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Susato will be on holiday from 21 August 2026 till 6 September 2026! Reduced or no activity on the blog and the forum. Take care!- Critics' Choices updated (28/08).
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21 August 2026
20 August 2026
East German Revolution • Bach Cantatas BWV 44, BWV 78, BWV 112 [Thomanerchor Leipzig]
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantatas BWV 44 • 78 • 112
Cantata "Sie werden euch in den Bann tun", BWV 44
Cantata "Jesu, der du
meine Seele", BWV 78
Cantata "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt", BWV 112
Regina Werner (soprano), Gerda Schriever (alto)
Heidi Rieß (alto), Peter Menzel (tenor)
Hermann-Christian Polster (bass)
Thomanerchor
Leipzig
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Contrarian@Susato)
Guitar Recital • Bach, Sor, Turina, Tippett, Schubert [Julian Bream]
Guitar Recital
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D
minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Introduction and Variations on a Theme by
Mozart, Op. 9
Joaquin Turína (1882-1949)
Sonata for Guitar, Op. 61
Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
The Blue Guitar
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Duo in A (String Quartet No. 9 in G minor,
D173)*
Julian Bream (guitar)
*with John Williams (guitar)
(flac tracks, log, cue, scans)
(by courtesy of Alex1@Susato)
19 August 2026
Zauber der Operette - 35a - Der Ehemann vor der Tür
Zauber der Operette
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Der Ehemann vor der Tür
Horst Günter, Alwin Joachim Meyer, Käthe Möller-Siepermann
Annelie
Jansen, Ilse Hollweg, Dinah Hinz
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Franz Marszalek
(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Donne@Susato)
JS Bach & Beyond • A Well-Tempered Conversation [Julien Libeer]
A Well-Tempered Conversation
CD 1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Bagatelle in C minor, WoO 52 (Presto)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3
(Moderato)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Prelude in D minor, Op. 23 No.3
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV
852
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Prelude in E flat minor, Op. 103 No. 6
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Le Tombeau de Couperin: Fugue (Allegro
moderato) in E minor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Fantasia in F minor for a
Mechanical Organ, KV 608 (arr. Busoni)*
CD 2
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major, BWV
858
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Capriccio (Un poco agitato) in F sharp minor,
Op. 76 No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV
860
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Prelude in G minor, Op. 34 No. 22
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A flat major, BWV
862
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Prelude (Andantino) in G sharp minor, Op. 37
No. 12 (BV 181/12)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Musica ricercata I on A (Sostenuto)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, BWV
866
Max Reger (1873-1916)
Two-part Canon in B flat minor No. 19
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Sechs kleine Klavierstücke Op. 19
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Julien Libeer (piano)
*Adam Laloum (piano)
(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)
18 August 2026
Zauber der Operette - 34 - Fantasio
Zauber der Operette
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Fantasio
Helmut Krebs, Hermann Lenschau, Horst Günter
Rupert Glawitsch, Karl Otto,
Sigmund Roth
Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Hamburger
Rundunkorchester
Wilhelm Stephan
(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Donne@Susato)
17 August 2026
Soundscape • Leonardo da Vinci [Capella de la Torre, Katharina Bäuml]
Soundscape • Leonardo da Vinci
Anonymous
Il marchese o di Salutio
La virtu se vol seguire
La
Gamba
Josquin des Prez (c1450/5-1520)
Tu solus qui facis mirabilia
Marchetto Cara (c1465-1525)
Non è tempo d'aspettare
Anonymous
Qui desidra esser felice
Heinrich Isaac (c1450-1517)
A la bataglia
Marchetto Cara (c1465-1525)
Tante volte, si, si, si
Anonymous
Qual semplice uccellino
O triumphale et diamante
Frater Dionisius Placentinus (c1500)
Egli è il tuo bon Iesù
Anonymous
Ogni cosa
Caminata
Marchetto Cara (c1465-1525)
Forse che sí, forse che no
Franchino Gaffurio (1451-1522)
O sacrum convivium
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Amore sola mi fa remirare
Anonymous
Qui belles amours a
Bartolomeo Tromboncino (c1470-1535)
Gentil donna
Anonymous
Se l'ortolana vene a la cità
Claudin de Sermisy (c1490-1562)
Jouissance je vous donneray
Anonymous
Basse dance Jouissance
Johannes Hesdimois (fl1510)
Tutto il mondo è fantasia
Capella de la Torre
Katharina Bäuml
(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)
Zauber der Operette - 33 - Orpheus in der Unterwelt
Zauber der Operette
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Orpheus in der Unterwelt
Heinz Hoppe, Anneliese Rothenberger, Max Hansen
Renate George, Ferry
Gruber, Bruno Fritz
Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Orchester des
Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Paul Burkhard
(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Donne@Susato)
Sweelinck: Psaumes français & Canciones Sacrae [Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss]
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
Psaumes français & Canciones Sacrae
Resveillez vous chacun fidele
Qui en la garde du haut Dieu pour jamais se
retire
Du fonds de ma pensee
De profundis
Magnificat
Beati
pauperes
A Dieu ma voix j'ai haussee
Ainsi qu'on oit le cerf
bruire
Sus mon ame qu'on benie le souverain
Te Deum laudamus
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss
(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Carlos@Susato)
16 August 2026
Goethe-Lieder [Marlis Petersen]
Goethe-Lieder
Das Ewig-Weibliche
Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
Monolog der Stella, Op. 57
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Nachtlied, Op. 96 No. 1
Walter Braunfels (1882-1954)
Die Trommel gerühret, Op. 29 No. 2
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Freudvoll und leidvoll, S. 280
Wilhelm Kempff (1895-1991)
Wandrers Nachtlied, Op. 61 No. 4
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Meine Ruh ist hin, Op. 5 No. 6
Hans Sommer (1837-1922)
Ach neige, du Schmerzenreiche
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Ilmenau, S. 272
Alphons Diepenbrock (1862-1921)
Mignon: Kennst du das Land
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Mignon: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt,
Op. 6 No. 6
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Philine : Singet nicht in Trauertönen
Mignon :
Heiß mich nicht reden
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Mignon : So laßt mich scheinen, Op. 98a No. 9
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)
Wandrers Nachtlied, Op. 6 No. 1
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Was bedeutet die Bewegung?, D.720
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen, H 306
Hans Sommer (1837-1922)
Wandrers Nachtlied
Manfred Trojahn (°1949)
Bewundert viel und viel gescholten
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Wandrers Nachtlied, S. 306
Marlis Petersen (soprano)
Jendrik Springer (piano)
(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)