L'Arpa Festante

Bernhard Molique: Violin Concertos. Nos. 3 & 6 / Anton Steck, violin; L'arpa festante

1 CD / Accent / 2013-01-07

Conductors:
Ensemble: L'arpa festante

The virtuoso violinist Bernhard Molique (18021869) was what is today called a child prodigy. At the age of fifteen he performed violin concertos of Kreutzer...continue...

Uns ist ein Kind geboren / Johann Hermann Schein, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Georg Philipp Telemann, Christoph Bernhard, Melchior Schildt, Philipp Friedrich Boeddecker, Heinrich Schmelzer, Pavel Josef Vejvanowski / Hans-Joerg Mammel, LÆarpa festante

1 CD / Carus / 2012-11-13

Works: Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky: Sonata "tribus quadrantibus" for chamber ensemble; Christoph Bernhard: Fürchtet euch nicht, "Christmas concerto" for voice & orchestra; Currite pastores, for voice & ens...
Performers: Mammel, Hans-Jorg
Conductors: Mammel, Hans-Joerg;
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

Recording information: Evangelische Kirche Zwerenberg (02/17/2012-02/19/2012)....continue...

Johann Philipp Förtsche: I am glad in the Lord, sacred music

1 CD / Carus / 2011-08-30

Works: Johann Philipp Förtsch: Ach, dass die Hülfe aus Zion, for soloists & ensemble; Ich weiá, das mein Erlöser lebt, for soloists & ensemble; Verbum caro factum est, for soloists & e...
Performers: Bubl, Barbara; Flaig, Markus; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Mauch, Monika
Conductors: Voskuilen, Rien
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

Listen to sacred music at its best with 'Ich freue mich im Herrn' (I am Glad in the Lord). The talents of Monika Mauch, Barbara...continue...
Recording information: Evangelische Kirche Zwerenberg (09/07/2009-09/09/2009)....continue...

50 Ans d'Existance - 300 ans de Musique Sacrée

7 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-08-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Missa de capella a 6 "In illo tempore"; Laetaniae della Beata Vergine, motet for 6 voices (from Messa a quatro voci, et Salmi), SV 204; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte; Domenico Scarlat...
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Corboz, Philippe; Daniels, Charles; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Imboden, Stephan; Jaunin, Simon; Jochem, Arno; Lins-Reuber, Martina; Michael, Audrey; ...
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; L'Arpa Festante

This 7-CD set offers a musical survey of the 50-year history of the Lausanne Vocal Ensemble and is offered as a tribute to its conductor,...continue...

W.F. Bach: Cantatas / Otto, Mields, Romberger, Poplutz, Mertens [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2010-11-16

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Wohl dem, der den Herren Furchtet, BR F19; Sinfonia in D minor, F 65; O Wunder, we kann dieses fassen?, cantata, F. 92 (BR F2); Ach, dass du den Himmel zerrissest; Gott Fahre...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Mields, Dorothee; Poplutz, Georg; Romberger, Gerhild
Conductors: Otto, Ralf
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante; Mainz Bach Choir

In 2010 the world is celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, whose music - for the most disparate reasons -...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, LPCM Stereo
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Cello Concertos & Sinfonias: Christian Ernst Graf & Carl Friedrich Abel

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2010-06-08

Works: Carl Friedrich Abel: Concerto for Cello in C major; Christian Ernst Graf: Symphony in D, Op. 14/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major; Sinfonia III, for ensemble; Concerto for Cello no 1 in D major
Performers: Brandt, Klaus-Dieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

The life and work of Christian Ernst Graf (1723-1804) remains largely unexplored - a striking fact given the outstanding quality of the works that have...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Fasenerie, Eichenzell (05/2009)....continue...

Telemann: Die Tageszeiten

1 CD / Carus / 2010-05-11

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Die Tageszeiten, secular cantata cycle for 4 solo voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, TWV 20; Nun danket alle Gott (II), sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, strings & contin...
Conductors: Naf, Fritz
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

Die Tageszeiten, written in 1757, consists of four solo cantatas with concluding chorus. Each cantata is devoted to a portion of the day - morning,...continue...
Recording information: Reformierte Kirche Arlesheim (05/10/2009-05/12/2009)....continue...

Giovanni Battista Martini: Te Deum; Magnificat; Introitus; Concerti

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2010-04-27

Works: Padre Giovanni Battista Martini: Magnificat a 4, concerto con Strumenti e Ripieno, Op. 15; Concerto con violini, oboe obbligate, trombe & violoncello obbligato; Introitus in festo Sacrorum Stigmatoru...
Performers: Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Deckert, Iris-Anna; Pregardien, Julian; Schmidl, Marcus; Wagner, Dieter
Conductors: Utz, Markus; Düchtel, Norbert
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

This 2010 release was recorded live during a festival concert held at the Conventual Franciscans Church in Regensburg in 2006 the memorial year of the...continue...
Recording information: Minoritenkirche zu Regensburg (07/02/2006)....continue...

Handel: Neun deutsche Arien; Mattheson: German Arias / Mauch, Voskuilien, L'Arpa Festante

1 CD / Carus / 2008-12-09

Works: Johann Mattheson: German Arias (3)
Performers: Mauch, Monika
Conductors: Voskuilen, Rien
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

The 'Nine German Arias' are among the few settings that Handel made of German texts. They originated not as a cycle but as a loosely-knit...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat Works / Näf, Mauch, Schwarz, L'Arpa Festante, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2008-10-14

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Magnificat, Wq 215/H 772; Geistliche Oden und Lieder (55), Wq 194/H 686
Conductors: Näf, Fritz
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

Noble Christmas music by a son of Bach: these world-premiere recordings of works by C. P. E. Bach represent two different periods of his career....continue...

David Pohle: Sacred Music / Rien Voskuilen, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2007-10-01

Works: David Pohle: Sonata à 6 for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo no 24; Wie der Hirsch Schreyer
Performers: Anthony, Gregor; Bruckdorfer, Uschi; Gusenbauer, Michael; Hesse, Christophe; Weber, Johanna
Conductors: Voskuilen, Rien
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

David Pohle was born in Marienberg. Little is known about his life, although we know he studied with Heinrich Schutz and was Music Director and...continue...

Graun: Te Deum, Motets / Fritz Näf

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-09-26

Works: Carl Heinrich Graun: Te Deum, for 4 voices, chorus & orchestra; Herr, ich habe lieb die Stätte deines Hauses, motet for choir; Lasset und freuen und fröhlich sein, motet for choir; Machet d...
Performers: Acolas, Francine; Gärtner, Bernhard; Gindraux, Christophe; Heizmann, Philipp; Knutti, Jean; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mauch, Monika; Mertens, Klaus; Orelly, Jürgen; Sidney, Catherine
Conductors: Naf, Fritz
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

True to the lyrical sensibility of his musical language, Graun counters the pompous character of other Te Deum settings and does without "loud" instruments, calling...continue...

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium, BWV 248 / Schweitzer, et al

2 CD / Amati / 2004-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Darius, Claudia; Horn, Matthias; Mammel, Hans Jorg; Mauch, Monika
Conductors: Schweizer, Rolf
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante; Pforzheim Motet Choir

J.S. Bach: Festliche Kantatenchöre zum Kirchenjahr

1 CD / Amati / 2000-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobe den Herrn, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137; Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68; Wir danken dir, ...
Conductors: Schweizer, Rolf
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante; Pforzheim Motet Choir

Monn: Six Symphonies / Michi Gaigg, L'Arpa Festante

1 CD / CPO / 1996-09-01

Works: Georg Matthias Monn: Sinfonia in G major; Sinfonia in B flat major; Sinfonia in E flat major; Sinfonia a quattro in B flat major; Sinfonia in D major; Sinfonia in A major
Conductors: Gaigg, Michi
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

"Michi Gaigg and L'Arpa Festante deliver one of the very positive surprises of the last months: captivating effects, imbedded in well-timbred harmonies and an original...continue...