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[] ARIAS by Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn. Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Rilling; Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Weyand. No texts or translations. Hanssler Classic 98.403
Christine Schafer is pursuing a nutritionally balanced career, drawn from all the major food groups: opera, oratorio, recital and recording. Her successful association with colleagues from within and without the historical-performance field results from a voice clear and accurate enough for the purists, yet expressive and colorful enough for everyone else. Drawing from both these worlds has made Schafer a most satisfying artist.
Hanssler Classic presents a portrait of the soprano in oratorio excerpts conducted by Helmuth Rilling and Eckhard Weyand. The booklet includes -- in addition to a typo (the "Quia respexit" is from the Bach Magnificat) -- no recording information. Are these tracks from previously issued complete works, are they from live broadcasts or newly assembled? The performances themselves are beautiful, beginning with selections from Haydn's Die Schopfung (The ...