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J.S. Bach - Cello Suites for Guitar - Tilman Hoppstock (2018) {Christophorus CHR77422 Official Digital Download}
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© 2018 Christophorus | CHR 77422
Classical / Baroque / Chamber Music / Classical Guitar

Tilman Hoppstock is one of Germany’s most famous guitar players and the work of Bach stands in his focus for a long time: His research of over 30 years culminated in the publication of two book titles and his musicological edition is considered today a standard work by nearly all guitarists who occupy themselves with Bach. In 2013 he earned the doctor’s degree for his research on Bach. The Six Suites for solo cello are nowadays performed on a wide range of instruments and Tilman Hoppstock has adapted the Suites Nos. 1, 2 and 5 for his instrument the guitar. His large knowledge of the contrapunctal technique of Bach combined with his stupendous virtuosity on the guitar resulted in a recording of great musicality and sensibility. © Christophorus

Norbert Rodenkirchen - Hameln Anno 1284 (2012) {Christophorus CHR 77359}
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© 2012 Christophorus / note 1 music | CHR 77359
Classical / Early Music / Medieval / 13th century / Medieval Flute

I recently heard Norbert Rodenkirchen perform at Tanglewood in the Berkshires, and the memorable and beautiful music presented led me to hunt down this most recent of his recordings. The technical quality of the recording is first rate, and the melodies are wonderful. Mr. Rodenkirchen's performance is central, and the wooden transverse flutes he plays produce a clear and haunting tone. Listening, one can actually imagine such music enticing the children to follow the musician! Lutes, psaltery, drums and viols gently accompany the flute on several pieces, but always in a gentle and complementary fashion that does not detract from the central focus on the flute.

Kaiser Maximilian I. - Lieder, Chansons, Tänze - Per-Sonat, Sabine Lutzenberger (2019) {Christophorus CHR 77438}
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© 2019 Christophorus | CHR 77438
Classical / Renaissance / Period Instruments

The 500th anniversary of the death of Emperor Maximilian I this year is the occasion for several exhibitions and also for the programme of the ensemble Per-Sonat's new release. Maximilian, who was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1508, was a great patron of the arts in addition to his warlike activities. Here the music was in his special interest and he brought the most important musicians of his time to his court: Heinrich Isaac, Josquin des Pres, Paul Hofhaimer and Johannes Ockeghem. The artistic sacred music for Emperor Maximilian has already been widely published. The ensemble Per-Sonat, directed by Sabine Lutzenberger, consists exclusively of leading heads of the early music scene and now turns to secular music at Maximilian's court: the songs, chansons and dances that document the emperor's love of music in a new way.

Per-Sonat, Sabine Lutzenberger - Invisible: Chants of the Cistercian Nuns (2018) {Christophorus CHR 77430}
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© 2018 Christophorus | CHR 7743
Classical / Medieval / Early Music / Sacred

The Cistercian order was born at the end of the 11th Century around the new monastery of Cîteaux and developed by Bernard of Clairvaux in the following years. Their aim was to return to the basics of the austere Benedictine rule, as opposed to the less stricter developments that had taken place around Cluny. These ideas quickly spread around Europe, producing great architecture and great liturgical music, devoid of embellishments and flourishments then considered unnecessary. Sabine Lutzenberger and her ensemble PERSONAT present the sounds of Cistercian monasteries all around Europe.

Johann Samuel Welter - Gott sey uns gnädig, Choralkantaten - ecco la musica (2019) {Christophorus CHR 77440}
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© 2019 Christophorus | CHR 77440
Classical / Baroque / Sacred / Period Instruments

True treasures of unknown music can still be discovered: One of these is the composer Johann Samuel Welter, who was born in 1650 near Schwäbisch Hall (Württemberg) and, apart from a few years as an apprentice in Nuremberg, always remained faithful to his homeland. In the free imperial city of Schwäbisch Hall a free reformatoryspirit prevailed and Welter worked there for 45 years as organist at the main church of St. Michael until his death in 1720. He was certainly offered positions in Berlin, Frankfurt or Augsburg and is said to have composed over 400 works but unfortunately only just under a dozen vocal works have survived.

Per-Sonat - Bis an der Weld ihr Ende: Deutsche Lieder der Reformationszeit (2017) {Christophorus CHR 77410}
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© 2017 Christophorus / Note 1 Music | CHR 77410
Classical / Renaissance / Early Music / Vocal Music / Chamber Music / Sacred

Martin Luther, the great German Reformer, has had not only a lasting theological effect; he also had a big influence on the musical development of his time. He demanded the use of the German language for hymns sung at church services, and thereby created the basis for the early “German Lied”. Sabine Lutzenberger, a fine early music expert, and her Per-Sonat ensemble present a broad overview of sacred and secular songs from this era. Soprano Sabine Lutzenberger has been a member of the “Ensemble for Early Music Augsburg) for years, and is a pioneer of medieval singing. She founded Per-Sonat in 2008, and has performed in most of the well-known festivals of Early Music in Europe and beyond. Her repertoire spans the 9th to 17th centuries, with an additional focus on contemporary music.

Walther von der Vogelweide - Lieder von Macht & Liebe - Per-Sonat (2015) {Christophorus CHR 77394}
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© 2015 Christophorus | CHR 77394
Classical / Medieval / Early Music

There is hardly a better representative of medieval poetry than Walther von der Vogelweide. He is considered one of the most important Minnesänger and Sangspruch (sung speech) poets of the Middle Ages. Sabine Lutzenberger and the ensemble Per-Sonat have underlaid some of Walther's poems with his own "Tönen" (= melodies), others with music of his contemporaries, completing fragments and reproducing several melodies in the style of the period. Sangspruch, one of most important handed-down traditions together with the Minnesang, functions here as the link between history and living performance practice. The sources extend from the 13th century to the Meistersang. Listeners can now experience Walther's magnificent poetry sung for the first time on this CD.

Stimmwerck - "Gyri Gyri Gaga" - German Renaissance Songs of Lust & Life
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Label/Cat#: Christophorus # CHR 77311 | Country/Year: Germany 2009
Genre: Folk, Classical | Style: Renaissance, Secular

…The mischievous “I’ll show you mine” Cover, perhaps best stored spine outwards, should not be allowed to detract from a musical treat.