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Graupner: Das Leiden Jesu – Passion Cantatas, Vol. 1

6/2/2017, 26 Tracks, 1:08:42

Featuring

  • Florian Heyerick
  • Simone Schwark
  • Marnix De Cat
  • Jan Kobow
  • Dominik Wörner
  • Doerthe Maria Sandmann
  • Robbert Muuse
  • Mannheimer Hofkapelle
  • Ex Tempore
  • Johann Christoph Graupner

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Composition History

Johann Conrad Lichtenberg, the librettist for these cantatas, was commissioned by Duke Ernest Ludwig to provide religious texts for church music, ultimately writing 1659 texts over 25 years.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Florian Heyerick, the conductor, is a versatile musician from Flanders who founded the vocal ensemble 'Ex Tempore' and the 'Mannheimer Hofkapelle' orchestra, and has produced over 50 recordings.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Graupner used 'eye music' in his cantatas, such as falling sixty-fourth notes in the violin and oboe to visually represent 'sword and staff'.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Christoph Graupner, the composer, and Johann Conrad Lichtenberg, his librettist, were brothers-in-law, connected through Graupner's marriage to Sophie Elisabeth Eckhardt and Lichtenberg's marriage to her younger sister Catharina Henriette.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Christoph Graupner's time as Kapellmeister in Darmstadt allowed him to experiment continuously, making composition a 'laboratory' where he explored diverse and individual instrumental combinations.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

This album features ten cantatas for Lent from 1741 by Christoph Graupner, part of a Lutheran tradition of performing Passion-themed cantatas throughout the Sundays of Lent.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Graupner's personal style is characterized by his intense play with different timbres and highly individual combinations of instruments, rather than striking melodies.

Source: Booklet

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