Collegium Cartusianum

Ave Maria: Bach/Gounod, Schubert, Mozart, Pergolesi, Rossini, Verdi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Franz Liszt: Ave Maria 1; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Claudi...
Performers: Connell, John; Frimmer, Monika; Greindl, Josef; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hochreither, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Seiffert, Peter; Szmytka, Elzbieta; Traxel, Josef
Conductors: Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Parrott, Andrew; Rovatkay, Lajos; Max, Hermann; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Savall, Jordi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Neumann, Peter; Forster, Karl; Kraus, Richard; Kout, Jirí
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Collegium Cartusianum; Das kleine Konzert; Hespèrion XX; Taverner Players

Handel: Alexander's Feast, Ode for St Cecilia's Day / Neumann, Kermes, Hartinger, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-07-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
Performers: Hartinger, Virgil; Kermes, Simone; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Neumann, Peter;
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum; Cologne Chamber Choir

This CD recording follows the 1739 compilation done by Handel where he coupled a newly composed Ode for St. Cecilia's Day with Alexander's Feast for...continue...

Handel: Joshua / Neumann, Gilchrist, Wolff, Poplutz, et al

2 CD / MD&G / 2008-09-16

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joshua
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Hyun, Myung-Hee; Poplutz, Georg; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

Handel himself was at the baton when Joshua was premiered in Covent Garden Theatre in London on March 9th, 1748. One day later the composer...continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass / Newmann

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 16 in C major, K 329 (317a); Mass no 16 for solois...
Performers: Kwella, Patrizia; Pregardien, Christoph; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...continue...

Mozart: Salzburg Sacred Music / Peter Neumann, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2006-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Mass no 16 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major (missa solemnis), K. 337; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 17 in C major, K 336 (336d); Regina c...
Performers: Flaig, Markus; Haller, Benoit; Noll, Christoph Anselm; Samuelis, Cornelia
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum; Cologne Chamber Choir

After the success of their oratorio recordings for MD&G, the Cologne Chamber Choir and conductor Peter Neumann turn their attention to Mozart. The 30 member...continue...

Händel: Athalia / Neumann, Kermes, Pasichnyk, et al

2 CD / MD&G / 2005-02-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Athalia, HWV 52
Performers: Cooley, Thomas; Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Kermes, Simone; Lund, Trine Wilsberg; Pasiecznik, Olga
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

Athalia was Handel's third English oratorio. Since his death, there have been relatively few performances of this work. Peter Neumann conducts the Cologne Chamber Choir...continue...

Schütz: Musicalische Vesper / Neumann, Cartusianum Collegium

1 CD / MD&G / 2003-07-22

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Eile, mich, Gott, zu erretten, SWV 282 (Op. 8); Der Herr sprach zu meinem Herren (Psalm 110), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 22 (Op. 2/1); Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Op. 9; ...
Performers: Brutscher, Markus; Friedrich, Wolf Matthias; Gramá, Nele; Post, Andreas; Seki, Hidetoshi; Turk, Gerd; Winkel, Dorothea
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum; Cologne Chamber Choir

Händel: Belshazzar /Neumann, Brutscher, Kermes, Selig, et al

3 CD / MD&G / 2001-11-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Brutscher, Markus; Kermes, Simone; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

Händel: Theodora / Neumann, Zomer, Collegium Cartusianum

3 CD / MD&G / 2001-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Rasker, Helena; Schoch, Knut; Schweizer, Marco; Sol, Tom; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

Following up on the spectacular success of Handel's "Susanna" MDG releases Handel's sacred drama "Theodora" of 1849 in English. Handel looked upon Theodora as one...continue...

Handel: Susanna / Neumann, Holton, Magnus, Buwalda, et al

3 CD / MD&G / 2000-04-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Susanna, HWV 66
Performers: Holton, Ruth; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Sol, Tom
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

By the late 1740s, Handel seems to have had enough of the rough male world of weapon-brandishing victors and looked more to female figures for...continue...

Durante: Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae / Neumann, et al

1 CD / CPO / 1995-11-01

Works: Francesco Durante: Lectio Prima in Feria Sexta Parasceve for soprano, Flutes, horns, Violins, Viola, and continuo; Lectio Secunda in Feria Sexta Parasceve for soprano, Alto, Violins, Viola and contin...
Performers: Bach, Mechthild; Frimmer, Monika; Husgen, Bernhard
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

"...The performances are first-rate...The sound is lovely...I have mixed feelings about the music and its place in the liturgy, but none about these endearing renditions....continue...