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Wagner: Die Walküre

Georg Solti

Classical - Released October 14, 1997 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B (Live)

Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Opera - Released April 3, 2020 | BR-Klassik

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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Classical - Released September 15, 2023 | Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings

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The labels lately established by performing organizations have mostly been devoted to new releases, but there is a lot to be said for using them to resurrect historical performances and recordings. These tend to be ones that have hung in people's memories for years, well after newer recordings have become available. There couldn't be a better example than this, the first historical release from the Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings label. It reproduces a 1984 live performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah, Op. 70 (as Elias, in the original German) from the Nationaltheater München, with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Chor des städtischen Musikvereins zu Düsseldorf. (The latter got involved because the Bayerischer Staatsopernchor was unavailable, but the choir acquits itself very well, unsurprisingly inasmuch as Mendelssohn himself was one of its former directors.) Sawallisch was noted for his way with Mendelssohn, to which he brought a noble Germanic tinge that makes a nice contrast with the usual English performances. He never did better than here, and upon hearing that tapes of this performance had been preserved, he is said to have exclaimed, "Thank God they're safe!" The soloists, led by baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the title role and tenor Peter Schreier as Obadiah, are superb. Another attraction is the hardbound booklet, delving deep into Mendelssohn's philosophical place in German society (really philosophical -- Hegel and his dialectic come into it). The live sound from 1984 is impressive indeed, with crowd noise kept to an absolute minimum in a superb display of discipline. A wonderful historical reissue that catches the intense drama in Mendelssohn's oratorio.© James Manheim /TiVo
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Johann Sebastian Bach : Motets

Monteverdi Choir

Sacred Vocal Music - Released April 30, 2012 | SDG

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John Eliot Gardiner literally has a lifetime of intimate familiarity with J.S. Bach's six motets without independent instrumental accompaniment; he reports that as a boy chorister of 11 or 12 he knew the treble lines to all of them. That familiarity is evident in these exceptionally insightful and exceptionally well-sung performances with the Monteverdi Choir. The group lives up to its reputation as being in the very highest echelon of choirs worldwide, singing these especially treacherous works with almost superhuman precision, immaculate tone and balance, and infectious, unguarded passion. The singers handle Bach's exquisitely interwoven counterpoint with apparent ease even at the outrageously fast but emotionally appropriate tempos that Gardiner takes. He avoids the academic rigidity that can easily prevail in performances of counterpoint this intricate by always maintaining a dancing sense of lightness and buoyancy. The performances are also characterized by a warm intimacy. That's due at least in part the choir's remarkable control of dynamics; at its quietest moments the music comes across as an almost hushed whisper. That, in combination with the stellar engineering, creates the impression that the listener is being treated to a private performance by singers nearly close enough to reach out and touch. At the same time there is no sense of crowding and the performers have plenty of room for their singing to ring out brilliantly. Gardiner deploys a small continuo group colorfully but discreetly, offering an ideally balanced underpinning for the choir. Listeners who want to hear these small masterpieces need look no further than these exemplary and thoroughly engaging performances. Highly recommended. © TiVo
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Mendelssohn: Elias, Op. 70

Thomas Hengelbrock

Classical - Released November 18, 2016 | deutsche harmonia mundi

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Bach Motets

Valentin Tournet

Classical - Released July 1, 2022 | Château de Versailles Spectacles

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Valentin Tournet and his choral and instrumental ensemble, La Chapelle Harmonique (founded in 2017), are newcomers to the French Baroque scene. Here they offer their second recording dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach. This stunning album was recorded in the—almost too—generous acoustics of the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles, where this style would have been unheard of in the time of Louis XV.This joyous and original Latin take on Bach’s Motets contrasts with more introspective listening habits. The six Bach Motets are difficult to define. They evoke searching questions with regard to their attribution and interpretation. Were they all truly composed by Bach? Are they intended for an acapella choir (i.e., unaccompanied)? Should they be supported by basso continuo, or even an organ and instruments?Commonly composed to honour the memory of the deceased and to accompany the raising of the corpse, they are works of incredible musical depth that were admired by Mozart. They combine a certain succinctness with a complexity of writing that specifically enhances the vocal text. The present programme also contains echoes of other works, particularly two choral compositions (composed by Bach’s predecessors and reworked by Bach). © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Bach : Dialogkantaten, BWV 32, 49 & 57

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Cantatas (sacred) - Released May 25, 2018 | harmonia mundi

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Bach's "Dialogue Cantatas" generally portrayed Jesus in dialogue with the human soul, first tormented and then at peace. The three cantatas selected here by Berlin's Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, which has, over the years since 1982 (with over a million records sold!) brought together musicians from the city's different orchestras – first those under Soviet rule and then all orchestras following the fall of the Wall – are a part of this genre; all date from the great Leipzig period, specifically the third cycle written by Bach for Leipzig in 1726. It will come as no surprise, hearing these cantatas, that the essence of the first arias is desperate, heart-rending: and as they go on, they move towards relief and joy. It is in these first moments that we see Bach at his most intense, most pained, most chromatic, terribly modern as well as at his most romantic, profoundly lyrical and yet rigorous in the musical discourse. The most superbly original piece is surely the Cantata BWV 49, which begins with a Sinfonia with obbligato organ – in which the listener will recognise the final movement of the Harpsichord Concerto in E Major, when Bach recycled it a dozen years later – and continues with an aria with cello and oboe, both soloists immersed in the soprano's joyous voice; and we finish on a magnificent chorale with an aria – the aria being for the bass of the solo organ, while the soprano part sings the chorale's theme from on high: a staggering display of modernity. © SM/Qobuz
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Bach: Cantates pour Luther, BWV 76, 79 & 80

Montreal Baroque

Classical - Released June 1, 2018 | ATMA Classique

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released June 30, 2023 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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GoGo Penguin

Contemporary Jazz - Released March 17, 2014 | Gondwana Records

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Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde

Pop - Released June 28, 1981 | Cherry Pop

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Trinitatis: Bach Cantatas

Damien Guillon

Classical - Released March 31, 2023 | Alpha Classics

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F & M

Lindemann

Rock - Released November 22, 2019 | Vertigo Berlin

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Four years since the release of Skills in Pills, Lindemann are back with F&M. The many fans of Till Lindemann (Rammstein) and Peter Tagtgren (Pain) were eager for new music and they certainly got what they asked for! The album is divided into two main parts. The first part, comprising of five tracks, is a new take on the tale of Hansel & Gretel composed in close collaboration with the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg. The second part is made up of six other tracks that were especially written to complete the album. Once again produced by Peter Tagtgren, the whole ensemble is still very homogeneous despite the disparities between each track. The combo manages to alternate seamlessly between high-energy moments and darker, more malevolent moments, particularly as a result of Till Lindemann’s vocals which are as brilliant as ever. Having a wide range of musical influences can often lead to an erratic album, but this is not the case with F&M. The album alternates between moments of pop, rap and even folk music, but it all seems to make sense. It’s a real pleasure to hear these two artists venture into unexpected territory and do it so successfully. No doubt this album will leave its mark and be played on repeat. A real musical gem! © Maxime Archambaud/Qobuz
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Bach : Johannes-Passion, BWV 245

Philippe Herreweghe

Classical - Released February 7, 2020 | Phi

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Bach’s St. John Passion, with its famous opening chorus traversed by shadows and light, is a powerful musical and spiritual reflection. Dramatic, grandiose, complex, resolutely theatrical: there has been no lack of superlatives to describe this supreme masterpiece of western music. Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent present an accomplished reading that reflects their knowledge of the composer, based on extensive research and deepened by countless concerts. Soloists Krešimir Stražanac and Maximilian Schmitt demonstrate the breadth of their talents in the roles of Jesus and the Evangelist. © Phi
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Bach : Contemplation

Anne Queffélec

Classical - Released January 8, 2009 | Mirare

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Bach Motets

Solomon's Knot

Classical - Released June 16, 2023 | Prospero Classical

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Paris

Rammstein

Metal - Released May 19, 2017 | Vertigo Berlin

Paris documents a 2012 Rammstein show performed during their Made in Germany 1995-2011 tour. The 22-track collection features some of the band's biggest hits including "Du Hast," "Sonne," and "AMERIKA."© Rich Wilson /TiVo
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Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 by Otto Klemperer

Otto Klemperer

Classical - Released March 4, 2023 | Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording

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Leipzig 1723 - Telemann | Graupner | Bach

Ælbgut

Classical - Released March 3, 2023 | Accentus Music

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So Romantique !

Cyrille Dubois

Classical - Released March 10, 2023 | Alpha Classics

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