Korsun / Zimmer - Ulenflucht - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

It was a sensational find in many respects when Gunar Letzbor discovered the Passion by the composer and Augustinian canon Franz Joseph Aumann in the archives of St. Florian's Abbey (near Linz, Austria) and other monasteries. This oratorio de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi was not only a highly expressive work from the early classical period, but also, contrary to what the Latin title might suggest, the only known surviving Catholic Passion composition in German. And the work, which lasts around two hours, does not recount the Passion of Christ as is usually the case; instead, it's atmospheric images and reflections focus on the emotional coping with the incomprehensible - Jesus' death on the cross. The Aumann Passion was probably performed on Good Friday in St. Florian's Abbey. It's music is reminiscent of compositions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach or Joseph Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross. Daring harmonic turns repeatedly heighten the expression, impressive choral movements sung by the four soloists and complex fugues make the suffering of Christ and the grief of the faithful sound impressive.

Heinrich Albert Duo - Eight Guitar Duos [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/31/2007

These four compositions from the 1950s deliberately link the heterogeneous, the non-simultaneous. The result of this combination, presented by Lucas Fels and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Peter Hirsch, is an entirely inspired bridging of tradition and awakening, light and serious music, form and ecstasy.InchMärchensuiteInch Live Recording of the World Première in January 2001InchAlagoana. Caprichos BrasileirosInch First RecordingThis production received the quarterly German Record Critics' Award and, in 2003, the prize InchCoup de Cœur Musique ContemporaineInch of the Académie Charles Cros.