GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767): Cantatas - Wertes Zion sei getrost, TWV 1:1606, Jesu wirst Du bald erscheinen*, 1:988, Herr Gott, der du uns hast von unsrer Jugend an*, 1:724, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott*, 1:419, Welch’ Getrümmel erschüttert den Himmel*, 1:1546. * - First Recordings.

Catalogue Number: 02S019
Label: Christophorus
Reference: CHR 77405
Format: CD
Price: $18.98
Description: The cantatas here range over 50 years and all works were written for Reformation Day and the feast of St Michael (29th September). Three of the five have a magnificent orchestration with trumpets and timpani. German-English texts. Simone Schwark (soprano), Johanna Krell (alto), Hans Jörg Mammel (tenor), Markus Flaig, Wolfgang Weiß (basses), Chamber Choir of the Erlöserkirche Bad Homburg, Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble; Susanne Rohn.