Schafer, Markus

Schoenberg: Complete Songs / Claudia Barainsky; Melanie Diener, Konrad Jarnot, Urs Liska, piano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Capriccio / 2012-07-31

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Waldesnacht; Eclogue; Warum bist Du aufgewacht, song for voice & piano; Zweiffler; Du kehrst mir den Rücken, song for voice & piano; Gott grüss dich Marie, song for voice...
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia; Diener, Melanie; Jarnot, Konrad; Liska, Urs; Schafer, Markus

Capriccio presents the first complete recording of songs for voice and piano by Arnold Schoenburg. This 4 CD set includes pieces such as Gurre-Lieder, Fifteen...continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa Berlin-Lankwitz....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah / Christine Wolff, Britta Schwarz, Markus Schafer, Klaus Mertens

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Hagel, Doris
Ensemble: Kantorei der Schlosskirche Weilburg

Nineteenth century oratorio composition reached its zenith with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Elijah. Just as Handel's Messiah, written a century earlier, had been quickly and triumphantly...continue...
Recording information: Schlosskirche Weilburg an der Lahn (11/09/2011-11/14/2011)....continue...

A Portrait

3 CD / Accent Import / 2012-07-03

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giovanni Pergolesi: Livietta e Tracollo; La Serva Padrona; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Requiem...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Huub; Demeyere, Ewald; Groop, Monica; Hermans, Elisabeth; Isokoski, Soile; Jacobs, Rene; Kuijken, Sara; Laki, Krisztina; Mackie, Neil; Mechelen, Werner van; Oelze, Christia...
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Der Burger als Edelmann / Margaret Price; Sumi Jo, Gosta Winbergh - Nagano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b); Ariadne Auf Naxos; Unspecified: Ariadne auf Naxos Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM]
Performers: Cole, Steven; Jo, Sumi; Kuhn, Alfred; Mohr, Thomas; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Schafer, Markus; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Lyon National Opera Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
It is high time we had the chance to hear the artistic collaboration that Strauss and Hofmannsthal originally intended. For Strauss enthusiasts this excellent...continue...
Recording information: Opéra National de Lyon (04/1994/05/1994)....continue...

Gustav Leonhardt Jubilee Edition [15 CDs]

15 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 718; Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 73...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Brüggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Hucke, Helmut; Kuijken, Barthold [Flute/Recorder]; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Kuijken, Wieland [Cello, Viola da Gamba]; Leonhardt, Gustav; M...
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: ; Leonhardt Consort

Bach: Magnificat / Rubens, Martin, Schafter, Mertens

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Magnificat
Performers: Martin, Rebecca; Mertens, Klaus; Rubens, Sibylla; Schafer, Markus; Winklhofer, Friedemann
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

Rondeau presents music by Bach featuring the Magnificat in D major BWV 243. This is followed by the Windsbach Boys Choir's first recording of three...continue...

Stravinsky: Symphonie de Psaumes / Barainksy, Schafer

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Pater noster; Blessed Virgin; Cantata, for 2 soloists, female chorus & chamber orchestra
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia; Schafer, Markus; Sturm, Paul; Winklhofer, Friedemann
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin

Igor Stravinsky had intended his Symphony of Psalms to be sung by a boys' choir - and the crystal clear voices of the boys of...continue...

Bach: Earthly and Divine / Music for Heaven and Earth

8 CD / Alpha Productions / 2011-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 1 en sol majeur, BWV 1007; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Sonate pour violin & basse continue en mi mineu...
Performers: Aerts, Wibert; Alard, Benjamin; Arnould, Benoît; Badiarov, Dmitry; Beekman, Marcel; Berben, Léon; Bereau, Marie; Boulanger, Lucile; Boulanger, Vinciane; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal...
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav; Pichon, Raphaël; Lasserre, Françoise; Haller, Benoit; Imbert, Raphaël
Ensemble: ; Akademia Ensemble; Café Zimmermann ; La Chapelle Royale; Ricercar Consort

A beautiful color book plus six CDs in a magnificent set! This is a truly hedonistic experience centered on Johann Sebastian Bach, including a rich...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Rubens, Morloc, Schafer, Eiche

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-10-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Albrecht, Hansjörg
Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra

For the 100th anniversary of the premiere of "Das Lied von der Erde", Hansjörg Albrecht conceived of a new version of the work, which is...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche München-Sendling (01/14/2011-01/19/2001)....continue...

The Power of Handel: Oratorio Highlights for Choir & Orchestra

1 CD / K&K / 2011-08-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Solomon; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Saul; Jephtha; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Allan, Miriam; Argenta, Nancy; Balbach, Steffen; Berner, Michael; King, Catherine; Kirkby, Emma; LeBrocq, Marc; Morsch, Andre; Nolte, Raimund; Oitzinger, Margot; Paulsen, Melinda; Petersen, Marlis; P...
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen
Ensemble: Maulbronner Chamber Choir

These live recordings are part of a cycle of oratorios and masses, performed in the basilica of Maulbronn Abbey under the direction of Jürgen Budday....continue...

Volkslieder, Vol. 2

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Anonymous, German: Die Gedanken sind frei, song; Wie schön blüht uns der Maien; German Traditional: Es geht ein dunkle Wolk herein, folk song; Als wir jüngst in Regensburg waren, folks...
Performers: Armbruster, Frank; Banse, Juliane; Becker, Konstantin; Busch, Christine; Gees, Michael; Genz, Stephan; Holscher, Anne-Maria; Irmer, Stefan; Joswig, Margarete; Kaleschke, Johannes; Kallisch, Cornelia;...
Conductors: ; Rademann, Hans-Christoph; Speck, Holger
Ensemble: ; Les Escapades (Ensemble); Licht und Schatten

"The songs are performed in quite a wide variety of styles. The disc opens with Jonas Kaufmann on top form in ‘Die Gedanken sind frei’......continue...

Haydn: Il Mondo Della Luna / Harnoncourt, Henschel, Richter [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-10-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Il mondo della luna
Performers: Bahrmann, Anja Nina; Beaumont, Maite; Genaux, Vivica; Henschel, Dietrich; Landshamer, Christina; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

An ideal constellation: 2009 marked Haydn's anniversary year as well as Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday. For this occasion the maestro chose 'Il Mondo della Luna',...continue...
Run Time: 193 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French,...continue...

Bach: St. Matthew Passion [Highlights] / Christoph Spering

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-07-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion Selon Saint Mathieu
Performers: Browner, Alison; Jochens, Wilfried; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Lika, Peter; Schafer, Markus; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Spering, Christoph

The St Matthew Passion is one of Bach's most accomplished compositions and one of the truly great works of classical music, alongside Mozart's Magic Flute...continue...

J.S. Bach: Favourite Arias & Choruses

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170;...
Performers: Couwenbergh, Claudia; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Schafer, Markus; Schuster, Jurgen; Thornhill, Siri Karoline
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Johann Sebastian Bach was an absolute master of all the musical forms of his time except opera, which he never had the opportunity to compose....continue...

Lullabies, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz: Der Mond ist aufgegangen; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5), Op. 49; Sandmännchen ("Die Blümelein sie schlafen"), folk song for voice & piano, WoO 31/4; Karl Friedrich...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Foll, Elisabeth; Gees, Michael; Haller, Benoit; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Huber, Gerold; Irmer, Stefan; Iven, ...

Many German lullabies are known all over the world. For this recording more than 50 of the most well-known singers with German as their mother...continue...

Edition Klaiver-Festival Ruhr: Handel, Mendelssohn & Neue Music 2009

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2010-04-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22; Concerto for 2 Pianos in A flat major; George Frederick Handel: Suite no ...
Performers: Berben, Léon; Chuang, Ya-Fei; Dubreuil, Pascal; Kammer, Salome; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Mauser, Siegfried; Schafer, Markus; Spring, Rudi; Stefanovich, Tamara
Conductors: Sloane, Steven

Highlights from the 2009 Ruhr Piano Festival! All tracks are live performances and recordings from the festival, which included harpsichord players for the first time....continue...

Max Reger: Lieder / Markus Schafer, tenor; Ernst Breidenbach, piano

1 Super Audio CD / New Classical Adventure / 2010-01-26

Performers: Breidenbach, Ernst; Schafer, Markus

Telemann, Haendel: Dixit Dominus

1 CD / Eloquentia / 2009-12-08

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Deus Judicium Tuum (Psalms 71 & 72), psalm-setting for chorus, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, strings & continuo; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Buet, Alain; Perruche, Ingrid; Richard, Arnaud; Schafer, Markus; Suh, Yeree
Conductors: Cao, Pierre

The two great works brought together on this recording, the 'Dixit Dominus' by Georg Friedrich Handel and the 'Deus Judicium tuum' by Georg Philipp Telemann,...continue...

Schubert Lider Edition, Vol. 34

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Schubert: Trinklied ("Freunde, sammelt euch im Kriese"), for bass voice, male chorus & piano, D. 75; Geist der Liebe, D 747/Op. 11 no 3; Die Nachtigall, D 724/Op. 11 no 2; Trinklied, D 267; Ber...
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Flaig, Markus; Schafer, Markus; Schmidl, Marcus; Ullmann, Marcus

The Naxos Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition: Schubert set the poetry of over 115 writers to music. The Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all Schubert's Lieder, over 700 songs, grouped...continue...
Recording information: August-Everding-Saal, Grünwald, Germany (04/16/2008-04/23/2008)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies Vol 6 / Fey, Heidelberg SO

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-11-03

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Marguerre, Eleonore; Schafer, Markus; Stromstedt, Ulrika
Conductors: Fey, Thomas
Ensemble: Heidelberg Symphony

The sixth and final release of the complete Mendelssohn Symphonies by the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Fey. Symphony No. 2, called "Lobgesang" by the...continue...

Deutsche Schubert Lied Edition 33 - Part Songs Vol 2 / Rubens, Schwarz, Jakobi, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Gott in der Natur, D 757; Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Das Leben ist ein Traum, D 269; La pastorella al prato no 1, D 513; Naturgenuss, D 422/Op. 16 no 2; Beitrag zur fünfzig jä...
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Flaig, Markus; Rubens, Sibylla; Schafer, Markus; Schmidl, Marcus; Schwarz, Silke; Ullmann, Marcus

While Schubert's numerous works for male-voice ensembles were circulated widely, those for female voices remained less well known, despite including several ambitious works of genius....continue...

Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition 18 - Part Songs Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-06-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Geselligkeit ("Wer Lebenslust fühlet"), quartet for mixed voices & piano (Lebenslust), D. 609; Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben, D 168 "Begräbnislied"; Osterlied ("Ü...
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Flaig, Markus; Rubens, Sibylla; Schafer, Markus; Schmidl, Marcus; Schwarz, Silke; Ullmann, Marcus

The Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all Schubert's 'Lieder', over 700 songs, grouped according to the poets who inspired him. Thanks to Barenreiter's Neue Schubert-Ausgabe (New Schubert...continue...

Mozart: Zaide K 344 / Haselböck, Monar, Brutscher, Hilz, Schäfer, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2009-01-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 32 in G major, K 318; Zaide, K 344 (334b)
Performers: Brutscher, Markus; Hilz, Christian; Monar, Isabel; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin

This opera is an early, too often ignored masterpiece which Mozart unfortunately did not quite complete. He used the libretto of his friend Schachtner, who...continue...

Romberg: Der Messias / Max, Winter, Schäfer, Abele, Scheffel, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2008-04-29

Works: Andreas Romberg: Der Messias, oratorio
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Schafer, Markus; Scheffel, Bernard; Schröder, Immo; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei

Although Andreas Romberg was celebrated as a violin virtuoso and composer during his lifetime, his fame did not earn him a lasting place in music...continue...

Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan, etc / Albrecht, et al

1 CD / Oehms / 2008-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 249a, "Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen," (Shepherd Cantata), BWV 249a; Cantata no 207a, "Auf, schmetternde Töne" BWV 207a; Cantata no 201, "Der...
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Gura, Werner; Jarnot, Konrad; Nold, Simone; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Albrecht, Hansjörg

Beethoven: Symphonies, Ouvertures / Jos van Immerseel, Anima Eterna

6 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2008-03-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Coriolan Overture in C minor...
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Brackx, Joachim; Coene, Annelies; Derder, Joris; Hadef, Amin; Hermans, Elisabeth; Hierdeis, Christoph; Hyft, Nathalie De; Kaappola, Anne-Kristiina; Kogel, Tilman; Laukens, Koen; Les...
Conductors: Immerseel, Jos van
Ensemble: Anima Eterna Orchestra

"Jos van Immerseel's orchestra Anima Eterna offers a fresh take ... Van Immerseel opts for a lively but unforced approach with bags of inner detail,...continue...

Ferdinand Ries: Die Könige in Israel / Herman Max, et al

2 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2008-02-26

Works: Ferdinand Ries: Die Könige In Israel, opera in 2 acts
Performers: Bischoff, Kai Florian; Gramá, Nele; Rzepka, Marek; Schafer, Markus; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

At the age of eighteen Ferdinand Ries traveled to Vienna to study with Ludwig van Beethoven. On his arrival Beethoven was putting the finishing touches...continue...

Bach: Cantatas no 30a & 207 / Leonhardt, et al

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2008-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 30a, "Angenehmes Wiederau, freue dich in deinen Auen," BWV 30a (BC G31); Cantata no 207, "Vereingte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten" BWV 207
Performers: Frimmer, Monika; MacLeod, Stephan; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: Café Zimmermann

A big splash to start the new musical season: after two years of absence, Gustav Leonhardt picks up the baton again on this record featuring...continue...

Schubert - Romantic Poets, Vol 2 / Schäfer, Eisenlohr

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Auf der Riesenkoppe, D 611; Liebesrausch, D 179; Sängers Morgenlied I ("Süsses Licht!"), song for voice & piano, D. 163; Nähe des Geliebten, D 162; Liebeständelei ...
Performers: Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Schafer, Markus

Schubert set the poetry of over 115 writers to music. He selected poems from classical Greece, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from eighteenth century...continue...

Handel/Mozart: Der Messias / Budday, Peterson, et al

2 CD / K&K / 2007-04-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Rzepka, Marek; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen
Ensemble: Maulbronn Chamber Choir

C.P.E. Bach: Cantatas for Hamburg / Haselböck, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2007-03-01

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Mache dich auf, werde Licht, H 821h; Danket dem Herrn, H 824e
Performers: Kermes, Simone; Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus; Vierlinger, Lydia
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: Vienna Academy; Vienna Chamber Choir

In 1768, a few weeks after his 54th birthday, C.P.E. Bach left Berlin. He had served as harpsichordist for almost 30 years in Frederick II's...continue...

Dvorak: Král a Uhlír

2 CD / Orfeo / 2007-01-19

Works: Antonin Dvorák: King and Charcoal Burner (Král a uhlív), opera, B. 21/B. 42/B. 151 (Op. 14)
Performers: Aghov, Livia; Breedt, Michelle; Jenis, Dalibor; Lehotsky, Michal; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd

Ständchen - Schubert: Works for Men's Voices

1 CD / Carus / 2006-11-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Gondelfahrer, D 809/Op. 28; Mondenschein, D 875/Op. 102; Wehmut, D 825/Op. 64 no 1; Ewige Liebe, D 825a; Flucht, D 825b; Der Gondelfahrer, D 808; Frühlingslied, D 914; Frühl...
Performers: Begemann, Hans Christoph; Hauptmann, Cornelius; Laffin, Frank; Mayer, Hubert; Schafer, Markus; Schneider, Gundula; Seyboldt, Thomas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Karlsruhe Horn Quartet; Schubert Hoch Four

In the works presented on this CD, based on poems by friends from within his literary circle (Mayrhofer, Seidl, Grillparzer), Schubert defined vocal chamber music...continue...

Dvorák: Requiem; Brahms / Mertens, Hagel, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-10-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Requiem for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, B. 165 (Op. 89); Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121
Performers: Bach, Mechthild; Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Hagel, Doris

Bach, Hoffman, Telemann: Cantatas / Kielland, Schäfer, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Melchior Hoffmann: Meine Seele rühmt und priest, ...
Performers: Anders, Gerhard; Daskalakis, Ariadne; Hoeren, Harald; Hommel, Christian; Kevenhöster, Martin; Nelken, Ingo; Ohldin, Renée; Rothert, Daniel; Ruiz, Mercedes; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Intimately bound up with the Lutheran tradition, Bach's sacred cantatas defy a generalised description, such is their infinite variety, wealth of musical invention and technical...continue...

Naumann: Betulia Liberata / Hermann Max, et al

2 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-06-20

Works: Johann Gottlieb Naumann: Betulia Liberata, oratorio
Performers: Gramá, Nele; Haller, Salome; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Schafer, Markus; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

The Saxon music director Johann Gottlieb Naumann has only recently been rediscovered. As a result, we have begun to become acquainted with a composer who...continue...

Bach: St Matthew Passion / Müller-Brühl, Cologne CO, et al

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Blum, Lothar; Chung, Locky; Couwenbergh, Claudia; Engler, Dominique; Meel, Nico van der; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Nolte, Raimund; Schafer, Markus; Schulzki, Julian
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Bach composed five Passion settings, but only those based on the gospels of St Matthew and St John have survived. The first version of his...continue...

Mon coeur charmé - The Songbook of Sophie Erdmuthe

1 CD / Christophorus / 2005-05-01

Works: Anonymous: Viens aurore, je t'implore; Depuis que je sais; Que ne suis-je la fougère; Je n'entends plus dessous l'ormeau; Depuis que j'ai vu Nanette; Mes chers troupeaux; Tircis je n'ose; J'aime...
Performers: Eckert, Simone; Schafer, Markus; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Wedemeier, Ulrich

Bach: Mass in B minor / Müller-Brühl, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Im, Sunhae; Kielland, Marianne Beate; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Bach: Mass in B Minor / Im, Kielland, Hallenberg

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Hallenberg, Ann; Im, Sunhae; Kielland, Marianne Beate; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

One of the great choral masterpieces, Bach's monumental 'Mass in b minor', a setting of the complete Roman Catholic Mass by a Lutheran Protestant -...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor / Müller-Brühl, et al

2 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Hallenberg, Ann; Im, Sunhae; Kielland, Marianne Beate; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut

Michael Haydn: Requiem, etc / Zacharias, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-07-27

Works: Michael Haydn: Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, MH 155 (KL 1; Symphony in G major, MH 334 (P 16) (previously attributed to Mozart, K. 444); Symphony in B...
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and Christian Zacharias are simply the very best when it comes to the orchestral music of Viennese classicism. This Requiem was...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

J.C. Bach: La Clemenza di Scipione / Max, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2002-08-01

Works: Johann Christian Bach: La clemenza di Scipione, opera seria in 3 acts, CW G10 (T. 229) (incomplete)
Performers: Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Perillo, Linda; Schafer, Markus; Waschinski, Jorg; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

The Roman general Scipio is the title hero of one of the last and maturest operas by Johann Christian Bach. Composed for London in 1778,...continue...

Life and Works - Johann Sebastian Bach

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Narration with Musical Excerpts; Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio in B flat major on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; ...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Benda, Christian; Benda, Sebastian; Blacher, Kolja; Chapelle, Corinne; Crookes, Anna; Duphil, Monique; Elbert, Hartmut; Gati, Istvan; Gedge, Nicholas; Hambitzer,...
Conductors: Brembeck, Christian; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kovács, László; Ward, Nicholas; Antal, Mátyás; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For the last 27 years of his life, [Bach] was a schoolteacher and choir director whose duties extended to meal supervision and dormitory inspection. Yet...continue...

Dittersdorf: Giob / Max, Schaefer, Lichtenstein, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2001-11-01

Works: Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Giob (Job), oratorio
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Lichtenstein, Romelia; Perillo, Linda; Schafer, Markus; Waschinski, Jorg
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf has to be seen as Joseph Haydn's most serious rival from the 1960s to about 1790. Dittersdorf's fame was founded not...continue...

J.C. Bach: Sacred Works - Salve Regina, etc / Gaigg, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2001-05-01

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Salve Regina, antiphon for soprano & chamber orchestra in F major, CW E24 (T. 209/1); Laudate pueri (Psalm 112), vesper-psalm for 2 solo voices & orchestra in G major, CW E19 (...
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Schafer, Markus
Conductors: Gaigg, Michi
Ensemble: L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra

"...The 'Salve regina,' for solo soprano, is surely a candidate for the most limpid and euphonious of all settings of the Marian antiphon... Emma Kirkby...continue...

The most famous Adagios - Albinoni, Bach, Beethoven

5 CD / Erato Import / 2000-09-05

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Concerto à cinque, for 2 solo violins, violin, viola, cello & continuo no 1 in B flat major, Op. 10; Concerto à cinque, for solo vi...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Baumann, Jorg; Bizimeche-Eisinger, Lilia; Brodard, Michel; Bury, Alison; Coin, Christophe; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Dombrecht, Paul; Ebbinge, Ku; Fellner, Till; Frager...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Paillard, Jean-François; Koopman, Ton; Corboz, Michel; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Wordsworth, Barry; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Keilberth, Joseph...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berliner Solisten; Capella Istropolitana; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Gu...

Beethoven's Adagios

2 CD / Erato Import / 2000-07-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Symphony...
Performers: Bizimeche-Eisinger, Lilia; Brodard, Michel; Fellner, Till; Frager, Malcolm; Kremer, Gidon; Michael, Audrey; Pires, Maria-Joao; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Schafer, Markus; Vladar, Stefan; Zehetmair, Thoma...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Corboz, Michel; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Wordsworth, Barry; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Keilberth, Joseph; Jordan, Armin
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berliner Solisten; Capella Istropolitana; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony ...

Thirza und ihre Söhne

2 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Johann Heinrich Rolle: Thirza und ihre Söhne
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Burmester-Streffer, Christoph; Malikowa, Larissa; Mammel, Hans Jorg; Schafer, Markus; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Van Stade, Koen; Wessel, Kai; Wohlgemuth, Dorothee
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert; Rheinische Kantorei