Die Suglingsernhrung

During the more recent past, finds in libraries have made it clear that Johann Sebastian Bach held his Gotha colleague Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel in high regard. But what was it about Stölzel’s music that made Bach and some of his contemporaries so interested in it? As in the text of the famous Brockes-Passion, which was set to music by Telemann and Handel and then later by Stölzel, what is involved here is not a biblical text expanded by arias but a free poetic composition based on the Passion.While the Evangelist, like a live reporter, documents Jesus’s last hours, the “Faithful Soul” and the “Christian Church” act from the perspective of knowledge of how events will turn out. The oratorio is divided into twenty-two “Reflections” concentrating the various perspectives of the three allegorical figures on particular moments in the action. This impressive music beyond doubt will have a very individual effect on each and every hearer – as was also the case with Bach, who some years later once again took the manuscripts from his music library and used the aria of the thirteenth meditation, Dein Kreuz, o Bräutigam meiner Seele, as the basis for his own aria Bekennen will ich seinen Namen (BWV 200).

The Rhine is where Richard Wagner’s cycle of operas “Der Ring des Nibelungen” begins and ends – and it was beside the Rhine in 1851 that the composer first dreamed of this equally visionary and monumental work. Even if Wagner’s plans for a festival would ultimately be realised in an entirely different part of Germany, the performance of a “Ring on the Rhine” will always remain something very special.

After moving into Valhalla, Wotan has fathered nine Valkyries with various women, who recruit the fallen heroes from all battlefields into a powerful private army.

Christoph Hammer Conductor and fortepianist/harpsichordist Hammer creates historically informed performances, often highlighting lesser-known composers.

They know every top secret destination, every dream beach, every time the perfect spot to enjoy the sunset: Shortly before the fifth anniversary, Die Schlagerpiloten invite you to the fifth album trip - and this time it's to "RIO"!

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The year is 1987: Federal Minister Christian Schwarz-Schilling announces that the German Federal Post Office should start introducing the videophone by the end of 1990 at the latest.

Schumann's Op. 15 is a collection of piano pieces titled "Kinderszenen" or "Scenes from Childhood." Composed in 1838, this set of 13 short pieces reflects Robert Schumann's deep connection to childhood memories and his imaginative, introspective nature. Each piece within Op. 15 captures a distinct mood or scene, providing a glimpse into the emotional landscape of a child's world.

Giovanni Antonini has been recording the complete symphonies of Joseph Haydn with the Alpha label for more than five years. Now the series is enriched by another monument by the Austrian composer: Die Schöpfung (The Creation), recorded in 2019 with the Bavarian Radio Chorus and his own orchestra, Il Giardino Armonico. This great oratorio was inspired by those of Handel, which Haydn heard performed by very large forces during his visits to England.