KLAUS MERTENS The bass-baritone Klaus Mertens was born in Kleve, in the Lower Rhine, and embarked on his singing career, performing in Germany and abroad, as soon as his training was completed. Since then he has established himself as a noted performer in Baroque oratorio, collaborating with distinguished conductors, particularly in the works of JS Bach. In October 2003 he finished the complete recording of Bach Cantatas with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra under Ton Koopman, a project that had taken ten years, with concomitant tours in Europe, America and Japan, marking the high point of his career. At the same time he has won a reputation as a Lieder singer, in repertoire ranging from the origin of the form to the contemporary. He has a particular interest in the rediscovery, promotion and revival of hitherto unknown repertoire. He regularly appears with well-known orchestras and conductors and at international festivals, and has participated in the recording of 155 CDs and DVDs and made numerous broadcasts and television appearances.
| BACH, J.L.: Funeral music (Max) |
Capriccio
C10814 |
Choral - Sacred
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| BACH, J.L.: Funeral music / 11 Motets (excerpts) / Missa brevis (Rheinische Kantorei, Max) |
Capriccio
C5080 |
Choral - Sacred
|
| BACH, J.S. / KUHNAU: Magnificat |
EuroArts
2053419 |
Classical Concert
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| BACH, J.S.: Arias - BWV 21, 51, 53, 82, 199, 244, 248 |
Capriccio
C10882 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| BACH, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio (Otto) |
Capriccio
C60025-2 |
Choral - Sacred
|
| BACH, J.S.: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (Biller) (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2050356 |
Classical Concert
|
| BACH, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion (Max) |
Capriccio
C60046-2 |
Choral - Sacred
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| BACH, W.F.: Cantatas (L'arpa festante, Otto) (NTSC) |
Accentus Music
ACC-20103 |
Classical Concert
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| CHRISTMAS FESTIVE CONCERT - BACH, J.S. / HANDEL, G.F. / PRAETORIUS, M. / MANFREDINI, F.O. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / GABRIELI, G. |
Capriccio
C49310 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
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| CLASSIC MOODS - PERGOLESI, G.B. / BACH, J.S. / HANDEL, G.F. / BACH, C.P.E. / MOZART, W.A. / HAYDN, F.J. / DONIZETTI, G. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix |
Capriccio
C18416 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| ESSENTIAL BACH (THE) (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2056768 |
Classical Concert
|
| HANDEL, G.: Semele [Oratorio] (Martini) |
Naxos
8.570431-33 |
Opera
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| HANDEL, G.F.: Alexander's Feast [Ode] (Samann, Schoch, Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Martini) |
Naxos
8.572224 |
Choral - Sacred
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| HANDEL, G.F.: Theodora [Oratorio] (Wieland, Schmid, Vitzthum, Schoch, Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, J.C. Martini) |
Naxos
8.572700-02 |
Choral - Sacred
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| HASSE, J.A.: Mass in D minor / HEINICHEN, J.D.: Requiem in E flat major (Rheinische Kantorei, Max) |
Capriccio
C10570 |
Choral - Sacred
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| HASSE, J.A.: Mass in D minor / Miserere in C minor (Max) |
Capriccio
C5125 |
Choral - Sacred
|
| KOOPMAN: Ton Koopman Plays Bach |
EuroArts
2050349 |
Classical Concert
|
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Otto) |
Capriccio
C10516 |
Choral - Sacred
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| SACRED MUSIC (4 DVD Box set) (NTSC) |
EuroArts
2057918 |
Classical Concert
|
| SCHUBERT, F.: Masses Nos. 2 and 4 / Deutsche Messe, D. 872 (Creed, Haselbock) |
Capriccio
C10843 |
Choral - Sacred
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| TELEMANN, G.P.: Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (Die) (Max) |
Capriccio
C10596 |
Choral - Sacred
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| TELEMANN, G.P.: Cantatas (Max) |
Capriccio
C10853 |
Choral - Sacred
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| TELEMANN, G.P.: Cantatas / Chamber Music (Mertens, Berliner Barock Compagney) |
Capriccio
C10741 |
Chamber Music, Vocal
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| TELEMANN, G.P.: In dunkler Nacht, besturzt und bange (Max) |
Capriccio
C67004 |
Choral - Secular
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| TELEMANN, G.P.: St. Matthew Passion, TWV 5:31, "Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten" (Max) |
Capriccio
C10854 |
Choral - Sacred
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| TELEMANN, G.P.: Vocal and Choral Music (Max) |
Capriccio
C51120 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Vocal Ensemble |
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