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Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I.(Concentus Musicus Wien)(Sound Recording Review)
Concentus Musicus Wien; Wiener Sangerknaben; Chorus
Viennensis/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Archieve 474 233-2, 2003.
Originally released on LP in 1964 and belatedly reissued on compact disc in 2003 as part of the mid-priced Archiv Blue series (with three additional tracks not originally included on the LP version), this collection of high Renaissance vocal and instrumental pieces comes as a welcome reminder that even during a time when the "authentic instruments" school of performance was in its infancy--and a fair number of rather poor recordings were being made--there were artists making exceptional records of what was, at the time, still a ...
- Mozart: Requiem. Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, directed by...
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century December 13, 2005 700+ words
Mozart: Requiem. Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, directed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, $16.00. Harnoncourt gets to the soulfulness and personal ruminations...
- CD Reviews: Fragment of beauty; Mozart: Requiem - Harnoncourt/Arnold Schoenberg...
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) September 11, 2004 700+ words
...particularly true of the opening, most authentically Mozartian movements, where both the period instruments of Concentus Musicus Wien and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir are tremendously assertive, their delivery forcefully accented, rhythms fiercely...
- CULTURE: CLASSICAL MUSIC: Sustained Haydn note; Haydn: The Paris Symphonies...
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) July 21, 2005 700+ words
...sitting. Auditioning only one left me breathless and elated, on a reeling high, for these are readings from the expert Concentus Musicus under the galvanising direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt which zing with energy, taking no prisoners, but bowling the...
- Some classical choices for Christmas, with a twist.
- Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) December 1, 2005 700+ words
...informed performance practice, with his group Concentus Musicus Wien, the excellent orchestra playing here. Anyone...holiday cheer and enjoy. Handel's "Messiah," Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Nicholas Harnoncourt...
- Mozart: Requiem.(Sound Recording Review)
- Magazine article from: Sensible Sound January 1, 2005 700+ words
Mozart: Requiem. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 82876 58705 2. Nikolaus...Mozart's Requiem once more, this time with the Concentus Musicus Wien. Using the version completed by Mozart's copyist...
- HAYDN: Die Jahreszeiten
- Magazine article from: Opera News Vasta, Stephen Francis August 1, 2009 700+ words
...Khmeier; Gura, Gerhaher; Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Harnoncourt. Text and translations. Deutsche...In its best moments, the playing of the Vienna Concentus Musicus - successors to Harnoncourt s original historical...
- Tenors Ben Heppner and Michael Schade are both winners of 2002 Grammy Awards....
- Magazine article from: Opera Canada So, Joseph June 22, 2002 700+ words
...Classical Recording. Schade's recording of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus Wien, received a Grammy for Best Choral Performance. In addition, Airs francais, Heppner's solo disc of French...
- Official KyotoPrize Ceremony 2005; Kyoto Prize for top conductor Nikolaus...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 10, 2005 700+ words
...of Europe. The artist, who also holds a Grammy, is the founded of the Ensemble for Old Music known as the "Concentus Musicus Wien". Using historical performance methods and by using original instruments, Harnoncourt is reviving the original...
