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Departing this world. A reminiscence of Clytus Gottwald by Frieder Bernius
The composer Clytus Gottwald passed away on January, 18 2023. Frieder Bernius writes a hommage.
Personalities
We take a look at fascinating biographies, or report on particular aspects in the works of Bach, Mozart or Mendelssohn, Matsushita, Miškinis or Močnik. And we present the performers on our CD label, such as Frieder Bernius and the Stuttgart Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann and the Gaechinger Cantorey, and Calmus Ensemble. As well as this, you will get to meet our editors who report on their editions published by Carus - all true experts of choral music.
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.
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Recycling and borrowing in J.S. Bach’s works
Discover how Bach borrowed from his own earlier music to create masterpieces like his B minor Mass.
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.
11 questions for the composer Martín Palmeri
Martín Palmeri has composed a setting of the psalm “Nisi Dominus” to celebrate Carus-Verlag’s 50th anniverary. Alongside discussing his Misatango — a piece treasured by many choirs — Palmeri reveals what he does when he’s not making music or composing.
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.
Simon Halsey about Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius”
Simon Halsey writes in CARUS Highlights about Edward Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius” – a masterpiece that deserves more attention.
Through the year with Schütz III
On November 16, 1672, the electoral conductor Heinrich Schütz died in Dresden at a very old age. The 350th anniversary of his death in 2022 gives us the opportunity to remember one of the most important and groundbreaking composers in our musical history.
