More Music of Agostino Steffani – Cecilia and Friends

Found while browsing teh Interwebz:

Cecilia Bartoli has top billing, but if you drill down a bit, you'll find who drew me in: 

• Daniel Behle
• Julian Pregardian (yes, son of Christoph)
• Nuria Rial

Product Description from Amazon.com:

...Cecilia Bartolis exploration of the music of Steffani continues on from her best-selling recording Mission with an album of the celebrated Stabat Mater alongside Steffanis greatest sacred works for chorus, orchestra and soloists, constituting the most comprehensive collection of Steffanis sacred choral music on CD.

Holy Saturday – Bach's Saint Matthew Passion from Munich

This performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is available for viewing (and listening) on Arte Live for about 45 more days. The Evangelist, tenor Julian Prégardien has a notable pedigree: he's the son of tenor Christoph Prégardien. He has inherited his father's clear light voice and sensitivity to the sung texts; he's an engaging and effective narrator. Bass Karl-Magnus Fredriksson sings the role of Jesus, and he sounds appropriately full-voiced and Christ-like. About the only think I would recommend to enhance their performances is complete memorization of their roles.