An excellent master of his craft (M. Harras). For four decades, bass-baritone Klaus Mertens has been acclaimed by critics in concerts and nearly 200 album recordings as "unearthly radiant" (klassik. Com), "wonderfully slender, clearly delineating" (mdr Figaro) and "unchanged fresh and immensely homogeneous" (klassik. Com) for his interpretations of music ranging from early to avant-garde. Dmitri Grigoriev was born in 1979 in Leningrad and studied organ and piano after private lessons at the conservatories in St. Petersburg and Kazan, where he completed his studies in 2007 with the state concert exam. The two musicians play music from "three centuries" on this album. Cantor Dmitri Grigoriev and Klaus Mertens deliberately chose a program for this project that, on the one hand, takes into account the diverse colors and possibilities of the so special organ on site, and on the other hand, is able to provide a small but subtle insight into sounds and styles of vocal music over three centuries.

Tracklist:

Cantabo Domino
Ach Gott Und Herr, Bwv 714 (Arr. For Baritone & Organ)
Kleine Geistliche Concerte, Op. 8: Bringt Her Dem Herren, Swv 283
Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lässt Walten, Bwv 691 - Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lässt Walten, Bwv 647 (Arr. For Baritone &
Trio In G Minor, Bwv 584
Bist Du Bei Mir (Attrib. J.S. Bach's Bwv 508)
6 Religiöse Gesänge, Op. 157: No. 4, Vater Unser
Organ Sonata No. 11 In D Minor, Op. 148: II. Cantilène
Elijah, Op. 70, Mwv A 25: Es Ist Genug (Arr. For Baritone & Organ)
2 Geistliche Lieder, Op. 105: No. 1, Ich Sehe Dich In Tausend Bildern
2 Geistliche Lieder, Op. 105: No. 2, Meine Seele Ist Still Zu Gott
Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185 (Excerpts Arr. For Baritone & Organ): No. 1, Oblak A Mrákota Jest Vůkol Ně
Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185 (Excerpts Arr. For Baritone & Organ): No. 4, Hospodin Jest Můj Pastýř
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Excerpts): No. 5, Schmücke Dich, O Liebe Seele [Arr. For Baritone & Organ]
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Excerpts): No. 10, Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen [Arr. For Baritone & Organ]
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (Excerpts): No. 8, Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen
4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. For Baritone & Organ): No. 1, Denn Es Gehet Dem Menschen
4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. For Baritone & Organ): No. 2, Ich Wandte Mich Und Sahe An Alle
4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. For Baritone & Organ): No. 3, O Tod, Wie Bitter Bist Du
4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. For Baritone & Organ): No. 4, Wenn Ich Mit Menschen Und Mit Engelszungen Redete

UPC: 4260052383353
Label: Ars Produktion
Release Date: 11.19.21
Format: CD

Cantabo Domino / Various (Hybr) - Cantabo Domino / Various (Hybr) (CD)