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|  |  German Record Critics' Award 3/2005
In the category "Barocke und vorbarocke Vokalmusik"
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Johann Adolf Hasse (1699–1783):
Requiem · Miserere
Simona Houda-Šaturová, Soprano; Britta Schwarz, Alto; Eric
Stokloßa, Tenore; Gotthold Schwarz, Basso; Dresdner Kammerchor;
Dresdner Barockorchester; Hans-Christoph Rademann
Requiem in Es-Dur (world premiere recording)
Miserere in d-Moll
Carus 83.175
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The present CD brings together two compositions, each of which is dedicated to a different occasion for grieving or earnest self-examination. Written expressly for the two ensembles of prime importance to Hasse, they demonstrate both the high quality and the stylistic breadth of this composer's work.
Hasse wrote his Miserere in D minor for the Venetian orphanage “Ospedale degl'Incurabili,” which through its outstanding music instruction and distinguished music directors enabled the female students to contribute to the cost of their expenses by performing concerts for paying audiences. The singing of sacred music and the performance of concerts at Venetian orphanages were then on a level unrivalled, even in Italy. – Hasse's Requiem in E flat major is the farewell work of the mature master at the end of his tenure at Dresden, where the great Court Orchestra was also of exceptional quality.
Hans-Christoph Rademann, the Kammerchor Dresden and the Dresdner Barockorchester are especially devoted to the interpretation of the music of the Court of Dresden, which has been realized on the present CD in a coproduction with DeutschlandradioKultur, Berlin.
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