Recordings

Recordings

Worldwide the name Carus stands for and is synonymous with the highest standards and quality in vocal music. This is true not only for our reliable music editions but also for the recordings produced on the Carus label, which was founded at the same time as the publishing house in order to make rare and unpublished works available to be heard by the public. From the beginning Carus has worked together with internationally renowned artists and has gained the reputaton as an "inside tip" for first class recordings. The continued expansion of repertoire, as well as the unique expression of visual imagery in the design of the CDs has led to the Carus label becoming one of the largest independent labels in Germany.

Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion

The St John Passion occupies a special place in Johann Sebastian Bach’s output. Hardly any other work survives in so many and, at the same time, such different versions. This is because Bach made changes to the work for each of his...

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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Passions

This box brings together three – in many respects – outstanding recordings of the great passions of Johann Sebastian Bach. Three? Exactly: The St. Matthew Passion , the St. John Passion and the St. Mark Passion . The St. John Passion...

Compact Disc, 6 CDs, CD-BOX

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Eine Liederreise

With his collection “Geistliche Lieder und Oden” (Sacred Songs and Odes), published in Leipzig in 1757, the poet Christian Fürchtegott Gellert seems to have struck a chord in his time. There is no other explanation for the fact that so many...

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach: Kantaten BWV 21 & 147

Hans-Christoph Rademann and the Gaechinger Cantorey, with an excellent ensemble of soloists around Núria Rial, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Benedikt Kristjánsson and Matthias Winckhler, have once again selected works by probably Leipzig’s most famous...

Compact Disc, 1 CD

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Joseph Haydn: The Seasons

Joseph Haydn’s oratorios Die Jahreszeiten [The Seasons] and Die Schöpfung [The Creation] are closely intellectually connected with each other: whilst The Creation paints a picture of the world coming into existence, The Seasons is about its...

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Heinrich Isaac: Choralis Constantinus 1508

The Choralis Constantinus is one of the most important motet collections of the Renaissance period. Heinrich Isaac wrote it during 1508 to a commission from the chapter of Constance Cathedral. A large number of the total of 375 motets are now...

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Choral works for male voices

Between 1820 and 1847, Felix Mendelssohn composed a total of 38 songs for a cappella male voices. Many of these were written for his own use at home or in the company of friends. He also liked to personally gift or dedicate these songs to...

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