So Höret Meinen Gesang - Telemann & Rolle
) | Label: RAUMKLANG Catalog: RK3502 Format: CD RUX LANGNER HUNGER SEIDEL LEIPZIGER CONCERT PANK, SIEGFRIED PANKThe poetry of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock has inspired both poets and musicians alike throughout the centuries, from Goethe to Telemann to Mahler. Georg Philipp Telemann attempted to set Klopstock’s poetry to song several time, the two most successful settings are recorded here. They are the first and tenth cantos of Klopstock’s Messiah. Also featured is Telemann’s setting of Komm, Geist des Herrn, and Johann Heinrich Rolle’s David and Jonathan. Performing these works is the Leipziger Concert directed by Siegfried Pank.  Price: $28.98 |