Reutter: Portus Felicitatis (Motets & Arias for the Pantaleon)

Featuring

Jürgen Banholzer
Monika Mauch
Stanislava Jirků
La Gioia Armonica
Georg Reutter

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Composer Biography

Johann Georg Reutter the Younger was the son of Johann Georg Reutter the Elder, who was court organist and Kapellmeister at Saint Stephen's Cathedral.

Critical Reception

Reutter's reputation suffered in the 19th and 20th centuries, with critics blaming him for the decline of the Viennese court chapel, despite his efforts during severe budget cuts.

Instruments

The pantaleon, a chromatic dulcimer with a large range, was developed by Pantaleon Hebenstreit and was briefly fashionable in several court chapels, including Vienna.

Composer Biography

Reutter taught singing to the daughters of Empress Maria Theresa, who held him in high esteem.

Instruments

The 'salterio' mentioned in the scores for the soprano arias on this album refers to a type of dulcimer, specifically the 'pantaleon'.

Composition History

Two psalm compositions and a Kyrie-Fugue, previously attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, have been identified as works by Reutter that Mozart copied.