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From bottom of my heart - Most Beautiful German Hymns [3 CDs]

3 CD / Carus / 2012-04-24

Works: Anonymous, German: Aus meines Herzens Grunde, hymn; Nun ruhen alle Wälder, hymn; O selige Nacht, hymn; Christi Mutter stand mit Schmerzen, hymn; Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, hymn; Christ is...
Performers: Dahlmann, Thilo; Johannsen, Kay; Mertens, Klaus; Payer, Gotz; Sandhoff, Ruth; Wegener, Sarah; Weller, Andreas

For many, hymns are a part of early childhood experiences. Their texts and melodies can accompany people throughout their whole lives. Even when memory fades,...continue...

Stoltzel: Christmas Oratorio, et al / Handel's Company

1 CD / MD&G / 2007-10-09

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Te Deum, for 4 voices, choir & orchestra; Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), for 4 voices, choir & orchestra; Gehet zu seinen Toren ein, cantata for 2 voices, ...
Performers: Kalthoff, Andreas; Müller, Dorothee; Mertens, Klaus; Post, Andreas; Rooze, Geerten; Schulze, Ute; Williams, Susan
Conductors: Homburg, Rainer Johannes
Ensemble: Handel's Company

Stoltzel's output was prolific, comprising orchestral works, chamber works, 18 musical dramas, oratorios, masses, 1,2000 cantatas, motets, and at least 7 settings of the Gospel...continue...

Stoltzel: Christmas Oratorio, et al / Handel's Company

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-10-09

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Te Deum, for 4 voices, choir & orchestra; Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), for 4 voices, choir & orchestra; Gehet zu seinen Toren ein, cantata for 2 voices, ...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Post, Andreas; Schulze, Ute
Conductors: Homburg, Rainer Johannes

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

At the time Bach created his masterpiece, the order of church services in Leipzig only provided limited space for music, and thus more extensive works...continue...

Glory: Famous Bach Arias

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 8...
Performers: Basch, Wolfgang; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Frimmer, Monika; Gruberova, Edita; Jankowitsch, Ernst; Mertens, Klaus; Prégardien, Christoph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: ; Sillito, Kenneth; Otto, Ralf; Winschermann, Helmut; Max, Hermann; Marschik, Peter; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; German Bach Soloists

Bach: Schemelli Gesangbuch/ Schlick, Mertens, Asperen, et al

2 CD / CPO / 1998-09-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Die goldne Sonne, voll Freud und Wonne, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch no 1; Der lieben Sonne Licht und Pracht, sacred song for voice & continuo (Scheme...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Moller, Wouter; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]