Various - Apollo E Dafne - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Friedrich Ladegast was one of the most important organ builders during the 2nd half of the 19th century. Especially with his first large organ at Merseburg Cathedral, he set the benchmark for organ building and at the same time influenced the further development of organ music Franz Liszt and his InchadlatusInch Alexander Winterberger immediately recognized the new symphonic options of the organ sound and therefore with their new works established a basis for using the organ in a new symphonic manner. This development saw it's peak half a century later in Max Reger's monumental organ works and found a parallel development in France where the French symphonic organ concept was based on the organs by Aristide Cavaille-Coll. Friedrich Ladegast was born in 1818 in Hochhermsdorf, therefore the musical world has just celebrated his 200th birthday. This marks the occasion for the of two albums on the Querstand tag which contain the programs of the first concerts played at two of the greatest Ladegast Organs the above-mentioned in Merseburg Cathedral and the organ at Schwerin Cathedral. Album Tracks 1. Fantasia und Fuge g-Moll Op. 16 2. Gottvertrauen (Geistliche Lieder) für Alt und Orgel 3. Dem dreieinigen Gott (Geistliche Lieder) für Alt und Orgel 4. Prelude and Fugue cis-Moll BWV 849~Fuge 5. Matthäuspassion BWV 244 in einer Fassung für Alt, Violine und Orgel~Erbarme dich 6. Prophet von Giacomo Meyerbeer S. 259~Fantasie 7. Prophet von Giacomo Meyerbeer S. 259~Fuge über den Choral InchAd nos, ad salutarem undamInch 8. Oratorium InchEliasInch Op. 70 MWVA 25~Arie 9. 9 Fantasie für die Orgel InchEin feste Burg ist unser GottInch Op. 3 1. Fantasie c-Moll Op. 35 für Orgel zu vier Händen 2. Vergiss mein nicht BWV 504 für Bass und Orgel 3. Sonate E-Dur BWV 1016 für Viioline und Orgel~Adagio 4. Praeludium und Fuge a-Moll BWV 543 für Orgel~Praeludium

Carl Heinrich Graun, like other Italian-influenced or Italian-trained German composers of his time, composed Italian cantatas throughout his entire creative period. The three cantatas belong to a small group in Graun's output, for soprano. The greater part of his 38 positively attributed Italian cantatas were composed for tenor, and thus probably for his own voice. Graun's soprano cantatas were probably written in his Berlin years after Friedrich's accession to the throne in 1740, when virtuoso castrati and singers were available for the demanding solo parts. After successful albums with music by Fasch, Hertel and Molter, the ensemble Main-Barockorchester has now joined the Accent tag. Hannah Morrison is regarded as one of the most promising young sopranos of the early music scene. Album Tracks 1. Cantata »Disperata Porcia« 2. Sinfonia from the Opera »Cinna« (Berlin, 1748) 3. Cantata »Apollo Amante Di Dafne« 4. Cantata »Lavinia a Turno«

Alice's live performance is available on SHM-CD with remastering. This acoustic live performance was held at Korakuen Stadium on November 7, 1981. Consists of two discs with liner notes. (Original November 07, 1982) Album Tracks 1. Ai No Hikari 2. Chiriyuku Hana 3. Shiranai Machi de 4. Anata No Tame Ni 5. Dare Mo Inai 6. Soumatou 7. Ajisai 8. Omokage 9. Seishun Jidai 10. Gairoju Ha Shitteita 1. Kuroi Hitomi No Shoujo 2. Hitsujikai No Uta 3. Hashitte Oide Koibito Yo 4. Kaerimichi 5. Anata Ga Iru Dake de 6. Suna No Michi 7. Kaerazaru Hibi 8. Tooku de Kiteki Wo Kikinagara 9. Asu Heno Sanka