Performed by
Cologne Concerto
with
Monica Groop
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Klaus Mertens
,
Christoph Pregardien
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Ruth Ziesak
Performed by
Cologne Concerto
with
Monica Groop
,
Klaus Mertens
,
Christoph Pregardien
,
Ruth Ziesak
Performed by
Cologne Concerto
with
Monica Groop
,
Klaus Mertens
,
Christoph Pregardien
,
Ruth Ziesak
Performed by
Cologne Concerto
with
Monica Groop
,
Klaus Mertens
,
Christoph Pregardien
,
Ruth Ziesak
Performed by
Cologne Concerto
with
Monica Groop
,
Klaus Mertens
,
Christoph Pregardien
,
Ruth Ziesak
Performed by
Cologne Concerto
with
Monica Groop
,
Klaus Mertens
,
Christoph Pregardien
,
Ruth Ziesak
Amazon.comThis energetic account of Bach's series of six Christmastide cantatas is nearly the equal of recordings by such illustrious conductors as Ton Koopman and John Eliot Gardiner that cost twice as much. The Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble doesn't have the absolutely pristine blend of Gardiner's Monteverdi Choir (an awfully high standard of comparison), but their clean execution, sense of line, energy, and (yes) blend are excellent. The instrumentalists of Concerto Köln need yield to none of their colleagues--in fact, the trumpets sound so brilliant one almost suspects them of being modern-style rather than Baroque instruments. Monica Groop's contralto sounds more accustomed to opera than to Bach with period instruments, but her vibrato isn't oppressive and she sings sensitively. The other three soloists are as good as any who have ever recorded this work--especially the pure-voiced, vibrant soprano Ruth Ziesak and tenor Christoph Prégardien, who manages the difficult tenor arias with ease and whose narration is dramatic without melodrama. In the end, if the extra money isn't a big issue, you may want the Gardiner, Masaaki Suzuki, or Koopman recordings, but this is nearly their equal--and by far the best version at budget price.
-- Matthew Westphal
Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Otto, Concerto Koln,Johann Sebastian Bach,Klaus Mertens,Johann Sebastian Bach,Ralf Otto,Concerto Köln,Ruth Ziesak,Christoph Pregardien,Ralf Otto,Concerto Koln,Vokalensemble Frankfurt,Ruth Ziesak,Monica Groop,Christoph Pregardien,Klaus Mertens,Capriccio,Cantata,Choral,Christmas / Chanukkah,Classical,Oratorio
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- Great mix of baroque music
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Pachelbel Canon in D and Other Baroque Favorites
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ASIN: B00000IJSB
Release Date: 2004-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Water Music: Alla Hornpipe - Wind Ens/Budapest Strs
- Canon in D - New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum/Max Pommer
- Orchestral Ste No.2 in b: Menuet & Badinerie - German Bach Soloists/Helmut Winschermann
- Con Grosso, Op.3, No.11: Siciliano - Franz Liszt CO/Janos Rolla
- Con: III. Presto - Gunther Holler/Konrad Hunteler/Capella Coloniensis/Georg Fischer
- Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sym - Con Koln/Ralf Otto
- Dardanus Ste: Tambourin - Collegium Aureum/Reinhard Peters
- Fl Con in e: II. Andante - Eckart Haupt
- Mandoline Con in C: I. Allegro - Lajos Mayer
- Brandenburg Con No.4 in G: II. Andante - German Bach Soloists/Helmut Winschermann
- Tpt Con in D: IV. Allegro - Reinhold Friedrich
- Org Con in F, Op.4, No.5: Alla Siciliana-Presto - Gabor Lehotka
- The Four Seasons: Con No.4 in f 'Winter' (II. Largo) - Bela Banfalvi
- Vn Con in E: I. Allegro - Christian Altenburger
- Con A Cinque in d, Op.9, No.2: Adagio - Reinhold Friedrich
- Fl Con in F, Op.10, No.1 'La Tempesta Di Mare': Allegro-Largo-Presto - Eberhard Zumach
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Great mix of baroque music.......2007-07-19
Most people think of Bach and Vivaldi when the phrase Baroque music comes up, and imagine old white men in white wigs playing instrumental pieces that are mathematical than musical. I though so too until buying and listening to this CD. It does contain pieces from both Vivaldi and Bach, but only less popular pieces. It also includes works from many other Baroque composers, such as Albonini, Telemann, Buffardin, Handel and Rameau. The type of music is quite melodious and is actually closer to Classical classic music than Baroque music, with some tunes having tinges of Romanticism. The instrumentation is great as all the pieces are full orchestral scores. The sound quality is also great, and for the price, this is a great CD.
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Romantic Moments, Vol. 3
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ASIN: B000001VGE
Release Date: 1992-11-10 |
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- Orchestral Ste No.3: Air - German Bach Soloists/Helmut Winschermann
- Ob Con in d: Adagio - Burkhard Glaetzner
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Frank Berger/Hans Dieter Weber
- Christmas Oratorio: Sinf - Cologne Con/Ralf Otto
- Prld in c - Franz Just
- Brandenburg Con No.1: Adagio - German Bach Soloists/Helmut Winschermann
- Minuet in d - Karl Heinz Passin/Walter Heinz Bernstein
- Con: Largo Ma Non Tanto - Christian Altenburger/Ernst Mayer-Schierning
- Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland: Chor - Matthian Eisenberg
- Orchestral Ste No.2: Sarabande - German Bach Soloists/Helmut Winschermann
- Con D'Amore: Larghetto - Burkahrd Glaetzner
- Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme: Chor Prld - Hannes Kastner
- Brandenburg Con No.4: Andante - German Bach Soloists/Helmut Winschermann
- Vn Con in E: Adagio - Christian Altenburger
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The Universe of Bach (Box Set)
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Glory of Easter: Famous Bach Arias
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ASIN: B000001VIT
Release Date: 1995-10-17 |
Tracks:
- Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins & Continuo in D Majo: Canon in D
- Praeludium in C Minor, BWV 999
- Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
- Cantata No. 143: Du Friedeferr Jesu Christ
- Sonata in E Minor: Siciliano
- Dies Est Laetitiae
- Chorale: Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
- Oboe Concerto, Op. 7, No. 3: Adagio
- Ave Maria
- Concerto for Flute and Harp: Andantino
- Stille, Stille, La Uns Lauschen
- Concerto for Recorder and Transverse Flute in E Mi
- Holberg Suite: Air (Andante Religioso)
- Chorale: Vater Unser Im Himmereich, BWV737
- Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Schlafe, Mein Liebster
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Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Otto, Concerto Koln
Ralf Otto , Concerto Koln , Vokalensemble Frankfurt , Ruth Ziesak , Monica Groop , Christoph Pregardien , and Klaus Mertens
Manufacturer: Capriccio
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000001WVQ
Release Date: 1995-12-01 |
Tracks:
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Coro - Chor: 'Jauchzet, frohlocket'
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Recitativo - Evangelist: 'Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit'
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Recitativo - Alt: 'Nun wird mein liebster Brigam'
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Aria - Alt: 'Bereite dich, Zion'
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Choral: 'Wie soll ich dich empfangen'
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Recitativo - Evangelist: 'Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn'
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Choral u. Recitativo - Chor: 'Er ist auf Erden kommen arm' - Bass: 'Wer will die Liebe recht erh
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Arie - Bass: 'Grosser Herr, o starker K'
- Cantata 1: For Christmas Day: Choral: 'Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Sinfonia - Hirtenmusik
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Evangelist: 'Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Choral: 'Brich an, o sch Morgenlicht'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Evangelist: 'Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Bass: 'Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Aria - Tenor: 'Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Engel - Soprano - Evangelist: 'Und das habt zum Zeichen'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Choral - 'Schaut hin! dort liegt im finstern Stall'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Bass: 'So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Arie - Alt: 'Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Evangelist: 'Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Coro - Chor: 'Ehre sei Gott in der H
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Bass: 'So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet'
- Cantata 2: For The Second Day Of Christmas: Choral - 'Wir singen dir in deinem Heer'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Coro - Chor: 'Herrscher des Himmels, erhdas Lallen'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Evangelist: 'Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Coro - Chor: 'Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Bass: 'Er hat sein Volk getr
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Choral - 'Dies hat er alles uns getan'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Duetto - Soprano, Bass: 'Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Evangelist: 'Und sie kamen eilend'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Aria - Alt: 'Schliesse, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Alt: 'Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Choral - 'Ich will dich mit Fleiss bewahren'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Recitativo - Evangelist: 'Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Choral - 'Seid froh, dieweil'
- Cantata 3: For The Third Day Of Christmas: Coro - Chor: 'Herrscher des Himmels, erhdas Lallen (da capo Nr. 24)'
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- Chor: Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben
- Evangelist: Und da acht Tage um waren
- Rez. Bass: Immanuel, o sort! - Arioso Sopran, Bass: Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben
- Arie Sopran, Echo: Fl mein Heiland, fldein Namen
- Rez. Bass: Wohlan, dein Name soll allein - Choral: Jesu, meine Freud und Wonne
- Arie Tenor: Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben
- Choral: Jesus richte mein Beginnen
- Chor: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen
- Evangelist: Da Jesus geboren war zu Bethlehem
- Chor: Wo ist der neugeborne K der J
- Choral: Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt
- Arie Bass: Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen
- Evangelist: Da das der K Herodes h
- Rez. Alt: Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?
- Evangelist: Und lieversammeln alle Hohenpriester
- Terzett Sopran, Alt, Tenor: Ach, wenn wird die Zeit erscheinen?
- Rez. Alt: Mein Liebster herrschet schon
- Choral: Zwar ist solche Herzensstube
- Chor: Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben
- Evangelist: Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich
- Rez. Sopran: Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fen
- Arie Sopran: Nur ein Wink von seinen Hen
- Evangelist: Als sie nun den K geh hatten
- Choral: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier
- Evangelist: Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum
- Rez. Tenor: So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier
- Arie Tenor: Nun mihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
- Rez. Quartett: Was will der H Schrecken nun
- Choral: Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen
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This energetic account of Bach's series of six Christmastide cantatas is nearly the equal of recordings by such illustrious conductors as Ton Koopman and John Eliot Gardiner that cost twice as much. The Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble doesn't have the absolutely pristine blend of Gardiner's Monteverdi Choir (an awfully high standard of comparison), but their clean execution, sense of line, energy, and (yes) blend are excellent. The instrumentalists of Concerto Köln need yield to none of their colleagues--in fact, the trumpets sound so brilliant one almost suspects them of being modern-style rather than Baroque instruments. Monica Groop's contralto sounds more accustomed to opera than to Bach with period instruments, but her vibrato isn't oppressive and she sings sensitively. The other three soloists are as good as any who have ever recorded this work--especially the pure-voiced, vibrant soprano Ruth Ziesak and tenor Christoph Prégardien, who manages the difficult tenor arias with ease and whose narration is dramatic without melodrama. In the end, if the extra money isn't a big issue, you may want the Gardiner, Masaaki Suzuki, or Koopman recordings, but this is nearly their equal--and by far the best version at budget price. -- Matthew Westphal
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The best recording available!.......1999-11-21
Reviewing the last years recordings of the "Weihnachtsoratorium" the interpretation of Ralf Otto is surely the best one. It represents the synthesis of baroque with modern aspects of interpretation. In opposite to the main english recordings (i.e. Gardiner) which impress by a straight but "bodyless" blend it is the Vokalensemble Frankfurt and the splendid soloists (i.e. Ruth Ziesak an Christoph Prégardien) who make the music a sensual experience. Ottos "Weihnachtsoratorium" ist probably the best recording available.
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- Sym in D 'Da Chiesa': Andante Maestoso - Allegro Maestoso
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- Sym in C 'La Prise De La Bastille': Grave - Allegro Assai
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