Hamburger Ratsmusik

John Dowland and his Contemporaries: Come again - music by Samuel Scheidt, Louis de Mays, William Brade, Orlandus Lassus, Praetorius et al. / Jan Kobow, tenor

1 CD / CPO / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

The countless compositions in Dowland's style demonstrate the great importance attached by his pupil William Brade, and other composers of the time, to authentic sound...continue...

Baroque Lieder by Christoph Bernhard & Christian Herwich / Eckert, Wedemeier, Fuerst

1 CD / United Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Mertens, Klaus
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

Christoph Bernhard was one of the first composers seriously involved in composing lieder. His pupil Christian Herwig followed this tradition, and together, they created a...continue...

Johann Philipp Krieger (1649 - 1725): Musicalischer Seelen-Frieden; Trio sonatas / Dorethee Mields, soprano

1 CD / Carus / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

Together with the Hamburger Ratsmusik, soprano Dorothee Mields presents several of the most beautiful solo cantatas by Baroque master Johann Philipp Krieger. Krieger's music effortlessly...continue...

Le Dessus de Viole: Music for treble viol from 18th century Paris by Louis Heudelinne and Charles Henri Blainville / Simone Eckert, viol

2 CD / New Pan Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Louis Heudelinne: Suite for 2 viols & basso continuo no 1 in D minor (from Book 1); Suite for 2 viols & basso continuo no 2 in D minor (from Book 1); Suite for 2 viols & basso continuo no 3 in G mino...
Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

The moral ideas in eighteenth century France banned women, for reasons of "propriety", from playing most instruments because the "physical posture" clashed with "moral decency",...continue...
Recording information: NDR-Funkhaus hamburg (Studio 10) (02/14/1997-02/16/1997); Protestant Church, Aumühle near Hamburg (02/14/1997-02/16/1997); NDR-Funkhaus hamburg (Studio 10) (05/15/1995-05/1...continue...

Johann Christian Schieferdecker: Geistliche Konzerte / Mertens, Kobow, Eckert

1 CD / Carus / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Christian Schieferdecker: Triumph, Triumph, Belial ist nun erleget, for voice, 2 violins, viola & continuo; Concert Overture no 9 in G minor (from 12 Musicalische Concerte); In te domine spera...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

In music history the name of Johann Christian Schieferdecker (1679 - 1732) appears mostly as a footnote, although he shared the orchestra pit during opera...continue...
Recording information: Kirche St. Nikolai, Eckernförde (01/16/2012-01/18/2012)....continue...

William Young: An Englishman Abroad - Works for Viola da Gamba / Hamburger Ratsmusik

1 CD / CPO / 2012-03-27

Works: William Young: Sonata Nona for 3 violins & continuo in F major; Suite for 2 viola da gambas in G minor; Sonata for violin, viola da gamba & continuo in D minor; Fantazie no 7 for 3 violins in D minor...
Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

Little is known about William Young's early development as a musician. This English composer and gambist spent the last years of his life in Innsbruck,...continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa, Berlin, Germany (03/16/2009-03/19/2009)....continue...

Musica Sacra: Die Zeit

1 CD / K&K / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Schop: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, for voice & continuo; Pavane Lachrimae; Nicolaus Adam Strungk: Das Bildnis seiner Verstorbenen kompt Ihm im Traum wieder vor, song for countertenor & ensemble...
Performers: Eckert, Simone; Fuerst, Michael; Mields, Dorothee
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Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

K&K Verlagsanstalt, founded in 1995, is the publishing house of the German producers and artists Josef-Stefan Kindler and Andreas Otto Grimminger, specialized in acoustic music,...continue...
Recording information: UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery....continue...

Schmelzer, Legrenzi, Valentini: Works For Viola Da Gamba Consort

1 CD / CPO / 2010-06-29

Works: Anonymous: Fantasia in G, for 4 viola da gambas (Partiturbuch Ludwig, MS. Wolfenbüttel); Capriccio for 4 violas da gamba in F major (Partiturbuch Ludwig) (attrib. Froberger); Suite for lute in B...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

The Habsburg Emperors, famous for their successful marriage politics, were also great lovers or art and music. Emperor Leopold I in Vienna, an avid musician,...continue...
Recording information: Refektorium Münster Heilsbronn (01/13/2009-01/16/2009)....continue...

Deth-Life / Simone Eckert, Ulrich Wedemeier, Hamburger Ratsmusik

1 Super Audio CD / New Classical Adventure / 2009-09-29

Works: Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Tobias Hume: Deth, for ensemble; The first part of ayres; Robert de Visée: Prelude; La Plainte, Tombeau des Mesdemoiselles de Visée, for theorb...
Performers: Eckert, Simone; Wedemeier, Ulrich
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Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

Dresden 1652 - Musik der Schutz - Bernhard, Herwich / Mertens, et al

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2009-08-25

Works: Christoph Bernhard: Da du wolltest von mir ziehn; Gleich wie ein junger Hirsch; Die sterbenden Lilien; Die Lieb ist wie der Tod; Süsser Christi; Rex Jesu admirabilis; Der tag ist hin; Christian ...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus
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Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

Jenkins: Fantasy Suites / Eckert, Heidemann, Wedemeier, Hamburger Ratsmusik, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-04-28

Performers: Eckert, Simone
Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

The Last Gambist - Hammer, Abel / Simone Eckert, Hamburger Ratsmusik

1 CD / Christophorus / 2009-04-19

Works: Franz Xaver Hammer: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Basso Continuo in A major; Karl Friedrich Abel: Pieces (27) for Viola da Gamba
Performers: Eckert, Simone
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Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

According to received wisdom, the last gamba player and composer was Carl Friedrich Abel, a man firmly rooted in the Baroque tradition. His death in...continue...

Franz Xaver Hammer: Sonatas for viola da gamba

1 CD / Christophorus Import / 2008-12-16

Works: Franz Xaver Hammer: Sonata for viola da gamba & continuo no 4 in D major; Sonata for viola da gamba & continuo no 1 in A major; Sonata for viola da gamba & continuo no 2 in D major; Sonata for viola ...
Performers: Eckert, Simone
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Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

Chorale Concertos & Chorale Variations - Selle, Schop, Scheidemann, Dowland / Eckert, Winter, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2008-11-25

Works: Thomas Selle: Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der von uns den Gotteszorn wandt, for voice & continuo; Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand, for voice & continuo; Wir gläuben all...
Performers: Eckert, Simone; Fuerst, Michael; Petitlaurent, Stephanie; Wedemeier, Ulrich; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Eckert, Simone
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

This is third release in CPO's audio documentation series "Musica Sacra Hamburgensis 1600-1800," and it focuses on the chorale variations and chorale concertos of the...continue...

Theile: Cantatas for Gottorf Palace / Hamburger Ratsmusik

1 CD / Christophorus / 2002-02-08

Works: Johann Schop: Paduana, for 2 violins & continuo; Galliard, for 2 violins & continuo; Canzon VIII for 2 violins & continuo; Lachrime Pavaen; Ballett, for violin (or discant gamba) & continuo; Johann T...
Performers: Westhoff-Düppmann, Hedwig
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Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik