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possibly composed during the Weimar period (1708-1717)

Hasse's opera from 1731 can be considered the pinnacle of his work to date - not least because the composer integrated some of the best arias from his earlier works into "Cleofide". The antique theme...

The original version of the Missa Sancti Nicolai Tolentini (1768), edited for the first time, is Johann Michael Haydn's first major church music work composed in Salzburg. The Nicolai Mass corresponds...

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

Gustav Mahler composed many large-scale works. But in the summer of 1906, he surpassed himself with the 8th Symphony. He himself described this exceptional work in terms of form, shape, size and succe...

Are you looking for operatic drama for the church choir? Then the "Messa di Gloria" for soloists, choir and orchestra by Pietro Mascagni is just the right work for you. Mascagni, whose opera "Cavaller...

In the cantata "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht", Bach has created a high degree of expressiveness with minimal vocal means (solo tenor, only the final chorale in four voices). The last three movem...

Bach's cantata "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" BWV 58 for the Sunday after New Year, entitled "Dialogus", is accordingly limited entirely to the dialog pair of soprano and bass; no other soloists or...

1st version in c

The Peasant Cantata BWV 212 is truly unique in Bach's cantata oeuvre, both in terms of content and music. Although it is one of Bach's homage cantatas, the text is only indirectly about the praise of...

Rezitativ und Arie - Solo S, 2 Vl, Va,Bc

Mit diesem Frühwerk, das Hasse als Schüler Alessandro Scarlattis noch ganz unter dessen Einfluss komponierte und das im September 1725 auf dem Landsitz des königlichen Rates Carlo Carmignano aufgeführ...

The Codex Buranus, the famous collection of medieval song and drama texts from the Benediktbeuern monastery, still holds many exciting secrets today: Who wrote the texts? Why, and above all: for whom?...

An absolutely rousing mass setting influenced by Latin jazz for large choir with big band and solo baritone. In it, Wolfram Buchenberg makes the overcoming of modern man's fears through faith come to...

Commissioned by Europa Cantat for the festival Jugend in Bewegung, Bonn 2010

Józef Swider, a native of Poland, has written more than 250 compositions for choirs, which enjoy great popularity. Today he is considered the most frequently performed Polish composer. His richly orch...

Johann Michael Haydn's masses are masterpieces of their genre and were extremely popular during his lifetime. Carus presents these important works collected as Urtext editions. Johann Michael Haydn le...

Hope is Easter music for mixed choir, alto saxophone, piano, bass and percussion by the Danish composer John Høybye, who enjoys high recognition as a (choral) conductor, arranger and composer far beyo...

In the late 17th century, English musicians celebrated St. Cecilia as the patron saint of music with special concerts and church services every year on November 22. Handel revived the tradition of the...

Today, César Franck (1822-1890) is considered one of the most important French composers and organists of his time. His main work "Les Béatitudes", a monumental oratorio setting of the Beatitudes from...

The three great motets Quam dilecta, In convertendo and Deus noster refugium, which Jean-Philippe Rameau composed between 1713 and 1715, have remained relatively unknown to this day. And yet these mot...

The three great motets Quam dilecta, In convertendo and Deus noster refugium, which Jean-Philippe Rameau composed between 1713 and 1715, are still relatively unknown today. The reason for this can be...

Spohr's reputation as a violin virtuoso, composer, conductor and instrumental teacher was outstanding in the early Romantic period. "Die letzten Dinge" is considered the most important of his four ora...

With its magnificent, almost operatic music, the Passion oratorio "Christus am Ölberge" is a different Passion oratorio that is definitely worth hearing and experiencing - and is undoubtedly unique in...

This Missa solemnis in C major (before 1764) is recommended for performance to all those who would like to get to know Leopold Mozart not only as the composer of a musical sleigh ride and author of a...