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"Itineraire Baroque Festival 2012" | Verteillac, France
In July Bettina Pahn together with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra will perform the Bach Cantatas "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" und "Weichet nur betrübte Schatten" under the guidance of Maestro Ton Koopman.   www.itinerairebaroque.com

Bettina Pahn sings Arias by Hasse, Händel and Porpora
accompanied by Elbipolisorchester | Live recording, 8.10.2011 - Neuburg (DE)


"Lascia chio pianga" - Georg Friedrich Händel


"Per salvar" - Johann Adolph Hasse
"Quel gelsomino" - Georg Friedrich Händel


"Alto giove" - Nicolo Porpora


Discography

"Silent Night" German Christmas Songs

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The criticisms and discussions of the first CD of this Duos Bettina Pahn and Joachim Held were ecstatic! Taste, beauty, naturalness, and a fluid musicality of singing and playing - one could not expect more. Now, these two long-time duo partners turn the talents to capturing the home-spun beauty of the German carol tradition, sounding every bit as exquisite as they did on their premiere CD.
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"Silent Night" | New CDs | NDR Kultur (in German)
December 12, 2009 - Show on the German famous Radio channel NDR Kultur at the occasion of the release of Bettina Pahn and Joachim Held new Christmas album "Silent Night - German Christmas Songs".



"ECHO Klassik" | Ton Koopman
The album "Dietrich Buxtehude, Opera Omnia VII - Vocal Works 3" received the German "Echo Klassik Award" in the category "Choral work of the Year (Choir / ensemble music 16.-17.th century) accommpagnato".

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"Amarilli mia Bella" | Allegro | Bayern 4 (in German)
March 11, 2009 - A special concert with Joachim Held and Soprano Bettina Pahn at the Germanic National Museum of Nuremberg - Arias and Lute Music of the Italian and German Baroque. Interview Radio Bayern 4 / Allegro.
Concert Dates

12 February 2012
DE, Hamburg - St. Michaelis
Bach Cantatas - Cond.: Ch. Schoener
www.michel-musik.de

12 May 2012
DE, Schloß Kochberg - Liebhabertheater
Premiere - "Erwin und Elmire"
Singspiel by Goethe / Anna Amalia, role of Olympia - Musical Director: Bernhard Klapproth
www.schloss-kochberg.com

19 May 2012
DE, Schloß Kochberg - Liebhabertheater
Performance - "Erwin und Elmire"
Singspiel by Goethe / Anna Amalia, role of Olympia - Musical Director: Bernhard Klapproth
www.schloss-kochberg.com

28 May 2012
DE, Hamburg - St. Michaelis
Bach Cantatas - Cond.: Ch. Schoener
www.michel-musik.de

22 to 24 June 2012
DE, Hameln and Duvenstedt
Marienvesper - Cond.: Prof. H.-Ch. Becker-Foss

07 and 08 July 2012
DE, Schloß Kochberg - Liebhabertheater
Performance - "Erwin und Elmire"
Singspiel by Goethe / Anna Amalia, role of Olympia - Musical Director: Bernhard Klapproth
www.schloss-kochberg.com

27 July 2012
FR, Verteillac - Festival Itineraire Baroque
Bach Cantatas "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" & "Weichet nur betrübte Schatten" - Cond. Ton Koopman / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
www.itinerairebaroque.com

28 July 2012
FR, Verteillac - Festival Itineraire Baroque
With Tini Mathot, Piano-forte
Mozart and Haydn - Cond.: Ton Koopman
www.itinerairebaroque.com

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Press Reviews

Dieterich Buxtehude: Opera Omnia XI - Cond. Ton Koopman | 2CD, Challenge Classics
With the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

English "...The soloists, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir are on top form. The articulation is idiomatic, the tempi are without exception convincing and the attention to detail is as thorough as if we knew the music intimately. Pahn, Dürmüller and Mertens perhaps stand out for their solid grasp of the need for and success in expressiveness. No maudlin or indulgence, but fully communicative performances, that bear many many listenings..."

Musicweb International - Mark Sealey

"Silent Night, German Christmas Songs" | 1CD, Hänssler Classic
Bettina Pahn (Soprano), Jochim Held (Lute)

English "When a professional singer sets out to make a disc of traditional songs, the best advice he or she can get is: keep it simple! That is what Bettina Pahn has done, and that is why this disc of traditional Christmas songs is a winner in every respect. Because of the choice of music and the way it is performed this disc is a treasure. Let me start by getting my only criticism out of the way: the lyrics are not in the booklet. That is not that much of a problem for those who understand German, thanks to Ms Pahn's excellent diction, but for non-German speakers this is a serious omission. The disc is apparently not just directed to the German market, as the programme notes are also in English. But in order fully to enjoy the songs at least English translations should have been given. A search on the internet is worth the effort: the lyrics of a number of songs can be found, sometimes with a translation. The texts may differ in details as traditional songs sometimes change with time, but they will at least give some idea of what the songs are about. Bettina Pahn is a young German singer who started to study the cello and later turned to singing. This has been a happy decision as in recent years she has made a good career, both in Germany and internationally. She has been involved in the recording of the complete vocal works of Dietrich Buxtehude by Ton Koopman, and has also sung with renowned conductors like Frieder Bernius and Pierre Cao. For a number of years she has worked with Joachim Held, and this partnership has resulted in 2007 in a very fine disc of German folk songs [...]

Musicweb international "CD of the Month"
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