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German composer and theorist (1681-1764)
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Johann Mattheson's oratorio 'Joseph', highly commended by Roderic Dunnett. '... an outstanding performance in every way, and indeed a perfect introduction to Mattheson's fresh and vital writing ...'
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Faces of classical music
2019-11-13 09:09:00
“Facce d'amore” – New album from Jakub Józef Orliński
[…] exactly", he demurs, "because in baroque opera it was the instrument that was supposed to imitate the voice rather than the other way around. And I can't say either that string player composers had something more special than the others – Handel was a master of voice and vocal line, and he was an organist! But composers often highlighted the instrument they themselves played. Conti wrote a lot with solo mandolin or solo theorbo; Johann Mattheson wrote crazily difficult arias for tenor because he was a tenor himself! But these composers studied so many instruments: you can even find psalterion in some operas".Mention of Mattheson – a German-born composer – begs the question, what (or who) was an Italian opera composer in this period, anyway? "Geography was more fluid between the composers in this period", replies François. "People gravitated towards the music centres to learn what was being created there. […]
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Faces of classical music
2018-11-23 10:33:00
Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 – Benjamin Hulett, Griet De Geyter, Lore Binon, Tim Mead, Alex Potter, Thomas Hobbs, Charles Daniels, Andreas Wolf, Sebastian Noack – Kampen Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Society, Jos van Veldhoven
[…] Zuid.In previous years, Jos van Veldhoven has attracted frequent attention with performances of "new" repertoire within the realm of early music. Noteworthy among them were performances of oratorios by Telemann and Graun, Vespers by Gastoldi, Netherlands repertoire of the Golden Age, reconstructions of Bach's St Mark Passion as well as the so-called Köthener Trauermusik and many unknown 17th century musical dialogues. He also conducted a great many contemporary premieres of baroque operas by composers including Mattheson, Keiser, Andrea and Giovanni Bononcini, Legrenzi, Conti, and Scarlatti. In 2008 he celebrated his 25th anniversary as artistic director of The Netherlands Bach Society, conducting Joseph Haydn's The Creation.Jos van Veldhoven is professor of choral conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.Source: wikipedia.org For over 90 years, the Netherlands Bach Society has been bringing you closer to Bach. It all started in 1921 with the plan to perform Bach's St […]
2017-06-21 01:00:00
Christian Flor (1626-1697) Dietrich Becker (c1623-c1679) Musicalische Frühlings-Früchte Musica Poetica Challenge Classics CC72332 (© 2009) Recorded October 2008 [61'13"] EAC rip; flacs, log, cue, scans (300dpi); 352 MB Courtesy of Thomas Cadfael Download Johann Mattheson (1681-1764)Der brauchbare Virtuoso12 Sonatas Trio CorelliLabel: NCA 60143-314 [2CD]Recorded in 2002-2003[Flacs & scans]Download Jubilate Domino - Sacred Songs Johann Michael Bach, Christoph Bernhard, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Wolfgang Franck, August Kühnel, Johann Rosenmüller, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer Axel Köhler, alto Lautten Compagney Capriccio 10 478 (© 1994) Recorded Sept 1992 [63'41"] EAC rip; flacs, log, cue, scans (300dpi); 305 MB Courtesy of Thomas Cadfael Download Vincent Lübeck (1654/56-1740)Complete Organ Works Bernard Coudurier - organistSchnitger organ, 1692St Ludgeri Kirche, NordenLabel: BNL 112753Published in 1988[Flacs & scans]Download Vincent Lübeck (1654/56-1740) Complete Cantatas David Cordier, Graham Pushee, alto; Harry Geraerts, tenor; Harry van der Kamp, […]
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