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
| 1947Le travail de Frieder Bernius jouit d’une grande reconnaissance à l’échelle mondiale. Il est très sollicité à l’international, tant comme chef d’orchestre que comme professeur. Ses partenaires artistiques sont principalement le Chœur de chambre de Stuttgart, l’Orchestre baroque de Stuttgart, la Hofkapelle de Stuttgart et la Philharmonie classique de Stuttgart. C’est en 1968, avec la création du Chœur de chambre de Stuttgart, qu’il a posé les bases de sa carrière exceptionnelle, qu’il a rapidement fait de cet ensemble l’un des plus éminents de son genre. Qu’il s’agisse d’œuvres vocales de Monteverdi, Bach, Haendel, Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré et Ligeti, de musiques de théâtre de Mendelssohn ou de symphonies de Haydn, Burgmüller et Schubert, le travail de Frieder Bernius vise toujours un son à la fois fidèle à l’idéal sonore original et d’une personnalité incomparable. Il se consacre aussi bien à la redécouverte d’opéras du XVIIIe siècle qu’aux créations de compositions contemporaines. Il porte un intérêt particulier à l’histoire de la musique du sud-ouest de l’Allemagne. Le travail de Frieder Bernius est largement documenté sur disques et CD sous le label Carus. De nombreux enregistrements ont été récompensés par des prix internationaux. Dans le cadre du Festival choral allemand de Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius s’est vu décerner un CD d’or par les éditions Carus pour son intégrale de la musique vocale sacrée de Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - soprano
Sarah Wegener
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Solist - alto
David Allsopp
David Allsopp underwent the typical English training as a singer: he began as a choirboy in Rochester and was a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge. After completing his studies, he moved to Westminster Cathedral in London before venturing out on a freelance career. He works closely with groups such as Tenebrae, Polyphony, the Gabrieli Consort and Gallicantus. Thanks to his career path, he is just as familiar with the music of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque (especially Bach and Handel) as he is with the music of contemporary composers. Plus d'information sur la personne
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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