The ensemble calls itself "Die Klang-Gourmets", i.e. "The gourmets of sound"..[1] The Stagione Frankfurt is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of Hesse.
[1][6][7][4] Michael Schneider and his ensemble are therefore committed to the performance of little-known composers representative of the École préclassique de Vienne [fr] (Georg Matthias Monn), the Berlin School [fr] (Georg Anton Benda), the Mannheim school (Ignaz Holzbauer), the style galant (Karl Friedrich Abel) and sentimentalism (Joseph Martin Kraus), without neglecting Geminiani, Gluck, Hasse, Telemann, Scarlatti or Stradella.
La Stagione works with many soloists such as Claron McFadden, Christoph Prégardien and his son Julian, Gotthold Schwarz, Simone Kermes, Nuria Rial, Emma Kirkby,[1][4] Barbara Schlick, Sandrine Piau and Klaus Mertens.
[9] For the Bach Cantatas website, Michael Schneider's versatility on the one hand, and the musicians' artistic flexibility on the other, allow a convincing and authentic performance of a wide range of works from the baroque to the classical symphonies and the contemporary repertoire.
[7] La Stagione Frankfurt has made numerous recordings for the following labels cpo, Cappriccio, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and Koch-Classics:[4]