Sacred Music

This Passion oratorio Gethsemane und Golgatha was composed in the astonishingly short period from 22 to 28 July 1838 on a text by the evangelist Wilhelm Schuber, a close friend of Friedrich Schneider'...

Friedrich Schneider's second oratorio Das Weltgericht was an immediate success at its 1820 premiere in Leipzig. The initial triumph of the work, which the appearance of Mendelssohn's oratorio Paulus o...

Kuhnau's Magnificat in C major is - apart from his Biblical Sonatas - considered to be his most ambitious and best known work. However, as recent research has revealed, there are indeed many other lar...

The cantata O heilige Zeit [O Holy Time] of the former St. Thomas cantor Johann Kuhnau is the ideal baroque festive music for small scorings. Even though this is the larger of two cantatas with this t...

Franz Schubert's 'Stabat Mater in F minor, D 383', set to the moving German text by F. G. Klopstock ('Jesus Christus schwebt am Kreuze'), is among the most touching sacred works of the Romantic era. W...

Experience the radiant splendor and festive joy of Easter with Johann Sebastian Bach's celebrated Easter Oratorio BWV 249 ('Kommt, eilet und laufet'). This masterpiece of Baroque music captivates audi...

CDs: Motettenchor Pforzheim, Badische Philharmonie Karlsruhe, Ltg. Rolf Schweizer „Musik in Deutschland: Geistliche Oratorien“, BMG 74321 73570 2

With the "Requiem solemne in C minor", you will discover a profoundly moving, expressive masterpiece of sacred music of sublime beauty. The dramatic key of C minor lends this composition a solemn dign...

A,GCh,Org 20'

Experience one of George Frideric Handel's most festive and magnificent sacred choral works with the "Jubilate for the Peace of Utrecht" (Psalm 100, HWV 279). Composed to celebrate the 1713 peace trea...

Kantate [GGCh,Orch] 1972. 15'. Chor: S(Knaben) TB/SATB - 2.A-Fl.0.0.0. - 0.1.2.0. - Pk.Schl - 2Vl.Kb

Experience baroque splendor and vibrant celebration with Johann Sebastian Bach's secular cantata "Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten" (BWV 207a). This masterful work radiates joy, brilliance...

Experience one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most radiant masterpieces: The festive cantata 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern' (BWV 1), composed for the Feast of the Annunciation, delights audiences wi...

Experience one of the most impressive masterpieces of Baroque music: Johann Sebastian Bach's famous Easter cantata "Christ lag in Todes Banden" (BWV 4), composed for Easter Sunday, has captivated choi...