One hour of browsing through early music, with an accent on Masses.
Browsing through sacred early music. Today: early German cantatas from Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Franz Tunder and Johann Mattheson.
We start with the reconstructed cantanta “Alles, was von Gott geboren” from Johann Sebastian Bach. The original cantata was lost, but as Bach used parts to compose the later cantata “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”, it could be recreated.
Then a cantata from the collection ‘Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst’ from Georg Philipp Telemann, and a ‘Geistliches Konzert’ from Franz Tunder, the originator of the so called ‘Abendmusiken’ in Lübeck.
Finally, a magnificat for two choirs from Johann Mattheson, writer of the book ‘Der vollkommene Capellmeister’, which is one of the most important sources of information on how music was composed and understood during the baroque period.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. Cantata ‘Alles, was von Gott geboren’ BWV 80.1
Performers: Miriam Feuersinger, soprano, Terry Wey, countertenor, Florian Sievers, tenor. Sebastian Noack, bass. Vocal ensemble Rastatt and Les Favorites conducted by Hilger Speck
(CD label: Carus nr. 83.532)
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
2. Cantata ‘Ergeuss dich zur Salbung der schmachtenden Seele’, TWV 1 448
Performers: Cappella Della Pietà De’ Turchini conducted by Antonio Florio
(CD label: OPUS 111 nr. OPS 30449)
Franz Tunder (1613-1667)
3. Geistliches Konzert: ‘Helft mir Gott’s Güte preisen’
Performers: Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert conducted by Hermann Max
(CD label: CPO nr. 999943-2)
Johann Mattheson (1681-1764)
4. Magnificat e due cori
Performers: Kölner Akademie conducted by Michael Alexander Willens
(CD label: CPO nr. 7772724-2)
In addition:
Johann Mattheson
5. Sarabande from the 4th suite in G minor
Performers: Christiano Holtz
(CD label: Ramée nr. RAM 0605)
Image: Johann Mattheson (source: BR Klassik)
