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Die fünfteilig konzipierte Reihe stellt ausgewählte Werke für die verschiedenen Amtshandlungen in Kirchengemeinden bereit. Häufig gewünschte Stücke werden mit weniger bekannter Musik verbunden. Alle S...

First version in c! / Bach reworked the cantata "Ich habe genung" several times for different instrumentations. There is a version in c for bass solo (BWV3 82.1) or mezzo-soprano solo (BWV3 82.3). The...

Bach composed the cantata Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust for alto solo for the 6th Sunday after Trinity in 1728. It comes from his third Leipzig cantata cycle, in which he sought new expressive po...

Telemann's unusually small Kyrie Gloria Mass is a work from his Leipzig period (1701-1705). In seven movements, the young composer knows how to draw a rich palette of forms and affects from the voice...

In his Missa sacra, Op. 147, the Protestant Robert Schumann included the solo offertory hymn “Tota pulchra es, Maria”, entirely in the Romantic Catholic tradition of devotion to Mary. This wonderfully...

In his Missa sacra, Op. 147, the Protestant Robert Schumann included the solo offertory hymn “Tota pulchra es, Maria”, entirely in the Romantic Catholic tradition of devotion to Mary. This wonderfully...

The harrowing Old Testament story of the army commander Jephthah, bound by a sacred vow to kill his daughter, inspired the Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi to create this intense and moving setting. W...

Danish composer John Høybye enjoys great acclaim at home and abroad, not just for his music but also for his work as a (choral) conductor and arranger. Presenting a medium level of difficulty, Hope. E...

The "Gloria in D" RV 589 is one of Vivaldi's best-known sacred works. The musically representative work in the style of a so-called "cantata mass" is divided into 12 parts, which differ in instrumenta...

The "Gloria in D" RV 589 is one of Vivaldi's best-known sacred works. The musically representative work in the style of a so-called "cantata mass" is divided into 12 parts, which differ in instrumenta...

In his roles as Kapellmeister at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and in the royal chapel of Louis XV, André Campra composed numerous grand motets, which often show stylistic influences from contemporary...

Ultimately, he is a pupil for whom I need not feel embarrassed,' wrote J. S. Bach, summarizing the qualities of his son-in-law to be, J. C. Altnickol. Altnickol's two settings of the Sanctus, based on...

What does the early Bruckner sound like? The Magnificat in B flat major sheds an unexpected light on the young composer on the threshold of his great church works. The approximately 5-minute work in t...

The best-known requiem mass before Mozart's unfinished Requiem was written by the opera composer Niccolò Jommelli, who was celebrated in his day. The Missa pro defunctis was composed in 1756 during hi...

Tango Argentino meets Classic! The Argentine composer Martín Palmeri, whose Misatango is beloved by many choirs, has set Psalm 127 Nisi Dominus for solo soprano and mixed choir, accompanied by bandone...

The impressive collection Selva morale et spirituale, first published in 1641, is a milestone in Monteverdi's oeuvre and reflects his almost 30 years of activity as a church musician in Venice. As in...