Cappella Coloniensis

The Erato Recitals / Soprano Sumi Jo (10 CDs)

10 CD / Erato / 2012-01-31

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; Tancredi; Les soirées musicales; L'assedio di Corinto; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e Montecchi; ...
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Bach, Gottfried; Barritt, Paul; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Conlon, James; Davis, Mike [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Graham, Susan; Jo, Sumi; Kurosaki, Hiro; Maugue, Anne; R...
Conductors: Olmi, Paolo; Jordan, Armin; Montgomery, Kenneth; Carella, Giuliano; Bibl, Rudolf; Stratta, Ettore; Conlon, James; Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her...continue...

Fasch: Overtures & Concerti / Hans-Martin Linde

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Friedrich Fasch: Overture (Suite) for orchestra in B flat major; Concerto for 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D; Concerto for transverse flute, oboe, strings and c...
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Hucke, Helmut; Lencsés, Lajos; Parkanyi, Laszlo; Ronai, Lehel; Rudder, Alain de; Tüske, Aladár; Varga, Zoltán
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin;
Ensemble: Budapest Strings; Cappella Coloniensis

This Johann Fasch re-release contains some of the greatest works by the "innovator who set instrumental music on its own feet entirely". Long recognized by...continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

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Johann Friedrich Fasch: Overture, Sinfonias, Concerti / Capella Coloniensis

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-08-25

Works: Johann Friedrich Fasch: Overture in E minor; Concerto for transverse flute, oboe, strings and continuo in G major; Sinfonia for orchestra in A major; Concerto for Bassoon in C major; Sinfonia for orc...
Performers: Hucke, Helmut; Stiftner, Walter
Conductors: Schneidt, Hanns-Martin; Linde, Hans-Martin; Wiche, Günther
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Stamitz: Cello Concertos, Sinfonie concertante / Ròcz, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-08-25

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A major; Symphonie Concertante for Violin and Viola in D major; Concerto for Cello no 2 in C major
Performers: Grehlinger, Ulrich; Koch, Ulrich; Rocz, Zoltan
Conductors: Wich, Gunter; Couraud, Marcel
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Haydn: London Symphonies Vol 1 / Bruno Weil, Cappella Coloniensis

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2009-06-06

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93; Symphony no 95 in C minor, H 1 no 95; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"
Conductors: Weil, Bruno
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Bruno Weil is considered as one of the world's leading interpreter of Haydn symphonies. His recording with the Canadian ensemble Tafelmusik of the "Paris" Symphonies...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Ouvertures - Heinichen, Graupner, Fasch, Graun / Linde, Cappella Coloniensis

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: Johann David Heinichen: Ouverture in G major for 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & basso continuo, Seibel 205; Christoph Graupner: Overture for 3 chalumeau, 2 violins, viola & harpsichord in C major (no 2)...
Performers: Hofer, Heinz; Schmid, Elmar; Stalder, Hans-Rudolf
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Classical Symphonies - Gossec, Vanhal, Mahaut & Kraus / Linde, Cappella Coloniensis

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: François-Joseph Gossec: Symphony in B flat major, Op. 6/6; Johann Baptist Vanhal: Symphony in G minor, Bryan g2; Antoine Mahaut: Symphony no 4 for strings & continuo in C minor; Joseph Martin Kr...
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Haydn: Cantatas, Symphony no 92, Violin Concerto no 4 / Linde, Schmiege, Seifert, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Berenice, che fai, H 24a no 10; Miseri noi, misera Patria, cantata for soprano & orchestra, H. 24a/7; Concerto for Violin no 4 in G major, H 7a no 4; Symphony no 92 in G major, H ...
Performers: Schmiege, Marilyn; Seifert, Ingrid
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Handel: Alcina / Leitner, Sutherland, Wunderlich, Cappella Coloniensis

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-01-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Dijck, Jeannette Van; Hemsley, Thomas; Monti, Nicola; Procter, Norma; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

This recording is the first official release in any format of this once-in-a-lifetime concert performance featuring Dame Joan Sutherland and Fritz Wunderlich. In 1959 performances...continue...

Hasse: Cleofide / Christie, Kirkby, Mellon, Wong

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Cleofide
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Wong, Randall K.
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis; Rheinische Kantorei

"It was easy to understand why he was in fact the most popular opera composer of his time in Italy, Germany, and Austria: his melodies,...continue...

Handel: Silete Venti; Hasse: La Gelosia; Bach: BWV 209 / Linde, Kirkby, Boulin, Poulenard, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Silete venti, HWV 242; Johann Adolf Hasse: La Gelosia, cantata for soprano & orchestra; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209
Performers: Boulin, Sophie; Kirkby, Emma; Poulenard, Isabelle
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Telemann: Flute & Recorder Concerto; Fasch: Flute Concerto, etc / Linde, Cappella Coloniensis, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: Frederick the Great: Concerto for flute & string orchestra no 3 in C major; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Recorder and Flute in E minor, TV 52 no e 1; Concerto for 2 flutes, calchedon (mandora...
Performers: Holler, Gunther; Hucke, Helmut
Conductors: Björlin, Ulf; Fischer, Georg; Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Haydn: Cantates pour les Esterházy / Spering, Kraemer, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-11-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Destatevi o miei fidi, cantata for 2 sopranos, tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 24a/2; Al Tuo arrivo felìce, cantata for soprano & orchestra in C major, H. 24a/3; Qual dubbio or...
Performers: Maxsein, Konstanze; Scheffel, Bernard; Wehler, Christine
Conductors: Spering, Andreas; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

"...Beautifully played This whole CD makes you wish you were an Esterhazy." -10/10 Rating, ClassicsToday...continue...

Mozart: Demofoonte / Bruno Weil, Cappella Coloniensis

2 CD / Arts / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 10 in G major, K 74; In te spero, o sposo amato, aria for soprano & orchestra (fragment), K. 440 (K. 383h); Cassation in G major, K 63 "Final-Musik"; Ma che vi fe...
Performers: Im, Sunhae; Marguerre, Eleonore; Or, Netta
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Metastasio's opera drama, 'Demofoonte', was taken up by Mozart as early as 1770. Over the following years he speaks of his work on this opera...continue...

Die Welt der Kastraten / Kowalski, Köhler, Ragin, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7; The choice of Hercules, HWV 69; Serse, HWV 40; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Johann Adolf Hasse: La conversione di Sant'Agostino; Cleofide; Cl...
Performers: Cordier, David; Jacobs, René; Köhler, Axel; Kowalski, Jochen; Nirouët, Jean; Popken, Ralf; Ragin, Derek Lee; Van der Sluis, Mieke; Visse, Dominique; Wessel, Kai; Zaepffel, Alain
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Creed, Marcus; ; Christie, William; Max, Hermann; Pommer, Max; Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Das Kleine Konzert; Lautten Compagney; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Mozart: Posthorn Serenade / Rifkin, Cappella Coloniensis

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: March in D major, K 335 no 1 (320a); Serenade no 9 in D major, K 320 "Posthorn"; March in D major, K 335 no 2 (320a); Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318
Performers: Brandt-Lindenbaum, Christoph
Conductors: Rifkin, Joshua
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

SACD Collection - Gossec: Messe des Morts / Schernus

1 Super Audio CD / Capriccio / 2005-01-01

Works: François Joseph Gossec: Grande Messe des morts
Conductors: Schernus, Herbert
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis; Cologne West German Radio Chorus

Haydn: Armida / Leitner, Janowitz, Burns, Kmentt, et al

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2004-05-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Armida, H 28 no 12; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366
Performers: Burns, Nancy; Hollweg, Werner; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar; Laubenthal, Horst; Reich, Gunter
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Chorus; BBC Opera Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis

DHM - Weber: Der Freischütz / Weil, Schnitzer, et al

2 CD / RCA Special Product / 2003-03-18

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Henkel, Gabriele; Prégardien, Christoph; Schnitzer, Petra Maria; Weigt, Andrea; Zeppenfeld, Georg
Conductors: Weil, Bruno
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

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The Christmas Album / Sumi Jo

1 CD / Erato (USA) Import / 2001-09-18

Works: Christmas Traditional: I Wonder As I Wander (American); Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Alessandro Scarlatti: Oh di Betlemme altera povertà, chamber cantata for soprano & s...
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Jo, Sumi; Kurosaki, Hiro
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Recording information: Studio Stolberger Straáe, Cologne, Germany (10/04/1999-10/09/1999).

Celebrated soprano Sumi Jo delivers a warm and bright collection of mostly lesser-known religio...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies no 31 & 72 / Rifkin, Cappella Coloniensis

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 31 in D major, H 1 no 31 "Hornsignal"; Symphony no 72 in D major, H 1 no 72 no 72
Conductors: Rifkin, Joshua
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Handel: Alcina / Leitner, Sutherland, Ruggiero, et al

2 CD / Melodram / 1998-10-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Dijck, Jeannette Van; Hemsley, Thomas; Monti, Nicola; Procter, Norma; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Cappella Edition - Handel: Concerti Grossi, Silete Venti

2 CD / Capriccio / 1995-12-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6/5, HWV 323; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.3/4a, HWV 315; Silete venti, HWV 242
Performers: Neininger, Wolfgang [Violin]; Racz, Zoltan; Seifert, Ingrid
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis

Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice / Bonynge, Sutherland, Gedda, Malas

2 CD / Myto Records / 1991-02-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: L'anima del filosofo, H 28 no 13 "Orfeo ed Euridice"; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; George Frederick Handel: Alcina, HWV 34
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Gilbert, Simon; Graham-Hall, John; King, Malcolm; Lazzari, Agostino; Malas, Spiro; O'Brien, Mary; Rouleau, Joseph; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Serafin, Tullio; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Cappella Coloniensis; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Scottish Opera Chorus