Cantata/Oratorio > Genz, Christoph

J.S. Bach: Cantatas nos 52-60;116-140 / La Petite Band, Kuijken

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2012-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 52, "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht," BWV 52; Cantata no 60, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 60; Cantata no 116, "Du Freidefürst, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 116; C...
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph; Suh, Yeree
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

In the beginning there was great skepticism towards the thesis that Bach's sacred vocal works were originally written for solo voices. Now this interpretation is...continue...

Great Sacred Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baylon, Jay; Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Colombara, Carlo; Faulkner, Julie; Filipova, Elena; Gedge, Nicholas; Genz, Christoph; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hernandez, Cesar; Im, Sunhae; Ke...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Spering, Andreas; Kosler, Zdenek; Jun, Märkl,; Sch...

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana for chamber choir, soloists and 2 pianos / Ruiten, Genz

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-10-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Behle, Franz; Eschenburg, Jakob; Fischer, Markus; Genz, Christoph; Genz, Stephan; Ruda, Martin; Ruiten, Lenneke; Schmitt-Lauxmann, Norbert; Wiedmann, Christoph
Conductors: Huber, Rupert
Ensemble: GrauSchumacher Piano Duo

Carmina Burana was conceived as part of Orff's musical trilogy, the Trionfi, a musical triptych that also includes the cantata Catulli Carmina and Trionfo di...continue...
Recording information: Funkstudio, SWR (2010-09-24&2010-09-27_2010-)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas BWV 249 & 6

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2011-04-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Cantata no 6, "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden," BWV 6
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph; Suh, Yeree
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

With this edition of one cantata for each Sunday and the great feasts of the ecclesiastical year Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande want to...continue...
Recording information: Academiezaal Sint-Truiden, Belgium (04/23/2009-04/27/2009)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas BWV 138, 27, 47, 96

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2011-02-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 27, "Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende" BWV 27; Cantata no 47, "Wer sich selbst erhöhet," BWV 47 (BC A141); Cantata no 138, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein H...
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph; Samann, Gerlinde
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

Recording information: Academiezaal Sint-Truiden, Belgium (09/21/2009-09/22/2009)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 18

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 191, "Gloria in excelsis Deo" BWV 191; Cantata no 65, "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" BWV 65; Cantata no 123, "Liebster Im...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kozená, Magdalena; McFadden, Claron
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

This release is the much awaited last volume of the Bach Cantatas Pilgrimage, one of the most talked about musical events of the last decade....continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas BWV 108, 86, 11, 44

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2010-05-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 108, "Es ist euch gut, das ich hingehe" BWV 108; Cantata no 86, "Wahrlich, wahrlich ich sage euch" BWV 86; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio";...
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

In the beginning there was great skepticism towards the thesis that Bach's sacred vocal works were originally written for solo voices. Now this interpretation is...continue...
Recording information: Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium (04/30/2008-05/01/2008)....continue...

Bach: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, etc / Kuijken

1 Super Audio CD / Accent Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 98, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan," BWV 98; Cantata no 180, "Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele," BWV 180 (BC A149); Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne t...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Karthauser, Sophie; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

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Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, etc / Kuijken

1 Super Audio CD / Accent Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177; Cantata no 93, "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten," BWV 93; Cantata no 135, "Ach Herr, mich armen Sünde...
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph; Thornhill, Siri Karoline
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

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Bach: Ich habe genug, etc / Kuijken, Hermans, Genz, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Accent Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 178, "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" BWV 178; Cantata no 102, "Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben" BWV 102
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph; Hermans, Elisabeth
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

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Bach: Cantatas BWV 20, 2, 10 [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Accent Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 20, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 20; Cantata no 2, "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2; Cantata no 10, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren," BWV 10 (BC A175)
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph; Noskaiova, Petra; Thornhill, Siri Karoline
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

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Händel: Arias for Tenor [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Coviello Import / 2010-03-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; Acis & Galatea (as used in the film "Got Rot Tunbridge Wells"); Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Terpsichore; Rodelinda; Alcina; Semele...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Wagner, Julia
Conductors: Timm, David

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Songs & Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Thomas Morley: First Booke of Ayres; Gabriel Voigtlander: Dort saá am Wasserstrande, for voice & continuo; Johann Na...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Freimuth, Michael; Genz, Christoph; Haubold, Bernd; Kircheis, Friedrich; Kittel, Sabine [Flute]; Reike, Erik; Schneiderath, Jobst; Schober, Andre...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Hallenser Madrigalisten; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Christoph Genz is one of the most-sought-after tenors of our time. His radiantly clear lyric tenor boasts such a wide spectrum of timbres, even in...continue...

Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol 7 / Kuijken, La Petite Bande, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2008-10-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20; Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein, BWV 2; Meine Seel' erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Noskaiová, Petra; Thornhill, Siri; Van der Crabben, Jan
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande

In the beginning there was great skepticism towards the thesis that Bach's sacred vocal works were originally written for solo voices. Now this interpretation is...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 5 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2008-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 178, "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" BWV 178; Cantata no 136, "Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz" BWV 136; Cantata no 45, "Es ist dir gesagt, Me...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Lunn, Joanne; Rogers, Jane; Schwarz, Gotthold; Sherratt, Brindley
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

John Eliot Gardiner's Bach cantata series continues with this new release featuring cantatas for the eighth and tenth Sunday after Trinity. The set begins with...continue...

Um Momento di Contento - Handel: Arias for Tenor / Genz, Wagner, Timm, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Coviello / 2008-07-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Jephtha, HWV 70; Acis and Galatea, HWV 49; Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Terpsichore, HWV 8b; Rodelinda; Alcina, HWV 34; Semele, HWV 58; Ezio, H...
Performers: Genz, Christoph
Conductors: Timm, David
Ensemble: Handel Festival Orchestra

The German tenor, Christoph Genz, began his musical studies as a member of the renowned Leipzig Thomanerchor, followed by study at King's College, Cambridge where...continue...

Bach: Arias from Cantatas / Christoph Genz

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 105, "Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht" BWV 105; Cantata no 87, "Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen" BWV 87; Trauer-Ode; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Cantata no...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Winter, Albrecht
Conductors: Winter, Albrecht
Ensemble: New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

This disc of difficult and rarely recorded arias from the early cantatas, is sung by one of the best and most profound tenor voices for...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 27 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2008-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 184, "Erwünschtes Freudenlicht" BWV 184; Cantata no 175, "Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen und führet sie ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Genz, Christoph; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Holton, Ruth; Larsson, Lisa; Loges, Stephen
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Volume 27 pairs the two surviving cantatas for Whit Tuesday with four works for Trinity Sunday, and the beloved "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" as the...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 6 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2007-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 69a, "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele," BWV 69a; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 137, "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König ...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan; Fuge, Katharine; Genz, Christoph; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Keith, Gillian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"As I have noted in reviews of other recordings in this series, the level of performance is extraordinarily high. The grueling schedule of travel, rehearsal...continue...

Bach: Ich habe genug, etc / Kuijken, Hermans, Genz, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2006-09-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Wo Gott, der Herr, nicht bei uns hält wenn unsre Feinden toben, BWV 178; Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben, BWV 102
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Hermans, Elisabeth; Noskaiova, Petra; Van der Crabben, Jan
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande

Volumes 1 and 2 of this cycle have already raised a lot of attention and received some enthusiastic reviews such as: "There could hardly be...continue...

Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, etc / Kuijken

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2006-06-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177; Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 93; Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder straf nicht in deinem Zorn, BWV 135
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Noskaiova, Petra; Thornhill, Siri; Van der Crabben, Jan
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande

For several years, we have chosen to perform the vocal works of J. S. Bach (Cantatas, Motets, Passions etc.) with vocal forces of one singer...continue...

Bach: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, etc / Kuijken

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2006-05-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 98; Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, lass die dunkle Sünden höhle, komm an's helle Licht gegangen, BWV 180; Cantata no 56, "Ich...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Karthauser, Sophie; Noskaiova, Petra; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande

For several years, we have chosen to perform the vocal works of J. S. Bach (Cantatas, Motets, Passions, etc.) with vocal forces of one singer...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 26 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2006-02-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 59 "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" BWV 59; Cantata no 74, "Wer mich liebet, der...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Iconomou, Panajotis; Larsson, Lisa
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

These irresistible cantatas display a whole range of moods: from the unalloyed optimism and exuberance of BWV 172 to the tactful restraint of the opening...continue...

Haydn: Missa Cellensis / Guglhor, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-08-16

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa Cellensis, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Cantata Mass"), H. 22/5
Performers: Eser-Streit, Priska; Genz, Christoph; Hamberger, Thomas
Conductors: Guglhör, Gerd

"... the lively tempos, precise execution, and stylish approach of this account make a persuasive case for the piece. Although period instruments are not used,...continue...

Mozart: Arias and Duets / C. Genz, S. Genz, Kuijken, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-04-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Misero! o sogno...Aura che intorni spiri, K 431 (425b); Mentre ti lascio, o figlia, K 513; Si mostra la sorte, aria for tenor & orchestra, K. 209;...
Performers: Badiarov, Dmitry; Genz, Christoph; Genz, Stephan
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande

Graun: Der Tod Jesu / Kuijken, La Petite Bande, Ex Tempore

2 CD / Hyperion / 2004-03-01

Works: Carl Heinrich Graun: Der Tod Jesu, passion cantata
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Genz, Stephan; Kerkhove, Inge Van De; Schwabe, Uta
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

Graun's 'Der Tod Jesu', first performed on Ash Wednesday 1755, represents a turning-point in the evolution of the genre. The work, based on a libretto...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu / Kuijken

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-03-01

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, oratorio for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, H. 777, Wq.
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Genz, Stephan; Schwabe, Uta
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande

"The performance standard is everything one might expect from such distinguished early music artists as Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande. The vocal soloists, though...continue...

Bach: Whitsun Cantatas / Gardiner, English Baroque, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-07-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 59 "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" BWV 59; Cantata no 74, "Wer mich liebet, der...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Davislim, Steve; Fink, Bernarda; Foster, Christopher; Genz, Christoph; Hagen, Reinhard; Harvey, Peter; Jankova, Martina; Kozená, Magdalena
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Ascension Cantatas / Gardiner, English Baroque, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein" BWV 128; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (inco...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Chance, Michael; Genz, Christoph; Hagen, Reinhard; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Edition Bachakademie Vol 63 - Secular Cantatas BWV 205, 524

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1999-12-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 205, "Zerreisset, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft" BWV 205; Quodlibet, for chorus & continuo (incomplete), BWV 524 (BC H1)
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Ullmann, Marcus
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium Orchestra