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.
Schwartz

6 Questions for Julia Schwartz

Julia Schwartz composes in practically all genres, and several of her compositions have already been published by Carus. She answers six questions in the Carus interview.

Rehnqvist

6 Questions for Karin Rehnqvist

Karin Rehnqvist is one of Sweden’s best known and most widely performed composers, Carus has published her composition “Universe”. We have asked her some questions.

Fußeder

6 Questions for Elisabeth Fußeder

Elisabeth Fußeder has published her choral cycle “waldeslust” with Carus. She answered our questions in this interview.

Giacomo Puccini

A conversation with Gabriella Biagi Ravenni and Virgilio Bernardoni

A conversation with Gabriella Biagi Ravenni and Virgilio Bernardoni about the “Edizione Nazionale delle Opere di Giacomo Puccini” – on challenges, achievements and their very personal view of the composer.

Bobbi Fischer

5 Questions for Bobbi Fischer

In this interview, the composer talks about his most emotional musical experience and his current projects.

Peter Schindler

5 Questions for Peter Schindler

In this interview, the composer talks about his most emotional musical experience and his current projects.

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.

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.

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.

Heinrich Schuetz - 350. Date of death

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.