J. S. Bach: Ein feste Burg. Cantata BWV 80 & Missa in g BWV 235 (Bernius)
Sommaire
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L'auteur de l'avant-propos
Klaus Hofmann
| 1939
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Chœur
Kammerchor Stuttgart
The Kammerchor Stuttgart is regarded as one of the best ensembles of its kind. Over its fifty-year existence, Frieder Bernius has developed the choir into an exceptional ensemble acclaimed by audiences and press alike. This has led to invitations for the choir to perform at all the important European festivals. In Germany the chamber choir performs at festivals and in concert halls in repertoire ranging from the 17th to the 21st century. Frieder Bernius and his ensemble have received numerous accolades for their contribution to new music. The Kammerchor Stuttgart has made over 80 CDs and LPs, numerous of which have been awarded international recording prizes (including the Edison award, Diapason d’or, Gramophone Choice, Classical Internet Award, International Classical Music Award, and German Record Critics’ Award prizes). The International Federation for Choral Music has invited the ensemble to sing at the 1st, 4th and 10th World Symposia on Choral Music in Vienna, Sydney and Seoul. Regular tours of North America and Asia since 1988 and a South America tour reflect the Kammerchor Stuttgart’s international reputation. Since 1984 the top ensemble has also been invited to Israel biennially. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Orchestre
Barockorchester Stuttgart
The Barockorchester Stuttgart, which was founded by Bernius in 1985, specializes in 18th century music. The musicians are among the leading representatives of historical performance practice and perform exclusively on original instruments. The ensemble dedicates itself to a large extent to the revival of 18th century operas. It has performed at numerous international festivals, among others in Rome, Dresden and Göttingen. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Chef d'orchestre
Frieder Bernius
| 1947Frieder Bernius’s work has earned great worldwide recognition. He is in demand internationally as a conductor and as a teacher. His principal artistic collaborators are the ensembles he founded himself, the Kammerchor Stuttgart, the Barockorchester Stuttgart, the Hofkapelle Stuttgart and the Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart. As a guest conductor, he has collaborated repeatedly with, for example, the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and the Streicherakademie Bozen. Great stylistic versatility is Frieder Bernius’s hallmark. Whether he conducts vocal works by Monteverdi, Bach, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré and Ligeti, stage music by Mendelssohn or symphonies by Haydn, Burgmüller and Schubert, his work always aims for a sound that is at once unmistakably personal and at the same time oriented towards the original period sound ideal. He devotes himself equally to the rediscovery of 18th century operas and to first performances of contemporary compositions. He is particularly interested in the musical history of southwestern Germany. Carus-Verlag has awarded Frieder Bernius a Golden CD for his complete recording of the sacred music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The award was presented to him during the German Choir Festival in Stuttgart 2016. The sale of over 250,000 recordings, which has been acclaimed with a number of awards, has made a not insignificant contribution to what today is the obvious presence of Mendelssohn's complete œuvre in the concert repertoire. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - soprano
Sarah Wegener
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Solist - alto
David Allsopp
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Solist - ténor
Thomas Hobbs
In the course of his short career, the young English tenor Thomas Hobbs has already earned consider - able esteem. Still as a student, he was was awarded numerous prizes and scholarships. In addition to developing his solo career, Hobbs has sung in some of England’s leading vocal ensembles, such as The Cardinall’s Musick, The Tallis Scholars, I Fagiolini, and The Sixteen. In the genre of opera, he has performed Acis and other roles in Handel’s Acis and Galathea, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte and, most recently, the title role in Britten’s Albert Herring at the Royal Academy Opera. During the 2010/11 season he made his debut at the English National Opera in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d'Ulisse. Thomas Hobbs regularly gives Lieder recitals; his repertoire in cludes Vaughan- Williams’s On Wenlock Edge as well as Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin and Schumann’s Liederkreis. He is also much in demand as a concert soloist. In 2009, he participated in the Academy of the Festival Aix-en-Provence and performed with the Camerata Salzburg under Louis Langrée. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - basse
Peter Harvey
Peter Harvey’s hundred or so recordings span eight centuries of music, with the High Baroque particularly well represented. He has performed and recorded all of J. S. Bach’s major vocal works and many of the cantatas. From the French Baroque, he has made many recordings of Campra, Lully, Lalande and others, including a recent solo disc with London Baroque of Rameau’s secular cantatas for bass voice. The Gabrieli Consort’s recording of Haydn’s Creation, on which Peter sings Adam, won the 2008 Gramophone Award. Peter directs the Magdalena Consort, specializing in the performance of the music of Bach with small ensembles. He is increasingly returning to the Lied repertoire, and has recently recorded Schubert’s Die Winterreise with pianist Gary Cooper. Plus d'information sur la personne
Critiques
Insgesamt ist die Carus-CD eine wertvolle Erweiterung der Bach-Diskographie.
Toccata, Mai-Juni 2018
Transparent im Klang, textverständlich, äußerst sauber musizierend und immer harmonierend in sich, gelingen in der ‘Missa’ wunderbare Akzente, die eine große Feierlichkeit ... vermitteln.
Silke Meier-Künzel, klassik.com, 29.03.2018
Bernius’s performances are of an entirely different class: his soloists and his choir and orchestra are of excellent quality.
Johann van Veen, musica dei donum, 13.02.2018
La précision et la cohésion du Kammerchor Stuttgart ne seront pas une surprise, sauf pour ceux qui ne connaîtraient toujours pas cette formation d’élite!
Jean-Luc Macia, Diapason, Februar 2018
Kurzum: zum kompositorischen Handwerk Bachs gesellt sich Bernius' Kenntnis interpretatorisch.
Markus Schauermann, singende kirche, Januar 2018
Unter der Leitung von Frieder Bernius meistert der Kammerchor Stuttgart die Chorpassagen ebenso ausgezeichnet - und wortdeutlich - wie die Solisten...
Austria Presse Agentur, 19.02.2018
Der Kammerchor Stuttgart unter Leitung von Frieder Bernius trägt seinen Teil dazu bei, dass dieses Meisterwerk hier eine mehr als gebührende Einspielung findet...
Musik und Liturgie, Januar 2018
Der Kammerchor ist mit seinem schlanken Klang und seiner mustergültigen Artikulation ein ideales Ensemble für Bach’sche Satzkünste wie im fugierten Einleitungschor... Ein Glanzstück im Luther-Jahr.
Augsburger Allgemeine, 22.12.2017
Was die Stuttgarter daraus machen, ist ein sanftes, heiteres Fließen, ohne Schärfen, abgehoben von der Erdenschwere, transparent bis ins Detail und doch ein unverbrüchliches Ganzes.
Johannes Mundry, Chorzeit, Dezember 2017