Bach, Johann Sebastian/Lotti, Antonio/Zelenka, Jan Dismas: Sacred Baroque Music (Sony Audio CD)

Balthasar Neumann Ensemble & Choir
Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor


This new recording by German conductor Thomas Hengelbrock, who will assume the position of Chief Conductor of the NDR Symphony Orchestra starting in September 2011, includes sacred works by three Baroque composers, Antonio Lotti (1667-1740), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745), and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

Recordings of Lotti’s works are rare, but Early Music specialist Hengelbrock is the perfect champion for his works. Hengelbrock’s recording of Lotti’s Requiem in F for deutsche harmonia mundi received great

“Performances are splendid, bringing some expressively highly-charged music to life with flair and panache. A very rewarding issue. Strongly recommended” Gramophone