Cantus Thuringia & Capella Thuringia
Cantus Thuringia & Capella GbR , consisting of the vocal ensemble Cantus Thuringia and the orchestra Capella Thuringia , specializes in historical performance practice , especially early music . The headquarters of the ensemble is Weimar .
Cantus Thuringia & Capella
It was founded on October 29, 1999 (Capella) and October 27, 2000 (Cantus). The Ensemble Cantus Thuringia & Capella dedicates itself to the repertoire of the 16th to 18th centuries in various vocal and instrumental formations. It has been managed by Echo Prize winner Bernhard Klapprott since it was founded, and since October 2002 together with Christoph Dittmar. Concert programs are usually placed in a thematic, liturgical or historical context.
In addition to the focus on sacred vocal music , a uniform overall concept is sought for the performance of stage works through cooperation with specialists in historical drama and gesture.
In keeping with its name, the ensemble feels particularly committed to the musical heritage of Central Germany , especially Thuringia . To present the rich musical culture of Thuringia in concerts, CD recordings and editions, the project “Music Heritage Thuringia - Sounding Residences, Cities and Villages between Reformation and Enlightenment ” was launched in 2008 on the initiative of Cantus Thuringia & Capella .
The ensemble performs at international festivals a. a. the Handel Festival Halle (Saale) , International Handel Festival Göttingen , Bach Festival Leipzig , the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht , the Bach Biennale Weimar, Days of Early Music in Herne , the Thuringian Bach Weeks , the Heinrich Schütz Music Festival and realized numerous CD, Radio and television recordings.
Cantus Thuringia
Cantus Thuringia, for soloists or choirs, consists of professional singers trained in early music. He maintains a spiritual and secular repertoire, whereby the juxtaposition of the newly discovered and the familiar presents a challenge.
Capella Thuringia
In addition to working with the vocal ensemble, Capella Thuringia primarily devotes herself to chamber music, concerts and consort music. It plays exclusively on historical instruments of the respective epoch.
CD recordings
- Georg Gebel : Christmas and New Years Oratorio. Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia, direction: Bernhard Klapprott, with Monika Mauch, Kai Wessel , Nico van der Meel, Peter Kooij . Label: cpo, audio CD 2004
- Johann Christoph Rothe : St. Matthew Passion (1697). Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia, direction: Bernhard Klapprott, u. a. with Hans-Jörg Mammel, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Margaret Hunter, Christoph Dittmar, Mirko Ludwig. Label: cpo, audio CD 2010
- Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow : Cantatas on the CD Triumph, you Christians are delighted by Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia, with Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Margaret Hunter, Christoph Dittmar, Mirko Ludwig, Guillaume Olry, conductors: Bernhard Klapprott. Label: cpo, audio CD 2011
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach : Large cantatas. Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia, direction: Bernhard Klapprott, with Monika Mauch, Margot Oitzinger, Mirko Ludwig, Guillaume Olry. Label: cpo, audio CD 2016
- Johann Peter Kellner : Church cantatas. Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia, direction: Bernhard Klapprott, with Anna Kellnhofer, Christoph Dittmar, Mirko Ludwig, Ralf Grobe. Label: cpo , audio CD 2017
- John Dowland , Henry Purcell , Matthew Locke : Time stands still | Songs and Ayres. Cantus Thuringia, Silvia Müller, director Christoph Dittmar, with Anna Kellnhofer, Mirko Ludwig, Benjamin Glaubitz and Carsten Krüger. Label: dhm / sony music , audio CD 2018
- Reinhard Keizer : The bloody and dying Jesus (1705/29). Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia, direction: Bernhard Klapprott, with Anna Kellnhofer, Monika Mauch, Anne Bierwirth, Mirko Ludwig, Hans Jörg Mammel, Dominik Wörner, Matthias Lutze. Label: cpo , audio CD 2019
- Melchior Franck : Spiritual songs and melodies (1608). Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia, direction: Christoph Dittmar. Label: dhm / sony music , audio CD 2020
