Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus DeiCapella Istropolitana, Faridah Schafer-Subrata, Freiderike Wagner, Friederike Wagner, Hartmut Elbert, Jan Rozehnal, Markus Schäfer & Martina Koppelstetter
Messa solenne in D Minor: VIII. CredoAnna Feith, Freya Apffelstaedt, Markus Schäfer, Niklas Mallmann, Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk
Messa solenne in D Minor: I. KyrieAnna Feith, Bogna Bernagiewicz, Freya Apffelstaedt, Markus Schäfer, Niklas Mallmann, Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk
ALBUMVioleta Dinescu: TrajektorieGudula Rosa, Marko Kassl, Irene Kurka & Markus Schäfer
ALBUMMayr: Alfredo il grande (Original 1819 Milan Version)Marie-Luise Dressen, Markus Schäfer, Daniel Ochoa, Anna Feith, Sophia Körber, Phillipp Polhardt, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk
ALBUMHommage à Dinu LipattiMarkus Schäfer & Mihai Ungureanu
ALBUMSchubert: The Small Song CyclesMarkus Schäfer & Zvi Meniker
ALBUMVesque von Püttlingen: Die HeimkehrMarkus Schäfer & Christian De Bruyn
ALBUMMayr: Le due duchesseMarkus Schäfer, Tina Marie Herbert, Samuel Hasselhorn, Andreas Mattersberger, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk
ALBUMSchubert: SchwanengesängeMarkus Schäfer, Tobias Koch & Stephan Katte
ALBUMMayr: I CherusciFranz Hauk, Concerto de Bassus, Markus Schäfer, Yvonne Prentki, Andreas Mattersberger, Andrea Lauren Brown, Uwe Gottswinter & Katharina Konradi
ALBUMReichardt: Die GeisterinselDas Kleine Konzert, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Stefan Filipiak, Hermann Max, Ulrike Staude, Romelia Lichtenstein, Barbara Hannigan, Markus Schäfer, Ekkehard Abele, Tom Sol & Jorg Hempel
ALBUMMayr: TelemacoSiri Karoline Thornhill, Andrea Lauren Brown, Jaewon Yun, Markus Schäfer, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk
ALBUMMayr: SaffoAndrea Lauren Brown, Markus Schäfer, Jaewon Yun, Marie-Sande Papenmeyer, Katharina Ruckgaber, Daniel Preis, Concerto de Bassus & Franz Hauk
ALBUMBach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Kantaten 4-6Windsbach Boys Choir, Jutta Böhnert, Rebecca Martin, Markus Schäfer, Thomas Laske, Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin & Martin Lehmann
ALBUMMahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Arr. A. Schoenberg & R. Riehn for Voice & Chamber Ensemble)Ivonne Fuchs, Markus Schäfer & Linos Ensemble
ALBUMTrunken dämmert die Seele mir Hölderlin-LiederMarkus Schäfer & Christian De Bruyn
ALBUMBerger: Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 11 / Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795Markus Schäfer & Tobias Koch
ALBUMBach: Easter OratorioFrans Brüggen, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Pieter-Jan Belder, Michael Chance, Markus Schäfer, David Wilson-Johnson, Cappella Amsterdam & Ilse Eerens
ALBUMMahler: Das Lied von der Erde (new version)Markus Eiche, Markus Schäfer, Sibylla Rubens, Hansjorg Albrecht, Renée Morloc & Münchener Bach-Orchester
ALBUMBach: St John Passion, BWV 245Frans Brüggen, Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Markus Schäfer, Thomas Oliemans, Michael Chance, Carolyn Sampson, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White, Jon Etxabe-Arzuaga Groenland, Bart Oenema, Guido Groenland, Marcel Beekman & Peter Kooij
ALBUMMendelssohn, Felix: Symphony No. 2, "Lobgesang"Markus Schäfer, Thomas Fey, Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, Eleonore Marguerre, Ulrika Stromstedt & German Chamber Choir
ALBUMSchubert, F.: Lied Edition 34 - Part Songs, Vol. 3Ulrich Eisenlohr, Markus Schäfer, Marcus Ullmann, Thomas Bauer, Markus Flaig & Marcus Schmidl
ALBUMSchubert: Lied Edition 33 - Part Songs, Vol. 2Ulrich Eisenlohr, Regina Jakobi, Sibylla Rubens, Markus Schäfer, Thomas Bauer, Marcus Schmidl & Markus Flaig
ALBUMFranz Schubert - Lieder - Goldner Schein Deckt Den HainThomas Seyboldt, Frank Laffin, Markus Schäfer, Hubert Mayer, Hans Christoph Begemann, Cornelius Hauptmann, Schubert Hoch Vier & Schubert High Four
ALBUMGraun: Kommt Her Und SchautMarkus Schäfer, Veronika Winter, Ekkehard Abele, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max & Hilke Andersen
ALBUMMozart, W.A.: Zaide [Opera]Markus Schäfer, Markus Brutscher, Martin Haselbock, Vienna Academy Orchestra, Christian Hilz & Isabel Monar
ALBUMRomberg: Messias (Der)Rheinische Kantorei, Immo Schroder, Hermann Max, Bernhard Scheffel, Markus Schäfer, Das Kleine Konzert, Veronika Winter & Ekkehard Abele
ALBUMBach, J.S.: Geschwinde, Ihr Wirbelnden WindeMunich Bach Collegium, Hansjörg Albrecht, Munich Bach Choir, Konrad Jarnot, Annette Markert, Werner Güra, Stephan Genz, Simone Nold & Markus Schäfer
ALBUMRies: Konige In Israel (Die)Gerhild Romberger, Marek Rzepka, Ewa Wolak, Das Kleine Konzert, Harry van der Kamp, Rheinische Kantorei, Hermann Max, Markus Schäfer, Nele Gramss & Kai Florian Bischoff
ALBUMNaumann: Betulia liberataDas Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max, Markus Schäfer, Salome Haller, Harry van der Kamp, Hans Jörg Mammel, Rheinische Kantorei & Nele Gramss
ALBUMMichael Haydn: Requiem, Symphonies P9 & 16Christian Zacharias, Johanette Zomer, Helena Rasker, Markus Schäfer, Klaus Mertens, Schweizer Kammerchor & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
ALBUMJohannes Passion, Vol. 1Aura Musicale Budapest, Vocappella Innsbruck, Markus Schäfer, Harry van der Kamp, Barbara Hölzl, Rainer Trost, Gabriela Bürgler, Andreas Mattersberger, Carsten Süß, Wolf Matthias Friedrich & Markus Volpert
ALBUMJohannes Passion, Vol. 2Aura Musicale Budapest, Vocappella Innsbruck, Klaus Häger, Andreas Post, Rainer Trost, Markus Volpert, Harry van der Kamp, Markus Schäfer, Peter de Groot, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Carsten Süß & Gabriela Bürgler
ALBUMKoželuch: Moisè in EgittoDas Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max, Markus Schäfer, Simone Kermes, Rheinische Kantorei, Tom Sol & Linda Perillo
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Messe h-Moll / Mass in B Minor (BWV 232)Windsbach Boys Choir, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Johann Sebastian Bach, Christine Schäfer, Ingeborg Danz, Markus Schäfer & Thomas Quasthoff
ALBUMJ.C. Bach: Gioas, re di Giuda, W. D1Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max, Markus Schäfer, Ulrike Staude, Kai Wessel, Mechthild Georg, Rheinische Kantorei & Monika Frimmer
ALBUMDittersdorf: GiobDas Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max, Markus Schäfer, Romelia Lichtenstein, Beat Duddeck, Ekkehard Abele, Jörg Waschinski & Rheinische Kantorei
ALBUMIgor Strawinsky: Symphonie De PsaumesWindsbach Boys Choir, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Claudia Barainsky & Markus Schäfer
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten BWV 34, BWV 93, BWV 100Windsbach Boys Choir, Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin, Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Susanne Winter, Markus Schäfer, Rebecca Martin & Sebastian Bluth
ALBUMBach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor, Bwv 232Markus Schäfer, Christine Schafer, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, Windsbacher Boys Choir, Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Laubin Trumpet Ensemble & Deutsche Kammerakademie
ALBUMBach, J.S.: Secular Cantatas, Bwv 214-215Andreas Schmidt, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Marcus Ullmann, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling, Stuttgart Bach Collegium, Markus Schäfer & Dietrich Henschel
ALBUMHaydn: ArmidaCecilia Bartoli, Christoph Prégardien, Concentus Musicus Wien, Markus Schäfer, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Oliver Widmer, Patricia Petibon & Scot Weir
ALBUMGraun: WeihnachtsoratoriumDas Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max, Markus Schäfer, Ingrid Schmithüsen, Lena Susanne Norin, Rheinische Kantorei & Klaus Mertens
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D-Dur (BWV 243) / Motetten BWV 225, BWV 227, BWV 229Windsbach Boys Choir, Prager Kammerorchester, Karl-Friedrich Beringer, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sibylla Rubens, Rebecca Martin, Markus Schäfer & Klaus Mertens
ALBUMMozart : Il re PastoreAnn Murray, Concentus Musicus Wien, Eva Mei, Inga Nielsen, Markus Schäfer, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Roberto Saccà
ALBUMEssential Masses, Vol. 1Nova Schola Gregoriana, Alberto Turco, Markus Schäfer, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Sunhae Im, Marianne Beate Kielland, Ann Hallenberg, Dresden Chamber Choir, Helmut Müller-Brühl, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly, Vittorio Zanon, Consortium Carissimi, Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel, Colin Ainsworth, Jane Archibald, Michele de Boer, Marion Newman, Nancy Reynolds, Anne L'Esperance, James McLennan, David Nortman, Estaban Cambre, Giles Tomkins, Kevin Mallon, Aradia Ensemble, Jean-Baptiste Robin, Michel Sanvoisin, Ars Antiqua de Paris, Tonus Peregrinus, Antony Pitts, Frederic Munoz, Grupo Vocal Gregor, Dante Andreo, Santa Cruz Benedictine Abbey Schola, Laurentino Saenz de Buruaga & Oxford Schola Cantorum
ALBUMBusoni: Arlecchino & TurandotErnst Theo Richter, Falk Struckmann, Thomas Mohr, Wolfgang Holzmair, Franz-Josef Selig, Michael Kraus, Philippe Huttenlocher, Kent Nagano, Gabriele Sima, Susanne Mentzer, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Mechthild Gessendorf, Markus Schäfer & Stefan Dahlberg
ALBUMBach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232Capella Istropolitana, Faridah Schafer-Subrata, Freiderike Wagner, Friederike Wagner, Hartmut Elbert, Jan Rozehnal, Markus Schäfer & Martina Koppelstetter
ALBUMHandel/Mozart: Acis & Galatea, K. 566Barbara Bonney, Jamie MacDougall, Markus Schäfer, Sir John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
ALBUMOrff: Catulli Carmina - Stravinsky: The WeddingMarkus Schäfer, Elisabeth Krämer, Wolfgang Schäfer & Frankfurter Kantorei
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About Markus Schäfer
Artist Biography
Lyric tenor Markus Schäfer is especially identified with Baroque music but also sings lieder and 19th century vocal repertory as far forward in time as Mahler. He is also a noted educator.
Schäfer was born on June 13, 1961, in Andernach in western Germany, and grew up in nearby Bad Ems. His father was a church musician. Schäfer at first aimed toward a church career himself, studying that field in the cities of Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf, but voice lessons with Armand McLane steered him toward singing, as did a stint at the International Opera Studio in Zürich, Switzerland. Schäfer sang in opera productions there and then joined the cast of the Zürich Opera. He moved on to the Hamburg Staatsoper and then the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. He also built a career as a lieder singer, often appearing at summer festivals, but also as far afield as Lincoln Center in New York and Wigmore Hall in London. As Schäfer's career developed, he gravitated toward early music. He sang both concert works and opera with the early music group La Petite Band under director Sigiswald Kuijken, and he appeared in 2014 in a 300th-anniversary performance of C.P.E. Bach's oratorio Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu with the orchestra Das kleine Konzert and the Rheinische Kantorei choir. He has often sung solos with the Windsbacher Knabenchor boychoir and is a member of the male vocal quartet Liedertafel.
Schäfer has been heard as a soloist on several acclaimed recordings, including conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt's Grammy Award-winning 1994 reading of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244. As a solo artist, he has a varied catalog of recordings on such labels as Naxos, Wergo, and Avi-Music, where he recorded an album of Schubert songs called Schwanengesänge in 2019. In 2020, he appeared on a Naxos recording of Johann Simon Mayr's rare opera Le due duchesse. Schäfer is a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Hannover. ~ James Manheim
Hometown
Andernach, Germany
Genre
Classical
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