René Jacobs

Special offer. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Simon Keenlyside (Count), Véronique Gens (Countess), Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Lorenzo Regazzo (Figaro), Angelika Kirchschlager (Cherubino), Marie McLaughlin (Marcellina) Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2004, Recording of the Year
Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Opera
Grammy Awards, 47th Awards (2004), Best Opera Recording
Building A Library, April 2022, Recommended Recording

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Special offer. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620

Daniel Behle (Tamino), Marlis Petersen (Pamina), Daniel Schmutzhard (Papageno), Sunhae Im (Papagena), Anna-Kristiina Kaappola (Königin der Nacht), Marcos Fink (Sarastro), Kurt Azesberger (Monostatos) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 13th September 2010
Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Opera
BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, Opera Choice
Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Opera Award Winner
Building a Library, November 2020, Recommended Recording

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Special offer. Beethoven: Leonore

Marlis Petersen (Leonore), Maximilian Schmitt (Florestan), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Rocco), Johannes Weisser (Pizarro), Robin Johannsen (Marzelline), Johannes Chum (Jaqino), Tareq Nazmi (Don Fernando), Florian Feth, Julian Popken (Two Prisoners) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
Record Review, 7th December 2019, Record of the Week
Presto Recording of the Week, 6th December 2019
International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
Opera, March 2020, Disc of the Month
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Petersen)
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year

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Haydn: Stabat Mater

Steve Davislim (tenor), Kristina Hammarström (mezzo-soprano), Birgitte Christensen, Christian Immler (bass-baritone), Basel Chamber Orchestra, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs

Presto Editor's Choice, March 2023
International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Choral

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Special offer. Handel: Saul

Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice

Special offer. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626

Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor, Johannes Weisser (baritone) Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd November 2017
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, Choral & Song Choice

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Special offer. Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3

Marlis Petersen (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor) & Dietrich Henschel (baritone) RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs (direction)

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Winner - Editor's Choice
Building a Library, March 2008, First Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2005, Winner - Choral

Special offer. JS Bach: Mass in B minor

Robin Johannsen (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo), Helena Rasker (alto), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor), Christian Immler (bass-baritone) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

Record Review, 28th May 2022, Record of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal

2 CDs: Original price $24.50 Reduced $18.37

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Special offer. Che puro ciel | The Rise of Classical Opera

Bejun Mehta (counter-tenor) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Opera Choice
Gramophone Magazine, February 2014, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Recital

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Special offer. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Op. 123

Polina Pasztircsák (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo), Steve Davislim (tenor), Johannes Weisser (baritone), Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

Presto Editor's Choice, January 2021
Record Review, 13th February 2021, Record of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral

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Special offer. Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K621

Mark Padmore (Tito), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Vitellia), Bernarda Fink (Sesto), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Annio), Sunhae Im (Servilia) & Sergio Foresti (Publio) RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Building a Library, September 2006, First Choice
Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year

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Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

B’Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs

Record Review, 26th September 2020, Record of the Week

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Special offer. Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245

Werner Güra (Evangelist), Johannes Weisser (bass arias/Christus), Andrew Redmon (Petrus), Johannes Schendel (Pilatus), Sunhae Im (soprano arias), Benno Schachtner (alto arias), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor arias), Fabienne Weiss (Ancilla), Minsub Hong (Servus) Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, Staats-& Domchor Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 25th March 2016
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Vocal

Special offer. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 91 & 92

Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

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Special offer. Bach, J S: Motets, BWV225-230

Sibylla Rubens, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Bernarda Fink, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooy RIAS-Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Building a Library, June 2005, Highly Recommended

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Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

B’Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs

Record Review, 21st August 2021, Record of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music

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Special offer. Telemann: Passion Oratorio 'Mich vom Stricke meiner Sünden' ('Brockes Passion'), TWV 5:1

Birgitte Christensen, soprano (Tochter Zion I, Gläubige Seele I, Maria, 3. Magd), Lydia Teuscher, soprano (Tochter Zion II, Gläubige Seele II, 2. Magd), Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzosoprano (Judas, Gläubige Seele III, 1. Magd), Donát Havár, tenor (Petrus, Pilatus, Gläubige Seele IV, Hauptmann), Daniel Behle, tenor (Evangelist, Gläubige Seele VI) & Johannes Weisser, baritone (Jesus, Gläubige Seele V) RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 19th October 2009
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Choral Finalist

Special offer. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

Johannes Weisser (Don Giovanni), Lorenzo Regazzo (Leporello), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Donna Elvira), Olga Pasichnyk (Donna Anna), Kenneth Tarver (Don Ottavio), Sunhae Im (Zerlina), Nikolay Borchev (Masetto), Alessandro Guerzoni (Il Commendatore) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 1st October 2007
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2007, Disc of the Month

Special offer. Mozart: Idomeneo, K366

Richard Croft (Idomeneo), Bernarda Fink (Idamante), Sunhae Im (Ilia), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Elettra), Kenneth Tarver (Arbace), Nicolas Rivenq (Gran Sacerdote) & Luca Tittoto (La Voce) RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 18th May 2009
Gramophone Magazine, August 2009, Editor's Choice

Special offer. Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K196 | posthumous version from 1796

Sophie Karthäuser (Sandrina/Violante), Nicolas Rivenq (La Podesta), Jeremy Ovenden (Il Contino Belfiore), Alex Penda (Arminda), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Ramiro), Sunhae Im (Serpetta), Michael Nagy (Nardo/Roberto) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2012

Special offer. Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384

Mari Eriksmoen (Blondchen), Robin Johannsen (Konstanze), Maximilian Schmitt (Belmonte), Julian Prégardien (Pedrillo), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Osmin), Cornelius Obonya (Bassa Selim) RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015

Special offer. Cavalieri: Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo

Marie-Claude Chappuis (Anima), Johannes Weisser (Corpo), Gyula Orendt (Tempo, Consiglio), Mark Milhofer (Inteletto, Piacere), Marcos Fink (Mondo, Secondo Compagno di Piacere, Anima dannata) Staatsopernchor, Concerto vocale, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

2 CDs: Original price $22.75 Reduced $17.06

Special offer. Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Baroque Vocal

JS Bach: Cantatas BWV 205 & 214

Handel: Orlando

Bejun Mehta (Orlando), Sophie Karthäuser (Angelica), Kristina Hammarström (Medoro), Sunhae Im (Dorinda), Konstantin Wolff (Zoroastro) B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs

Building a Library, September 2014, First Choice

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Mieke van der Sluis (soprano), René Jacobs (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), David Thomas (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Gustav Leonhardt

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Special offer. Pergolesi: Septem verba a Christo in cruce moriente prolata | World-premiere recording

Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Julien Behr (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) Akademie für Alte Musik, René Jacobs

BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, Choral & Song Choice

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Special offer. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

Laurence Dale (Orfeo), Efrat Ben-Nun (Euridice/La Musica), Jennifer Larmore (Messaggiera), Paul Gérimon (Caronte), Harry Peeters (Plutone), Bernarda Fink (Proserpina), Nicolas Rivenq (Apollo), Andreas Scholl (Speranza) Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

Building a Library, May 2017, Also Recommended

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JS Bach: Magnificat in D and Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis

Greta de Reyghere (soprano), René Jacobs (alto), Christoph Pregardien (tenor) & Peter Lika (bass) Nederland Kamerkoor & La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken

Building a Library, December 2013, First Choice

Special offer. Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo

Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Rosa Dominguez (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Ulrich Messthaler (bass), Gerd Türk (tenor) Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, René Jacobs

Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Baroque Vocal

Special offer. Mozart - Symphonies Nos. 39 & 40

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording

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Special offer. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Bernarda Fink (Orfeo) Veronica Cangemi (Euridice), Maria Cristina Kiehr (Amor) Freiburger Barockorchester & Rias Kammerchor, René Jacobs

Building a Library, March 2003, First Choice

Special offer. Keiser: Croesus

Dorothea Roschmann, Werner Gura, Roman Trekel, Johannes Mannov Hanover Boys' Choir, Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin Academy of Early Music, René Jacobs

3 CDs: Original price $22.75 Reduced $17.06

Schubert: Unfinished and Great Symphonies

B'rock Orchestra, René Jacobs

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Special offer. René Jacobs by Himself 1977-2007 | The 33 excerpts, on 2 CDs, have been chosen by René himself, presented in chronological order, a unique opportunity to hear his evolution in style and artistry.

René Jacobs

Special offer. Le Louvre des Musiciens

La Chapelle Royale (early music ensemble), Ensemble Organum (early music ensemble), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp), The Harp Consort (miscellaneous ensemble), Orlando Consort (early music ensemble), Ensemble Clément Janequin (early music ensemble), Les Arts Florissants (early music ensemble), London Oboe Band, Marie-Ange Petit (percussion), Agnès Mellon (soprano), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Benoît Thivel, Ensemble Correspondances (early music ensemble), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Caroline Weynants, Caroline Bardot, Élodie Fonnard, Christophe Rousset (early keyboard instruments), Gli Incogniti (early music ensemble), Amandine Beyer (violin), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Alain Planès (piano), Midori Seiler (violin), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble), Claron McFadden (soprano), Nicolas Rivenq, Ryo Terakado (violin), Kaori Uemura, Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Freiburger Barockorchester (early music ensemble), Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann, Erwin Wieringa (horn), Javier Zafra, Mara Galassi (harp), Susanne Kaiser, Philip Mayers, Philip Moll, Ryoko Morooka, Yves Montand, Bob Castella Ensemble, Bob Castella et son ensemble, Germaine Montéro, Bruno Lorenzoni, Javier Perianes (piano), Les Siècles, RIAS Kammerchor, Philippe Herreweghe, Marcel Pérès, Dominique Visse, William Christie, Paul Goodwin, Sébastien Daucé, Georg Kallweit, René Jacobs, Gottfried von der Goltz, François-Xavier Roth, Marcus Creed

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Special offer. Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Hillevi Martinpelto, Bernarda Fink (sopranos), Axel Köhler (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Matthias Goerne, Franz-Josef Selig (basses) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

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Special offer. Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi | The 8th Book of Madrigals

Bernarda Fink, Maria Christina Kiehr, Antonio Abete, Victor Torres, et al. Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

Special offer. Handel: Agrippina

Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Agrippina), Jennifer Rivera (Nerone), Sunhae Im (Poppea), Bejun Mehta (Ottone), Marcos Fink (Claudio), Neal Davies (Pallante), Dominique Visse (Mago Narciso) & Daniel Schmutzhard (Lesbo) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Special offer. Scarlatti: Griselda

Dorothea Röschmann (Griselda), Lawrence Zazzo (Gualtiero), Bernarda Fink (Roberto), Silvia Tro Santafé (Ottone), Veronica Cangemi (Costanza), Kobie Van Rensburg (Corrado) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

3 CDs: Original price $22.75 Reduced $17.06

Gluck: Le Chinoises

Anne Sofie von Otter, Isabelle Poulenard & Guy de Mey Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, René Jacobs

Gloria in excelsis Deo | Choral Music by Johann Sebastian Bach

Peter Schreier & Ludwig Guttler RIAS Kammerchor, Thomanerchor Leipzig & Gewandhausorchester, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

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Zelenka: Magnificat & Lamenti

Rosmarie Hofmann (soprano), René Jacobs (countertenor), Basler Madrigalisten, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Kurt Widmer (bass vocal), René Jacobs (contralto), Guy de Mey (tenor) Orchestra of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Fritz Näf

Special offer. Kittel, C: Arias and Cantatas Op. 1

Bernarda Fink, Guido Balestracci, Jeremy Ovenden, Gerd Turk, Attilio Cremonesi, Amandine Beyer & Pablo Valetti Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Bernarda Fink, Hillevi Martinpelto, Axel Köhler, Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Franz-Josef Selig Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, Rene Jacobs

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Special offer. Mazzocchi: Sacrae Concertationes

Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Karl-Ernst Schröder (lute), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Lucia Swarts (cello), Ulrich Messthaler (bass), Gerd Türk (tenor), Barbara Borden (soprano), Harry van der Kamp (bass) Nederlands Kamerkoor, René Jacobs

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Special offer. Couperin, F: Leçons de Ténèbres

Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

Special offer. Blow: Venus and Adonis

Rosemary Joshua, Gerard Finley & Robin Blaze Clare College Chapel Choir & OAE, René Jacobs

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Rossi: Canzonette Amorosi

René Jacobs (counter-tenor), Rosemarie Hofmann (soprano), Kurt Widmer (bass), Jos van Immerseel (harpsichord), Konrad Junghanel (lute) Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

Bach, JS : Sacred Cantatas BWV Nos 115 - 117

Max van Egmond (bass vocals), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor vocals), Philippe Herreweghe (director), René Jacobs (counter-tenor vocals), Philippe Huttenlocher (bass vocals), Markus Huber (boy soprano), Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden (director), Heinz Hennig (director), Kurt Equiluz (tenor vocals) Tölz Boys' Choir, Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Collegium Vocale, Hanover Boys' Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt

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Blow & Lawes - An Ode and English Songs

Anner Bylsma (violoncello), Ricardo Kanji (recorder), Marion Verbruggen (recorder), James Bowman (countertenor), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord), René Jacobs (countertenor), Toyohiko Satoh (lute), Max van Egmond (bass vocal), Marie Leonhardt (violin), Antoinette van den Hombergh (violin), Nobuko Yamamoto (soprano), Marius Van Altena (tenor), Nelly van der Speek (soprano)

Natus est Jesus: Baroque Christmas Music

René Jacobs (countertenor), Gottfried Bach (organ), Konrad Junghänel (lute), Roel Dieltiens (cello), Rosemarie Hofmann (soprano) Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Orchester der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Basler Madrigalisten, Fritz Nat

Telemann - Cantatas and Odes

Rene Jacobs (alto & conductor) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

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JS Bach: Sacred Cantatas Vol.2 - BWV 20-36

Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Wiener Sängerknaben (chorus), Walker Wyatt (bass), Marius van Altena (tenor), Siegmund Nimsgern (bass), René Jacobs (counter-teno) Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Chorus Viennensis, Tölz Boys' Choir, King's College Choir Cambridge, Hanover Boys' Choir, Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt

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Telemann: Cantatas and Odes

Rene Jacobs (alto) Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

Special offer. Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (highlights)

Jennifer Larmore (Giulio Cesare), Barbara Schlick (Cleopatra), Bernarda Fink (Cornelia), Marianne Rørholm (Sesto), Derek Lee Ragin (Tolomeo), Furio Zanasi (Achilla), Dominique Visse (Nireno) & Olivier Lallouette (Curio) Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

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Special offer. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 91 & 92 & Scena di Berenice

Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs

Special offer. Schütz: Kleine Geistliche Konzerte SWV282-337

Sebastian Hennig & René Jacobs Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

Special offer. Mozart - Symphonies

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

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Bach: Sacred Cantatas BWV Nos 44 - 47

Peter Jelosits (treble), Paul Esswood (countertenor), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Ruud van der Meer (bass), Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, René Jacobs (countertenor), Hanns-Friedrich Kunz (bass), Hanover Boys' Choir Concentus Musicus Wien, Leonhardt-Consort, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt