Together with the Hamburger Ratsmusik, soprano Dorothee Mields presents several of the most beautiful solo cantatas by Baroque master Johann Philipp Krieger. Krieger's music effortlessly...

Together with the Hamburger Ratsmusik, soprano Dorothee Mields presents several of the most beautiful solo cantatas by Baroque master Johann Philipp Krieger. Krieger's music effortlessly blended French and Italian elements of style, making him an important model for the milieu in which Bach and Telemann would thrive. His early trio sonatas round out the disc.