Keiser. St.mark Passion. Ensemble Jacques Moderne/
Label: Mirare Catalog: MIR 254 Format: CD Jan Kobow (tenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone), Gli incogniti, Ensemble Jacques Moderne, Amandine Beyer, Joel SuhubietteKeiser, R.: Markuspassion During his lifetime, Reinhard Keiser was a celebrated opera composer. What is less well-known is his influence on the nascent genre of the Passion Oratorio. Keiser’s St. Mark Passion of 1717 clearly shows the composer’s operatic background as well as his firm grasp of dramatic and melodic diversity. J.S. Bach so admired the work that he performed Keiser’s St. Mark Passion in both Weimar and Leipzig. This release featuring the combined forces of Gli incogniti and the Ensemble Jacques Moderne conducted by Joel Suhubiette offer a fresh look at this seminal work of the sacred repertoire. Price: $26.98 |