Listening Room: OBF CDs

2010 Release
HAYDN Harmony Mass and Holy Mass (“Heiligmesse”)
with Bach Collegium Stuttgart and Gächinger Kantorei
Hänssler Classic No. 98.538

2008 Release
HAYDN Theresa Mass and Mass in Time of War
with Bach Collegium Stuttgart and Gächinger Kantorei
Hänssler Classic No. 98.509

2007 Release
HAYDN Lord Nelson Mass and Creation Mass
with Bach Collegium Stuttgart and Gächinger Kantorei
Hänssler Classic No. 98.279

“Comprehensive understanding of the music… the right volume, clarity and drama to match the text.”
— James Bash, The Register-Guard

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BACH Brandenburg Concertos
Hänssler Classic No. 98.927 (2 disc set)

“The playing is always accomplished and sometimes much better than that…the Second Concerto is an unqualified success.”
— Fanfare

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BACH Duo Harpsichord Concertos
Hänssler Classic No. 92.129
With soloists Robert Levin and Jeffrey Kahane

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BACH Orchestral Suites I-IV
Hänssler Classic No. 92.132 (2 disc set)

“I can’t imagine a better Bach ensemble than this one. You simply can’t do better than these delightful, alert, and richly-colored performances.”
— American Record Guide

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DVORAK Stabat Mater, Op.58
Hänssler Classic No. 98.935 (2 disc set)
Marina Shaguch, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
James Taylor, tenor
Thomas Quasthoff, bass

“An exceptionally fine disc…a beautifully atmospheric and moving piece. Here is another to advance Rilling’s reputation as one of the world’s leading choral conductors.”
— Classic CD

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HANDEL Messiah
Hänssler Classic No. 98.198 (2 disc set)
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
James Taylor, tenor
Thomas Quasthoff, bass
Guy Few, trumpet

“Rilling makes the work prance and float with uncommon zeal”
— Fred Crafts, The Register-Guard

“Indispensable”
— Janos Gereben, Post Newspaper Group

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MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hänssler Classic No. 98.922
Christine Schäfer, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, mezzo-soprano

“A great job of recording Mendelssohn’s playful music.”
— Andrew Bartlett, Eugene Weekly

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PENDERECKI Credo
Hänssler Classic No. 98.311
Juliane Banse, soprano
Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano
Milagro Vargas, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Randle, tenor
Thomas Quasthoff, bass

Grammy and Indie Award Winner

“Drama on a herculean scale”
— Matthew Gurewitsch, New York Times

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SCHUBERT Mass in A-Flat Major
Hänssler Classic No. 98.120
Donna Brown, soprano
Monica Groop, alto
James Taylor, tenor
Michael Volle, bass

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