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Johannes Somary

1935-2011 US, Zürich
Composer / Conductor of Classical

Composer, conductor, organist, and co-founder of the Amor Artis chamber choir and orchestra in New York City. He was born 7 April 1935 in Zurich, Switzerland.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
Serenade For Strings, Op.11 on Dag Wiren: Serenade For String by Dag Wirén & Johannes Somary and the English Chamber Orchestra
Requiem In D Minor, K. 626 - Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa Dies Illa on Mozart Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, AmorArtis Orchestra and Chorus & Johannes Somary
Requiem In D Minor, K. 626 - Sequence No. 1: Dies Irae on Mozart Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, AmorArtis Orchestra and Chorus & Johannes Somary
Solomon, HWV 67 on Handel Favourites – Arrival of the Queen of Sheda, Water Music, and more – Mackerras, Szell, Menuhi,n Somary by George Frideric Handel, Leon Goossens, Yehudi Menuhin, George Szell, Charles Mackerras & Johannes Somary
Serenade For Strings, Op.11 on Dag Wiren: Serenade For String by Dag Wirén & Johannes Somary and the English Chamber Orchestra
Serenade For Strings, Op.1 on Dag Wiren: Serenade For String by Dag Wirén & Johannes Somary and the English Chamber Orchestra
Serenade For Strings, Op.11 on Dag Wiren: Serenade For String by Dag Wirén & Johannes Somary and the English Chamber Orchestra
Serenade for Strings, Op. 11: I. Preludium on The Classical Music of Scandinavia by Various Artists
Coventry Carol on Christmas: A Classical Celebration by Various Artists
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Chorus: See the Conquering hero on Big Handel Oratorio Box by Handel & Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Royal Fireworks Music - The Water MusicEnglish Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Johannes Somary2010Album
The Brandenburg Concertos Complete (1-6)English Chamber Orchestra / Johannes Somary, Johann Sebastian Bach2004Album
Royal Fireworks • Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel - English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary2004Album
Plays Trumpet Concertos By Albinoni • Haydn • Hummel • TorelliMartin Berinbaum, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary2000Album
Classical Symphony • Holberg Suite • SerenadeSergei Prokofiev • Edvard Grieg • Dag Wirén • English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1996Compil.
Brandenburgische Konzerte = Concertos BrandebourgeoisJohann Sebastian Bach, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1995Album
Mass In B Minor - 'Hohe Messe'Johann Sebastian Bach, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1994Album
Judas MaccabaeusGeorg Friedrich Händel, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, John Shirley-Quirk, Johannes Somary1992Album
Matthaeus Passion - HighlightsJohann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra1992Album
Mass in C Minor [The Great]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra, Amor Artis Chorale, Carole Bogard, Ann Murray, Richard Lewis, Michael Rippon, John McCarthy, Johannes Somary1991Album
Cantatas & MotetsJohann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Somary, The Amor Artis Baroque Orchestra1986Album
Bach CantatasJohann Sebastian Bach • English Chamber Orchestra • Johannes Somary • Wiener Kammerchor • Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper • Felix Prohaska1986Compil.
French Baroque Cantatas (Myths And Legends At The Court Of The Sun King)John Ostendorf, Johannes Somary, Bronx Arts Ensemble Chamber Orchestra - Philippe Courbois / Élisabeth Jacquet De La Guerre1982Album
Choral Masterpieces Of The BaroqueAmor Artis Chorale + Johannes Somary1980Album
Mass in C Minor K. 427Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Johannes Somary, Amor Artis Chorale, English Chamber Orchestra1976Album
The Brandenburg Concertos (Nos. 1-6, Complete)Johann Sebastian Bach, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1975Album
SolomonGeorg Friedrich Händel, Amor Artis Chorale, John McCarthy, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary, Justino Diaz · Sheila Armstrong · Robert Tear · Felicity Palmer · Michael Rippon1975Album
Mass In B MinorJohann Sebastian Bach - Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Michael Rippon, Amor Artis Chorale1974Album
TrompetenkonzerteJohann Nepomuk Hummel, Tomaso Albinoni, Giuseppe Torelli, Joseph Haydn, Johannes Somary, Martin Berinbaum, English Chamber Orchestra1974Album
Cantata No. 80 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott' / Cantata No. 11, Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen (Ascension Oratorio)Johann Sebastian Bach, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Michael Rippon, Amor Artis Chorale, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1974Album
Handel's Judas MaccabeusJohannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Alexander Young, Helen Watts, John Shirley-Quirk, Amor Artis Chorale1974Album
Prokofiev/Peter & The Wolf / Britten/Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraSergei Prokofiev, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary, Will Geer1974Album
SemeleGeorg Friedrich Händel, Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John McCarthy, Amor Artis Chorale1973Album
Royal Fireworks Music / Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel, Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra1973Album
Serenade In C For Strings, Op. 48 / Classical Symphony In D, Op. 25 / Variations On A Theme By Tchaikovsky, Op. 35aPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Anton Stepanovich Arensky, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1972Album
Prokofiev:Classical Symphony In D, Op. 25 Tchaikovsky: Serenade In C For Strings, Op. 48Sergei Prokofiev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1972Album
Handel's Judas MaccabeusJohannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Alexander Young, Helen Watts, John Shirley-Quirk, Amor Artis Chorale, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir1972Album
Introducing The Great Young American Trumpet Virtuoso Martin BerinbaumMartin Berinbaum, Johannes Somary, Harold Lester, English Chamber Orchestra1971Album
Theodora: A Dramatic Opera In Three ActsGeorg Friedrich Händel – Heather Harper, Maureen Forrester, Alexander Young, Edgar Fleet, John Lawrenson, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1969Album
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 · Last Spring, Op. 34 No. 2 · Serenade For Strings, Op. 11Edvard Grieg, Dag Wirén, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1969Album
A Baroque ChristmasAmor Artis Chorale : Johannes Somary1966Album
MessiahGeorg Friedrich Händel / Margaret Price, Yvonne Minton, Alexander Young, Justino Diaz, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes SomaryAlbum
Il MessiaGeorg Friedrich Händel, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes SomaryAlbum
The Angels SingJohannes SomaryCompil.
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