IDAGIO | Christoph Graupner: Gottes Wille meint es gut - Complete Cantatas for Tenor and Bass 761203578528

Featuring

Georg Poplutz
Dominik Wörner
Arwen Bouw
Marina Kakuno
Nadine Henrichs
Johannes Berger

Shuko Sugama
Florian Heyerick
Amy Power
Luís Tasso Athayde Santos
Miho Fukui
Andreas Gräsle
Kirchheimer BachConsort
Johann Christoph Graupner

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Recording & Production

Florian Heyerick, the harpsichordist and conductor on this album, is also a Graupner scholar who compiled a complete catalogue of the composer's works.

Performer Biography

Dominik Wörner, a bass-baritone, won first prize at the 2002 Leipzig Bach Competition and has since performed in major concert cities across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia.

Historical Context

In the early 18th century, German Protestant sacred cantatas were typically chamber music pieces for small ensembles, unlike the larger choral-symphonic works that became popular later.

Composer Biography

Christoph Graupner, the composer, served as Kapellmeister in Darmstadt for over four decades, writing sacred cantatas from 1709 until his blindness in 1754.

Recording & Production

This album is part of an ongoing series by the Kirchheim BachConsort to record Christoph Graupner's works, with previous projects focusing on different cantata types.

Performer Biography

Georg Poplutz, a tenor, is highly regarded for his tonal sensitivity and expressiveness in Baroque music and has performed internationally, including in China, Mexico, and South Africa.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Graupner maintained an independent style, combining art with nature, splendor with simplicity, and charm with beauty, and was considered a genius in his own right.