one of his most popular works. It is accompanied by the Missae breves - Bach's quartet of short...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (11/1993)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream; Die erste Walpurgisnacht / Harnoncourt

1 CD / Apex / 2011-02-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Bantzer, Christoph; Coburn, Pamela; Hampson, Thomas; Heilmann, Uwe; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

"Mendelssohn's highly potent brand of magic here in rhythmically robust live recordings of eight numbers from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a formidable team of...continue...
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Beethoven. Ludwig V.: Missa Solemnis / Camilla Nylund, Birgit Remmert, Christian Elsner, Rene Pape [

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2006-03-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Elsner, Christian; Nylund, Camilla; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden; Staatsopernchor Dresden

"This concert from November 2005 commemorates the reopening of the Dresden Frauenkirche, an important baroque church that was destroyed in World War II. Taken as...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Latin, En...continue...

Richard Strauss: Daphne

2 CD / Dynamic / 2006-01-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Daphne, Op 82
Performers: Accolla, Giuseppe; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Eberle, Dominik; Ferrari, Stefano; MacAllister, Scott; Odenweller, Liesl; Pedrini, Emanuele; Remmert, Birgit; Sacca, Roberto; Wiedmann, Dorothee; Wi...
Conductors: Reck, Stefan Anton

Homage to Brahms / Gabriele Ferro, et al

1 CD / Edition HERA / 2005-10-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Performers: Remmert, Birgit
Conductors: Ferro, Gabriele
Ensemble: Stuttgart State Opera Chorus; Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra

"Ferro's view of the Second Symphony is a lyrical one, with lines singing and the edges rounded off. The music is very beautiful, though it...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Rattle, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Henschel, Jane; Isokoski, Soile; Relyea, John; Remmert, Birgit; Villars, Jon; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Court, Shirley
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Written in a staggering burst of creative inspiration over eight weeks in 1906, the Eighth Symphony is considered to be Mahler's greatest triumph. In June...continue...

Edition Bachakademie Vol 73 -Magnificat, etc /Rilling, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1999-12-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083; Suscepit Israel puerum suum, BWV 1082; Saint Luke Passion, BWV 246; So heb ich denn mein Auge...
Performers: Danz, Ingeborg; Oelze, Christiane; Quasthoff, Thomas; Remmert, Birgit; Schafer, Christine; Taylor, James [tenor]; Verebics, Ibolya
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart ; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

"One of the best 'Magnificats' ever, boasting a superb choir and a dapper, dashing approach taken by a conductor...Tempos bounce along with tremendous energy, and...continue...