chke, Thomas

Popular Arias (Sung in German)

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro); Don Giovanni; So machen es alle (Così fan tutte); Gioachino Rossini: Der Barbier von Sevilla (Il barbiere di Siviglia); Gae...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Anheisser, Wolfgang; Apreck, Rolf; Berry, Walter; Bjoner, Ingrid; Borg, Kim; Buchner, Eberhard; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Casapietra, Celestina; chke, Thomas; Crass, Franz; End...
Conductors: Suitner, Otmar; Fricke, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Patanè, Giuseppe; Stein, Horst; Apelt, Arthur; Kegel, Herbert

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Negri/John Alldis Choir

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Ostro picta in D major, RV 642; "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice,...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Beers, Adrian; Bethge, Dietrich; Burgess, Sally; chke, Thomas; Collins, Anne; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Daniel, Susan; Garcia, Jose Luis; Graeme, Edward; Hegedus, Olga; Holl, R...
Conductors: Negri, Vittorio

For many years after his death, Vivaldi's vast output of sacred music lay silent and forgotten until Alberto Gentili tracked down an incredible 27 volumes...continue...

Heinrich Schütz: Psalmen Davids

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Ich freue mich des (Psalm 122), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 26 (Op. 2/5); An den Wassern zu Babel (Psalm 137), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 37 (Op. 2/16); Wohl dem, d...
Performers: chke, Thomas; Kannegieáer, Michael [Vocals]; Meiáner, Thomas [Vocals]; Menzel, Peter; Palisch, Uwe [Vocals]; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Puschbeck, Jurgen; Reinhold, Wolf; Stier, Gothar...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin
Ensemble: Capella Fidicinia Leipzig

Psalm recitals played a large role in Schutz's composing life, and the reason the Psalms of David play such a significant part in the repertoire...continue...

Handel: Semele / Koch, Werner, Pohl, Büchner, Lorenz, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele
Performers: Büchner, Eberhard; chke, Thomas; Hauschild, Wolf-Dieter; Hoff, Renate; Hubner, Fritz; Lorenz, Siegfried; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Wachsmuth, Hans-Jurgen; Werner, Regina
Conductors: Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Verdi: Rigoletto (German) - Highlights / Kurz, Wixell, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: chke, Thomas; Ilosfalvy, Robert; Katterfeld, Hannerose; Lunow, Horst; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Ude, Armin; Vogel, Siegfried; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Kurz, Siegfried
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Chorus

In den groáen Oper Szenen / Anneliese Rothenberger

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puc...
Performers: Casa, Lisa della; chke, Thomas; Lunow, Horst; Ridder, Anton de; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schreier, Peter; Spiess, Ludovic; Ude, Armin
Conductors: Kurz, Siegfried; Patanè, Giuseppe; Suitner, Otmar; Neuhaus, Rudolf

Anneliese Rothenberger, who lives at Schloss Salenstein on the Swiss side of Lake Constance, celebrated her 80th birthday on June 19, 2006. She made her...continue...

Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas

60 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Cantata no 2, "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (B...
Performers: Altena, Marius van; Bergius, Allan; Bonney, Barbara; Bratschke, Detlef; Cericius, Roger; chke, Thomas; Echternach, Matthias; Eiwanger, Tobias; Elwes, John; Emmermann, Michael; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vo...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leonhardt, Gustav