classical music: Matthew Herren

classical music: Matthew Herren

classical music:

Matthew Herren

Schütz: Kleine Geistliche Konzerte, Vol. 1
Frank Barr, Kurt-Owen Richards, ...

PGM, 1997

The Kleine Geistliche Konzerte , scored for one, two, or three voices (occasionally up to five) with continuo, make up in beauty and fervor what they lack in sumptuousness. Schütz uses the declamatory recitative he learned from Venetian opera to express spiritual passion and ecstasy--qualities that don't come across here. You can hear the ...

The Silver Swan

Matthew Barley, Gregorio Allegri, ...

Black Box Classics, 2003

This is only one guy playing all the cello parts?
This CD is absolutly amazing! I have never heard a multi- tracked recording ever played so musically and so excellently! Barley's intonation and "ensemble" playing is far and away above that of most cellists. I can heartily recommend this CD to anyone looking for ...

Schutz: Musikalische Exequien / Christophers, The Sixteen
Heinrich Schutz, Simon Birchall, ...

Collins Classics, 1998

Heinrich Schütz often is referred to as the "father of German music"--an influential predecessor of J.S. Bach. As the works on this disc show, Schütz's music had by the 1630s (the composer's "middle period") reached a high level of refinement while retaining an assured and accessible functionality. Schütz even indulged a Saxon prince's desire not ...

Discover Music of the Baroque Era

Christina Stelmacovich, David van Asch, ...

Naxos, 2005

Fulfilling Overview of the Baroque Era in Music and Words
Yet another great bargain-priced package from Naxos effectively provides an overview of the rich Baroque period with two discs containing more than 2 ½ hours of music and a comprehensive, 140-page primer booklet. Compiled by music historian Clive Unger-Hamilton, the ...

Trio Fedele Debut: Chamber Music of Lowell Liebermann
Matthew Herren, Lowell Liebermann, ...

Artek, 2007

[Vinyl Lp Record] Fanfares From the Sixteenth [16th] Century to the Present [Music Guild 120], ...

Music Guild 120

Contents: Royal fanfare for the coronation of Louis XII / Josquin des Pres -- Nun lob' mein Seel' den Herren / Johann Kugelmann -- French Renaissance dances -- Sonata pian e forte / Giovanni Gabrieli -- Intrada VII / Melchior Franck -- Music for his majesty's sagbutts and cornetts / Matthew Locke -- Sonata ; Sarabande and bal / Johan Pezel -- Airs ...

The Harmonia Mundi Bach Edition (Sampler)/ Herreweghe, Jacobs, et al.

Peter Kooy, Jaap ter Linden, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1999

Eterno Bach
Los dos discos que Harmonia Mundi ofrecen como muestrario de su edicion 2000 poseen la variedad justa para todo amante de Bach. El comienzo alegre de concierto Nro. 5 se contrasta inmediatamente con la Pasion segun San Mateo para luego escuchar la version para ...

Hallelujah! - Great Choruses
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Polygram Records, 1990

Christmas Through the Ages

Michael George, Charles Pott, ...

Hyperion UK, 2001

Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty
I can't believe it. This is the first "Christmas" disc I ever bought and am still regularly listening to ... nine months post-holiday, now! This collection is replete with sparks of worship and awe. The festive jaunt embarks on a well-executed, majestic baroque ...