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In his testament, Christoph Graupner (1683–1760) decreed that every single one of his compositions should be destroyed after his death. It is quite unimaginable that the composer’s last will should have been carried out! Fortunately, posterity preserved the musical memorial, and so today we find his musical legacy in the library of the ‘Darmstädter Hofkapelle’. To date, very little of Graupner’s extensive vocal oeuvre has been recorded, and thus the Anton-Webern-Chor Freiburg together with the Ensemble Concerto Grosso conducted by Hans Michael Beuerle present imaginative baroque vocal music recorded for the first time. A program of four passion cantatas was selected from the enormous body of Graupner cantatas – altogether 1414 sacred cantatas grouped in 46 annual cantata volumes are extant!
Christoph Graupner: Wir wissen, dass Trubsal Geduld bringet, GWV 1121/44
Dictum: Wir wissen, das Trubsal Geduld bringet (Chorus)
Recitative: Ein Kind der Finsternus (Tenor)
Duet: Ach Jesu, lass Dich mein' erbarmen! (Tenor, Bass)
Chorale: Ich weiss, Du hast meiner noch nicht vergessen (Chorus)
Recitative: So gehen Glaubige den Heiland an (Soprano)
Aria: Herr, ich schereie! Willst Du schweigen? (Soprano)
Chorale: Es hat kein Ungluck je so lang gewahret (Chorus)
Christoph Graupner: Wo gehet Jesus hin?, GWV 1119/39
Accompanied: Wo gehet Jesus hin? (Bass)
Aria: Ach, saurer Gang (Chorus)
Chorale: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast Du verbrochen (Chorus)
Recitative: Das Fleisch ist leider blind (Soprano)
Aria: Jesu, offne mir die Augen (Soprano)
Recitative: Der Geist hat alle Willigkeit in dieser Zeit (Bass)
Chorale: Dies alles, ob's fur schlecht zwar ist zu schatzen (Chorus)
Christoph Graupner: Freund, warum bist Du kommen?, GWV 1122/41
Dictum: Freund, warum bist Du kommen? (Bass, Tenor)
Accompanied Recitative: Ach Jesu, wie so wehe (Soprano)
Aria: Aller Jammer, alle Plagen (Soprano)
Recitative: Ihr, die ihr euch nach Christo nennt (Bass)
Aria: Der Herr ist treu (Bass)
Accompanied Recitative: Ihr Freunde Jesu, wacht (Alto)
Chorale: Herr, lass Dein bitter Leiden (Chorus)
Christoph Graupner: Mein Gott! Mein Gott! Warum hast Du mich verlassen?, GWV 1127/31
Recitative: Ach grosse Not, ach schwere Klage! (Bass)
Aria: Gott will den einz'gen Sohn verlassen (Bass)
Chorale: Nun, was du, Herr, erduldet (Chorus)
Recitative: Ich weiss, o Jesu, all Dein Leiden (Tenor)
Aria and Duet: Stirb, mein Herz, dem eitlen Wesen (Alto, Tenor)
Recitative: Verlass die Welt (Bass)
Chorale: Erscheine mir zum Schilde (Chorus)
May 2012
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“First recordings of cantatas by Darmstadt composer Graupner, a candidate for the Leipzig post eventually awarded to Bach. Lively performances.”
December 2012
“despite the poor sopranos and slightly overweight choral sound, Beuerle has delivered an attractive account of Graupner's cantatas, showing how accomplished a composer he was and how worthy of attention he is today.”
Dictum: Wir wissen, das Trubsal Geduld bringet (Chorus)
