Johann Ernst Bach – Passion Oratorio, Ode, Motet – Hermann Max

Johann Ernst Bach (1722-1777):
Passion Oratorio
"Das Vertrauen der Christen auf Gott" an Ode on the 77th Psalm
"Meine Seele erhebt der Herrn" Motet

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Martina Lins - soprano
Silke Weisheit - contralto
David Cordier - countertenor
Christoph Prégardien - tenor
Martin Schmitz - tenor
Stephen Varcoe -  bass
Hans-Georg Wimmer - bass
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert [on period instruments]
Hermann Max - conductor

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C.P.E. Bach – Rondos and Fantasias – Christine Schornsheim

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Fantasia I in E flat major Wq 58/6
Rondo III in B flat major Wq 58/5
Rondo II in C minor Wq 59/4
Rondo I in C major Wq 56/1
Rondo III in A minor Wq 56/5
Rondo II in E major Wq 58/3
Fantasia II in C major Wq 59/6
Rondo II in G major Wq 57/3
Rondo III in F major Wq 57/5
Rondo II in D minor Wq 61/4
Fantasia I in F major Wq 59/5
Rondo I in E major Wq 57/1
Fantasia II in C major Wq 61/6

Christine Schornsheim - tangent piano [Christoph Friedrich Schmahl, 1801]

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Various composers – 'Italian Concertos' – Concerto Köln

CD 1:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in D minor
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.3 in E flat major
Leonardo Leo (1694-1744):
Cello concerto in D minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto 'in due cori' in A major
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.1 in F minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for flute in G minor 'La notte'

CD 2:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for flute in F major 'La Tempesta di Mare'
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Harpsichord concerto in B flat major
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Violin concerto in B flat major
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for oboe and bassoon in G major
Concerto for violin in A major 'per eco in lontano'
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.8 in A major 'La Pazzia'

Concerto Köln [on period instruments]
Werner Ehrhardt - conductor

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Various Composers – Masses – Various Artists

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Mass in C major K.317
Missa solemnis in C minor K.139

CD 2:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Mass in C minor K.427 "Grosse Messe"
Mass in C major K.259 "Orgelsolo-Messe"

CD 3:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Mass in B flat major "Harmoniemesse"
Michael Haydn (1737-1806):
Missa Sancti Joannis Nepomuceni

CD 4:
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Missa per l'Incoronazione Carlo X.
Michael Haydn (1737-1806):
Te Deum in D major

CD 5:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Missa solemnis, op.132

CD 6:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Mass no.5 in A flat major D.678
Deutsche Messe D.872

CD 7:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Mass no.2 in G major D.167
Mass no.6 in E flat major D.950

CD 8:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Missa sacra in C minor, op.147
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Missa sancta G major "Jubelmesse"

CD 9:
Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885):
Missa solemnis, op.40

CD 10:
Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Messe Solenne de Sainte-Cécile
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Te Deum in C major

Wienwe Sängerknaben
Tölzer Knabenchor
RIAS-Kammerchor
Europa Chor Akademie
Kammerchor Cantemus
Wiener Akademie
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Martin Haselböck - conductor
Marcus Creed - conductor
Werner Ehrhard - conductor
Michael Gielen - conductor

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Friedrich Kiel – Missa Solemnis – Helmuth Froschauer

Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885):
Missa solemnis, op.40
Ouverture à grand Orchestre, op.6

Brigitte Lindner - soprano
Regine Röttger - mezzo soprano
Elisabeth Graf - contralto
Thomas Dewald - tenor
Karl Fäth - bass
Kölner Rundfunkchor
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Helmuth Froschauer - conductor

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Johann Ludwig Bach – Trauermusik – Hermann Max

Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731):
"Trauermusik" - funeral music

Mária Zádori - soprano
Lena Susanne Norin - contralto
Guy de Mey - tenor
Klaus Mertens - bass
Rheinische Kantore
Das Kleine Konzert [on period instruments]
Hermann Max - conductor

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Haydn – 8 Keyboard Concerti – Christine Schornsheim

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):

CD 1:
Organ Concerto in C major Hob.XVIII.1
Harpsichord Concerto in D major Hob.XVIII.2
Harpsichord Concerto in C major Hob.XVIII.5
Fortepiano Concerto in G major Hob.XVIII.4

CD 2:
Fortepiano Concerto in D major Hob.XVIII.11
Organ Concerto in C major Hob.XVIII.10
Harpsichord Concerto in F major Hob.XVIII.3
Organ Concerto in C major Hob.XVIII.8

Christine Schornsheim - fortepiano, harpsichord, organ
Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik [on period instruments]
Mary Utiger - conductor

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J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Works – Koopman, Thalheim, Bernstein

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1:
15 Inventions for keyboard BWV 772-786 *
15 Sinfonias for keyboard BWV 787-801 *
6 Little Preludes for harpsichord BWV 933-938 *

CD 2:
Capriccio sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo in B flat BWV 992 +
Toccata in G minor BWV 915 +
Toccata in G BWV 916 +
Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor BWV 989 +
Polonaise in G minor BWV Anh. 123 #
Menuet I/II in G - in G minor BWV Anh. 114/115 #
Marche in E flat BWV Anh.127 #
Marche in D BWV Anh.122 #
Musette in D BWV Anh.126 #

Ton Koopman - harpsichord *
Armin Thalheim - harpsichod +
Walter Heinz Bernstein - harpsichord #

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Mendelssohn – Oedipus – Stefan Soltesz

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Ödipus - Incidental Music, op.93

Rene Pape - bass
Berliner Rundfunkchor
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Stefan Soltesz - conductor

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Franck, Ravel, R.Strauss – Violin Sonatas – Vladimir Spivakov

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Sonate posthume
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Sonata in E flat major, op.18
César Franck (1822-1890):
Sonata in A major

Vladimir Spivakov - violin
Sergei Bezrodnyi - piano

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Francesco Durante – Concerti – Concerto Köln

Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.1 in F minor
Concerto no.2 in G minor
Concerto no.3 in E flat major
Concerto no.4 in E minor
Concerto no.5 in A major
Concerto no.8 in A major "La Pazzia"

Concerto Köln [on period instruments]

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Boccherini – Symphonies (Vol.2) – Michael Erxleben

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Symphony No.17 in C minor, G. 519 (Op. 41)
Symphony No.18 in D major, G. 520 (Op. 42)
Symphony No.19 (Overture) in D major, G. 521 (Op.43)
Symphony No.20 in D minor, G. 522 (Op. 45)

Neues Berliner Kammerorchester
Michael Erxleben - conductor

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Boccherini – Symphonies (Vol.1) – Michael Erxleben

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Symphony No.13 in C major, G. 515 (Op. 37-1)
Symphony No.15 in D minor, G. 517 (Op. 37-3)
Symphony No.16 in A major, G. 518 (Op. 37-4)

Neues Berliner Kammerorchester
Michael Erxleben - conductor

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Schumann, Wolf – Lieder – Anne Schwanewilms

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Liederkreis, op.39
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903):
Selected Songs after poems by Eduard Möricke

Anne Schwanewilms - soprano
Manuel Lange - piano

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Boccherini – String Quartets – Petersen Quartett

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
String Quartet No.90 in F major, op.64 no.1, G.248
String Quartet No.19 in D major, op.15 no.1, G.177

String Quartet No.36 in G minor, op.24 no.6, G.194
String Quartet No.55 in A major, op.39, G.213

Petersen Quartett

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Zemlinsky – Symphony in D minor, Works for Voice and Ensemble – Antony Beaumont

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
Symphony in D minor
"Waldgespräch" - ballad for Soprano, 2 Horns, Harp and Strings
"Frühlingsbegräbnis" - for Soprano, Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra
"Maiblumen blühten überall" - for Soprano and String Sextet

Edith Mathis - soprano
Roland Hermann - baritone
Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Antony Beaumont - conductor

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Various Composers – Masters of the Mozart Era – Various Artists

on the anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death

(27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791)

CD 1:
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792):
Symphony in D major "Sinfonia da chiesa"
Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801):
Piano Concerto in B flat major
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825):
Symphony in D major "La Veneziana"
Antonio Rosetti (c.1750-1792):
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799):
Symphony in C major "La Prise de la Bastille"

Christine Schornsheim - fortepiano
Andrew Joy - horn
Concerto Köln
Berliner Barock-Compagney [on period instruments]
Budapest Strings
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Werner Erhardt - conductor
Béla Bánfalvi - conductor
Johannes Goritzki - conductor


CD 2:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Overture "Orfeo ed Euridice"
Ballet des Ombres heureuses
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809):
Harp Concerto in C major
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
String Quartet No.19 in D major, op.15 no.1
Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755-1802):
Oboe Concerto in F major
Johann Baptis Vanhal (1739-1813):
Symphony in G minor

Andrea Vigh - harp
Burkhard Glaetzner - oboe
Petersen Quartett
Kammerorchester "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach"
Budapest Strings
Cappella Coloniensis [on period instruments]
Hartmut Haenchen - conductor
Béla Bánfalvi - conductor
Hans-Martin Linde - conductor


CD 3:
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Overture "La Clemenza di Scipione"
Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816):
Piano Concerto in C major
François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829):
Symphony in B flat major
Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797):
Concerto for Transverse Flute and Orchestra in G major
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Orchestra Quartet in G major

Maria Luisa Tanzini - fortepiano
Martin Sandhoff - transverse flute
Cappella Coloniensis [on period instruments]
Neue Hofkapelle München
Hans-Martin Linde - conductor
Gabriele Ferro - conductor
Christoph Hammer - conductor
Ulf Björlin - conductor

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Kirnberger, Müthel, Nichelmann – Harpsichord Concertos – Christine Schornsheim

Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-1783):
Concerto for Harpsichor, Strings and B.C. in C minor
Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1788):
Concerto for Fortepiano, Strings and B.C. in G major
Christoph Nichelmann (1717-1762):
Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings and B.C. in E major

Christine Schornsheim - harpsichord & fortepiano
Berliner Barock-Compagney [on period instruments]

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Schubert – String Quintet – Petersen Quartett

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
String Quintet in C major, D.956

Petersen Quartett
Michael Sanderling - cello

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Schubert, Matthus – String Quartets – Petersen Quartett

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
String Quartet in D minor D 810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen"
Siegfried Matthus (b.1953):
String Quartet "Das Mädchen und der Tod"

Petersen Quartett

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