Label: CHRISTOPHORUS 77245
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CANTATAS for GOTTORP PALACE - World Premiere Recording!! Hamburger Ratsmusik; Eckert, dir. Gottorp Palace is not only the finest and largest secular building in Northern Germany, but also the most important center of culture. The compositions of its master of the chapel, Johann Theile (1646-1724) demonstrate the high standard of this Court and its importance in German musical history.

Label: CHRISTOPHORUS 77282
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JOHANN SEBASITIAN BACH (1685 – 1750): Pièce in G Praeambulum from Partita No. 5 BWV 829; GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL (1685 – 1759): Passacaglia from Suite No. 7 HVW 432; Tema con variazionei in G minor; David’s Harp Solo from Saul HWV 53; MARCEL GRANDJANY (1891 – 1975): Petite suite classique; GOTTFRIED KIRCHHOFF (1685 – 1746): Aria und Rigaudon in C minor; JEAN-BAPTISTE LOEILLET (1653 – 1729): Toccata from Suite in F major; LOUIS CHARPENTIER (1902 – 1964): Piéce dans le style ancien; GIOVANNI BATTISTA PESCETTI (1704 – 1766): Sonata No. 6 in C minor; JOHN PARRY (1710 – 1782): Lesson (Sonate) No. 1 in D major; NINO ROTA (1911 – 1979): Sarabande e Toccata

Volker Sellmann, harp
“Neo-baroque” doesn’t really exist as a technical term in music. The best description for it would be “neoclassicism”. But for the repertoire of the concert harp this term is not sufficient: especially the attributes of the baroque era are associated with this instrument. It was only at the beginning of the twentieth century when the harp became successful as a solo instrument and one was looking after “baroque” repertoire which was able to present the instrument. Original works which didn’t meet the demands have been “tuned up” in sound and virtuosity; on the other hand there were a lot of new compositions in baroque style. Volker Sellmann plays original and transcribed compositions, between these he places stylistic copies, and shows a Baroque “painting” with Romantic and Modern shades.

Label: CHRISTOPHORUS 77284
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HENRY PURCELL (1659 – 1695): A New Irish Tune; Air en Bourée; Ayre in G minor (Cembalo solo); Hornpipe in G minor; Jig in G minor; A Ground in Gamut; Toccata in A major (Cembalo solo); Suite in D/d (Cembalo solo); Trumpet tune (Cembalo solo); Sebell; A New Ground in E minor (Cembalo solo); Hornpipe in E minor; A New Ground in E minor
DANIEL PURCELL (ca. 1664 – 1717): Sonatas I-III & VI; Toccata in A minor; Chaconne in A minor

Ensemble Mediolanum:
Sabine Ambos, recorder; Felix Koch, cello; Wiebke Weidanz, harpsichord
Henry Purcell, celebrated even during his lifetime as an "Orpheus Brittannicus", has enjoyed enduring fame whereas his brother Daniel, five years his junior, has been completely eclipsed over the course of the centuries. However, Daniel was also a successful composer in his day – particularly of theatre music in the years following his brother's premature death. Nowadays it is not widely known that Henry even had a brother. Here Ensemble Mediolanum (Sabine Ambos, recorder) juxtapose works by Daniel Purcell and Henry Purcell, demonstrating the stylistic diversity of their music and the remarkable compositional abilities of both men. The result is an exciting, varied and wholly compelling program.

Label: CHRISTOPHORUS 77358
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ARTISTS: Arno Paduch/Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble