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Marcus Creed on Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten
Marcus Creed explores Haydn’s inventive genius in Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons): full of élan, humour and colour.
Choral works in focus
Discover more about new, exciting aspects of major choral works such as Bach’s St John Passion or Mozart’s C Minor Mass which have come to light during our editorial work. Or discover some less well-known, but extremely worthwhile compositions to enrich your concert programs.
Bach 300: The year 1723 and its repercussions
Renowned Bach expert Prof. Christoph Wolff explains why 1723 was a turning point in J.S. Bach’s creative and compositional career.
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Hans-Christoph Rademann on Schütz’s Psalms of David
Hans-Christoph Rademann explains what he finds so fascinating in Schütz’s Psalms of David and why the music particularly suitable for an intensive exploration of the psalm texts.
Masaaki Suzuki on Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu nostri
Masaaki Suzuki reflects on how the sweetness and tenderness of Buxtehude’s Membre Jesu nosti comes close to Romanticism in the 17th century.
Georg Philipp Telemann’s Donner-Ode and Die Tageszeiten
Find out how Georg Philipp Telemann responded to the Lisbon earthquave of 1756 with his solemn and magnificent Donner-Ode.
Simon Carrington on Haydn’s The Creation
Simon Carrington examines how Joseph Haydn brings to life texts from Genesis, Psalms and Milton’s Paradise Lost in his inspired oratorio, The Creation.
Through the Year with Schütz IV: Death – Mourning – Swan Song
November 2022 marks the 350th anniversary of Heinrich Schütz’s death. That’s reason enough to dedicate the last part of our series “With Schütz through the year” to compositions on themes of death and mourning.
Anne Kohler on Franz Schubert’s Mass in A flat major
Anne Kohler explores what makes Franz Schubert’s Mass in A flat major so unusual and surprising in the CARUS Highlights blog.
Ton Koopman on Handel’s Messiah
Ton Koopman describes his personal experiences of performing Handel’s groundbreaking and richly expressive “Messiah” in CARUS Highlights.
Bruckner’s Mass in E minor
María Guinand writes in CARUS Highlights about Anton Bruckner’s “Mass in E minor” – a dramatic but intimate masterpiece.
