Schwarz, Gotthold

My Heart is Fixed: North German Cantatas and Organ Works of the Baroque - music of Buxtehude, Bruhns, Tunder, Bernhardt, Telemann

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-01-29

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BuxWV 155; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BuxWV 148; Ich bin der Auferstehung, for bass, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cornets, 2 trumpet...
Performers: Ramm, Hauke; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Schwarz, Gotthold;
Ensemble: Sächsisches Barockorchester

The present recording with Gotthold Schwarz and the Sächsisches Barockorchester also takes into account the specific historical performance contexts of the North German Baroque. Such...continue...
Recording information: St. Wilhadi, Stade (D) (09/19/2011-09/23/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Christina Landshamer, Stefan Kahle, Wolfram Lattke, Martin Lattke, Klaus Mertens. St. Thomas Boys Choir [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Accentus / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Kahle, Stefan; Landshamer, Christina; Lattke, Martin; Lattke, Wolfram; Mertens, Klaus; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; St. Thomas Boys Choir

The renowned St. Thomas Boys' Choir of Leipzig, which boasts J.S. Bach as a former cantor, celebrates its 800th anniversary with an extraordinary interpretation of...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Böhnert, Krumbiegel, Petzold, Schwarz, Biller

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Biller, Georg Christoph; Bohnert, Jutta; Lehmann, Dirk; Petzold, Martin; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; St. Thomas Choir

A grand-scale interpretation of Mozart's last masterpiece in Franz Beyer's bold orchestration....continue...

Christmas in the Holy Cross Church Chemnitz / Gotthold Schwanz, baritone; Steffen Walther, organ

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in C major, BWV 547; O Jesulein süss, O Jesulein mild, BWV 493; Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 369; Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist,...
Performers: Schwarz, Gotthold; Walther, Steffen

Recording information: Church of the Holy Cross, Chemnitz, Germany (07/2010)....continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Vocal Works / Barbara Schlick, Johanna Koslowsky, Wilfried Jochens, Gotthold Schwarz

2 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2011-07-26

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Klopstocks Morgengesang am Schöpfungsfeste, cantata for 2 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & contin; Auf, schicke dich recht feierlich, christmas cantata for 4 solo v...
Performers: Jochens, Wilfried; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert

American Record Guide
The very positive judgements I made in the earlier reviews still stand. The performances here are very strong and hold up quite well...continue...
Recording information: Wuppertal-Barmen, Immanuelskirche (04/1987-05/1987)....continue...

Sacred Music of the Bach family

5 CD / Capriccio / 2011-05-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Jesu, meines Herzens Freud', chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 361 (BC F117.1); Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden...
Performers: Angerhofer, Gunther; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Burkhardt, Gisela; Eichler, Josephine; Ginzel, Reinhart; Karasiak, Andreas; Krumbiegel, Cornelia; Kunzel, Johannes; Lepetit, Albrecht; Lind...
Conductors: Eschenburg, Hartwig; Max, Hermann; Schneider, Michael; Gruss, Hans
Ensemble: ; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Das kleine Konzert; Members of Capella Fidicinia Leipzig

In addition to Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded by many as the greatest composer of all times, other members of this widely ramified family took up...continue...

Schumann: An den Mond; Lieder / Gotthold Schwarz, bass

1 CD / Querstand / 2011-05-10

Works: Carl Friedrich Zelter: Der König in Thule, for male chorus; Wandrers Nachtlied; Franz Schubert: Der Fischer, D 225/Op. 5 no 3; Erster Verlust, D 226/Op. 5 no 4; Meerestille, D 216/Op. 3 no 2; Gr...
Performers: Schönheit, Michael; Schwarz, Gotthold

Recording information: Bismarck-Saal, Köln (04/2010); Bismarck-Saal, Köln (06/2010); Bismarck-Saal, Köln (10/2010)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas / Scholl, Schlik, Coin, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-08-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 180, "Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele," BWV 180 (BC A149); Cantata no 49, "Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen," BWV 49; Cantata no 115, "Mache dich, mein Geist, berei...
Performers: Coin, Christophe; Prégardien, Christoph; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Coin, Christophe
Ensemble: Leipzig Concerto Vocale; Limoges Baroque Ensemble

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...

Baroque Voices - Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 41 & 68 / Coin, Schlick, Scholl, Prégardien, Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-05-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 41, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" BWV 41; Cantata no 6, "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden," BWV 6; Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68
Performers: Coin, Christophe; Prégardien, Christoph; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Coin, Christophe
Ensemble: Limoges Baroque Ensemble

Mayr: Confitebor tibi, etc / Hagel, Bach, Popien, Mammel, Schwarz, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-04-29

Works: Ruprecht Ignaz Mayr: Ascendit Deus, for 4 voices & chorus; Scapulis suis, for 4 voices; Confitebor tibi, for voice; Jubilate Deo, for 4 voices & chorus; Meditabor, for 4 voices; Beati omnes, for voic...
Performers: Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Hagel, Doris

Bach: St John Passion / Max, Prégardien, Wimmer

2 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Brutscher, Markus; Lins-Reuber, Martina; Prégardien, Christoph; Röschmann, Dorothea; Schwarz, Gotthold; Wimmer, Hans-Georg
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Rheinische Kantorei

Hasse: La Conversione Di Sant' Agostino / Marcus Creed

2 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: La Conversione di Sant' Agostino, oratorio
Performers: Georg, Mechthild; Schwarz, Gotthold; Worle, Robert
Conductors: Creed, Marcus

Cantatas - Telemann: Drei sind, die da zeugen im Himmel, etc

1 CD / CPO / 2007-06-26

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Drei sind, die da zeugen im Himmel (IV), sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, 3 trumpets, timpani, st; Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, sacred cantata for chorus, 2 oboes, stri...
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kobow, Jan; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Schwarz, Gotthold; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

"These recordings were made at the biennial Magdeburg Telemann Festival Days: the first three in 2006, the last one in 1997 (hence the two different...continue...

Bach: Cantatas / Coin, Schlick, Scholl, Prégardien, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 85, "Ich bin ein guter Hirt" BWV 85; Cantata no 183, "Sie werden euch in den Bann tun" BWV 183; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Cantata no 175,...
Performers: Coin, Christophe; Prégardien, Christoph; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Baroque de Limoges

"This is a most welcome reissue. Originally released in 1995 on Auvidis/Astree, it brings together a group of exceptional vocalists and Baroque instrumentalists to create...continue...

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 4 - Wie der Hirsch schreit

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 114, Op. 51; Psaume 42; Lauda Sion, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 73
Performers: Prégardien, Christoph; Schwarz, Gotthold; Seidel, Adolph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Zelenka: Missa Dei Patris / Bernius, Bach, Taylor, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Dei Patris for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo in C major, ZWV 19
Performers: Bach, Mechthild; Brutscher, Markus; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble

"Extraordinarily well-written, prodigiously inventive, and relentlessly exciting--these aren't terms normally used to describe 18th-century Masses, but then there is nothing "normal" about this late w...continue...

Cantatas:bach

1 CD / CPO / 2001-01-01

Works: Johann Michael Bach: Cantata "Friedens-Cantata"; Cantata "Das Volk, so im Finstern wandelt"; Cantata "Herr, wie sind deine Werke so groá und viel"; Cantata "Mache dich auf, werde licht"; Canta...
Performers: Abele, Ekkehard; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Mertens, Klaus; Scheffel, Bernard; Schmithusen, Ingrid; Schwarz, Gotthold; Winter, Veronika
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: Das kleine Konzert

Bach: Christmas Cantatas / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe" BWV 64; Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121; Cantata no 133, "Ich freue mich in dir" BWV ...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Loges, Stephan; Monoyios, Ann; Muller, Rufus [Tenor Vocals]; Podger, Julian; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

C.P.E. Bach & J.C.F. Bach: Lieder / Schwarz, Bauer

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Lied(er)
Performers: Bauer, Sabine; Schwarz, Gotthold

Handel: Saul / Martini, Macleod, Cordier, Schoch, et al

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-11-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul
Performers: Beekman, Marcel; Cordier, David; MacLeod, Stephan; McFadden, Claron; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Schoch, Knut; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Martini, Joachim Carlos

"Saul", composed in order to recoup losses from the disastrous opera season of 1738 was designed as a musical extravaganza to take the public by...continue...

Schütz: Secular Works / Manfred Cordes, Weser-Renaissance

1 CD / CPO / 1998-01-01

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Freue dich des Weibes deiner Jugend, for soloists, trumpet, cornet, 3 trombones ad lib & continuo, S; Liebster, sagt in süssen Schmerzen, for 2 sopranos, 2 violins & contin...
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Cornwell, Joseph; Geraerts, Harry; Schwarz, Gotthold; Spagele, Mona
Conductors: Cordes, Manfred
Ensemble: Weser-Renaissance

Telemann: Damon / Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt

3 CD / CPO / 1997-07-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Die Satyrn in Arkadien (Damon), opera in 3 acts, TWV 21
Performers: Biegel, Erik; Gebhardt, Carl-Christof; Georg, Mechthild; Lunen, Camille van; Monoyios, Ann; Schopper, Michael; Schwarz, Gotthold; Smits, Stefanie
Conductors: Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: La Stagione Vocal Ensemble

"...Damon is apparently the first opera from [Telemann's] pen to come down to us complete...Michael Schneider directs a strong cast in this first recording. Ann...continue...

Telemann: Harmonischer Gottesdienst / Frimmer, Kötz-Geitner

1 CD / Capriccio / 1997-01-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Du bist verflucht, TV 1 no 385; Gott will Mensch und sterblich werden, sacred cantata for voice, violin & continuo (HGD), TWV 1; Weg mit Sodoms gift'gen Früchten, sacred ...
Performers: Affourtit, Pieter; Bernardini, Alfredo; Beuse, Christian; Darmstadt, Gerhart; Eichberger, Myriam; Frimmer, Monika; Geitner, Petra; Hammer, Christoph; Hirtreiter, Bernhard; Schwarz, Gotthold

Biber: Arminio / Brunner, Schlick, Schwarz, Türk

3 CD / CPO / 1995-05-01

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Arminio (Chi la Dura la Vince), opera in 3 acts, C. 51
Performers: Forster, Markus; Kinda, Gerd; Landauer, Bernhard; Mehltretter, Florian; Meijer, Xenia; Oswald, Hermann; Rastbichler, Otto; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Schwarz, Gotthold; Schwarzer, Regina; Trou...
Conductors: Brunner, Wolfgang; Dolcimelo, Il
Ensemble: Salzburger Hofmusik

Busoni: Turnadot

1 CD / Capriccio / 1993-01-01

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Turandot, opera in 2 acts ("a Chinese fable"), KiV 273
Performers: Lindsley, Celina; Molsberger, Friedrich; Pape, Rene; Plech, Linda; Prein, Johannes Werner; Protschka, Josef; Schreckenbach, Gabriele; Schwarz, Gotthold; Worle, Robert
Conductors: Creed, Marcus; Albrecht, Gerd

Mendelssohn: Veni Domine, etc / Flämig, Dresdner Kreuzchor

1 CD / Capriccio / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Hear my prayer; Psalm 43 ("Richte mich, Gott"), for double chorus in D minor, Op. 78/2; Mein Gott, Warum Hastdu Mich Verlassen?; Denn er hat seinen Engel...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Eschrig, Ralph; Haubold, Bernd; Junghanns, Egbert; Lepetit, Albrecht; Madry, Vincent; Mainka, Stefan; Schwarz, Gotthold; Selbig, Ute; Winkler, Michael-Christfried
Conductors: Flämig, Martin
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir