Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.12/29) – Beethoven - 9th Symphony

Music of the Enlightenment (CD12/29) - Symphony: the Ninth:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125

Melanie Diener - soprano
Petra Lang - mezzo-soprano
Endrick Wottrich - tenor
Dietrich Henschel - bass
La Chapelle Royale
Orchestre des Champs Élysées
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.2/29) – Campra, Pergolesi – Sacred Music

Music of the Enlightenment (CD2 / 29) - Sacred Music:

André Campra (1660-1744):
Messe de Requiem *
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736):
Stabat Mater +

Elisabeth Baudry - soprano *
Monique Zanetti - soprano *
Anna Proshaka - soprano +
Bernarda Fink - contralto +
Josep Benet - alto *
John Elwes - tenor *
Stephen Varcoe - bass *
Chœur de La Chapelle Royale *
La Chapelle Royale  [on period instruments] *
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin  [on period instruments] +
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor *

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J.S.Bach – Mass in B minor – Herreweghe

HAPPY 2015

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Catherine Patriasz - soprano
Charles Brett - alto
Howard Crook - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Schumann – Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto – Coin, Staier

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

Christophe Coin - cello
Andreas Staier - fortepiano [J.B. Streicher, ca.1850]
Orchestre des Champs Elysées [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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J.S. Bach - Secular Cantatas – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Cantata "Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten" BWV 207
Cantata "Tönet, ihr Pauken" BWV 214

Carolyn Sampson - soprano
Ingeborg Danz - contralto
Mark Padmore - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Beethoven – Missa Solemnis – Herreweghe

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Missa solemnis in D major, op.123

Rosa Mannion - soprano
Birgit Remmert - contralto
James Taylor - tenor
Cornelius Hauptmann - bass
Chœur de La Chapelle Royale
Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestre des Champs Élysées [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem – Philippe Herreweghe

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45

Christiane Oelze - soprano
Gerald Finley - baritone
La Chapelle Royale
Orchestre des Champs Elysées [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Kurt Weill – Berliner Requiem – Philippe Herreweghe

Kurt Weill (1900-1950):
Vom Tod im Wald, op.23 - Cantata for bass and ten wind instruments
Concerto for Violin and Wind Band
Das Berliner Requiem

Alexander Laiter - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Elisabeth Glab - violin
Chœur de La Chapelle Royale
Ensemble Musique Oblique
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Bach – Advent & Christmas Cantatas – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:

CD 1 - Advent Cantatas:
Cantata "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36
Cantata "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61
Cantata "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 62

CD 2 - Christmas Cantatas (1724):
Cantata "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" BWV 91
Cantata "Christum wir sollen loben schon" BWV 121
Cantata "Ich freue mich in dir" BWV 133

CD 3 - Christmas Cantatas (1725):
Cantata "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122
Cantata "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110
Cantata "Selig ist der Mann" BWV 57

Dorothee Mields - soprano
Vasilika Jezovšek - soprano
Sibylla Rubens - soprano
Sarah Connolly - contralto
Ingeborg Danz - contralto
Mark Padmore - tenor
Christoph Prégardien - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Bach – Famous Cantatas – Philippe Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:

CD 1:
Cantata "Ich habe viel Bekümmernis" BWV 21
Cantata "Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats" BWV 42

CD 2:
Cantata "Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende!" BWV 27
Cantata "Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke," BWV 84
Cantata "Christus, der ist mein Leben," BWV 95
Cantata "Komm, du süsse Todesstunde," BWV 161

CD 3:
Cantata "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12
Cantata "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir" BWV 38
Cantata "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75

Dorothee Mields - soprano
Carolyn Sampson - soprano
Barbara Schlick - soprano
Matthew White - counter tenor
Daniel Taylor - counter tenor
Gérard Lesne - counter tenor
Howard Crook - tenor
Hans Jörg Mammel - tenor
Mark Padmore - tenor
Thomas Bauer - bass
Peter Harvey - bass
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Bach - Cantatas 39, 73, 93, 105, 107 & 131 – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:

CD 1:
Cantata "Aus der Tiefe ruhe ich, Herr, zu dir" BWV 131
Cantata "Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir" BWV 73
Cantata "Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht" BWV 105

CD 2:
Cantata "Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot" BWV 39
Cantata "Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten" BWV 93
Cantata "Was willst du dich betrüben" BWV 107

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Agnès Mellon - soprano
Gérard Lesne - counter tenor
Charles Brett - counter tenor
Howard Crook - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Bach – Cantatas BWV 198 & 78 – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:

Trauerode - Cantata BWV 198
"Jesu, der du meine seele" - Cantata BWV 78

Ingrid Schmithüsen - soprano
Charles Brett - countertenor
Howard Crook - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent
La Chapelle Royale [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Solo Cantatas – Philippe Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:

CD 1 - Cantatas for solo Bass:
Ich habe genug BWV 82
Ich will denn Krezstab gerne tragen BWV 56
Der friede sei mit dir BWV 158

Peter Kooy - bass


CD 2 - Cantatas for solo alto:
Vernügte Ruh, belibte Seelenlust BWV 170
Wiederstehe doch der Sünde BWV 54
Geist und Seele wird verwirret BWV 35

Andreas Scholl - countertenor


CD 3 - before Bach:
Franz Tunder (1614-1667):
Dominus iluminatio mea
Wend' ab deinen Zorn
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Johann Kuhnau (1660-1772):
Gott, sei mir gnädig nach deiner Güte
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697):
Ich liege und schlafe
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760):
Herr, die Wasserströme erheben sich

Collegium Vocale Gent
La Chapelle Royale [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Bach – Cantatas BWV 2, 20 & 176 – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:
Cantata "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2
Cantata "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 20
Cantata "Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding" BWV 176

Johannette Zommer - soprano
Ingeborg Danz - contralto
Jan Kobow - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Bach – Cantatas BWV 8, 125 & 138 – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:
Cantata "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben" BWV 8
Cantata "Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin" BWV 125
Cantata "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" BWV 138

Deborah York - soprano
Ingeborg Danz - contralto
Mark Padmore - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Bach – Cantatas BWV 29, 119 & 120 – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Cantatas:
Cantata "Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille" BWV 120
Cantata "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn" BWV 119
Cantata "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29

Deborah York - soprano
Ingeborg Danz - contralto
Mark Padmore - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Missae BWV 234 & 235 – Philippe Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Missa in G minor, BWV 235
Missa in A major, BWV 234
Sanctus, BWV 238

Agnès Mellon - soprano
Gérard Lesne - alto
Christoph Prégardien - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Chorus Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestra Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Missae BWV 233 & 236 – Philippe Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Missa in F major BWV 233/E6
Missa in G major BWV 236/E4

Agnès Mellon - soprano
Gérard Lesne - contralto
Christoph Prégardien - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream – Herreweghe

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream - overture and incidental music
The Hebrides - overture, op.26

Sandrine Piau - soprano
Delphine Collot - soprano
Chœur de La Chapelle Royale
Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestre des Champs Élysées [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Oster-Oratorium, Cantata BWV.66 – Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249
Cantata BWV 66 "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen"

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Kai Wessel - alto
James Taylor - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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