Frieder Bernius
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The motets by Johann Christoph Altnickol (1720–1759) featured here are considerably more florid in style than J. C. F. Bach’s and have more harmonic variety. These performances employ female... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Louis Spohr: Des Heilands letzte Stunden. Passionsoratorium
Florian Sievers (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone), Johanna Winkel (soprano), Arttu Kataja (bass (vocal)), Sigrun Bornträger (alto), Raoul Bumiller (tenor), Magnus Piontek (bass (vocal)), Franziska Bobe (soprano), Valentin Bauer (tenor), Felix Rathgeber (bass), Christian Georg (tenor), Maximilian...
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Johanna Winkel (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo-soprano), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor), Arttu Kataja (bass)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
Bernius coaches from his performers an assured and even (where appropriate) relaxed mastery of the notes and phrases before them…No less crucially, the soloists have had time to sing with each... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2019, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Mechthild Bach, Daniel Taylor, Marcus Ullmann & Raimund Nolte
Kammerchor Stuttgart & Barock-Orchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
Frieder Bernius gives us a B minor Mass which neither sits obediently in the groove of seasoned reverence nor resorts to well-worn and predictable period reflexes. It is a reading whose invigorating... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2007, Editor's Choice
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Mendelssohn Church Music VI - Verleih uns Frieden
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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Kalliwoda: Orchestral Works
Daniel Sepec (violin), Pierre-Andre Taillard (clarinet)
Hofkapelle Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
If not always flawless, these performances bring real conviction to unfamiliar repertoire —
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Luigi Cherubini: Messe Solenelle No 2 in D
Thomas E. Bauer, Christoph Genz, Christa Mayer, Ruth Ziesak, Iris-Anna Deckert, Robert Buckland, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
Cherubini is one of the most dramatic voices of the late Classical period and this mass runs the full gamut of emotions, mournful to ecstatic. Fabulous, full-blooded performances, without histrionics... —
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Mendelssohn Church Music I - Hör mein Bitten
Julia Hamari (mezzo), Jon Laukvik (organ), Christof Roos (organ), Adolph Seidel (baritone)
Kammerchor Stuttgart, Ensemble 76, Frieder Bernius
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Mendelssohn: Te Deum à 8, MWV B 15 & Other Works
Sonntraud Engels-Benz (organ), Franziska Bobe, Katharina Eberl, Maria Kalmbach, Sigrun Bornträger, Oliver Kringel, Daniel Schmid, Johannes Hill, Felix Rathgeber, Anna-Sophie Brosig, Maria Bernius, Tobias Mäthger, Katharina Guglhör, Jo Holzwarth, Jens Hamann, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral
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Mendelssohn Church Music VIII - Magnificat
Andrea L. Brown (soprano), Monica Groop (alto), Werner Güra (tenor) & Michael Volle (bass)
Kammerchor Stuttgart & Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Frieder Bernius
The performances throughout are first-class, with Andrea Brown a radiant soprano, and chorus and orchestra both full of life and energy… —
