Rosenmüller: Sacred Concertos

Featuring

Gregor Meyer
Ensemble 1684
Johann Rosenmüller

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Recording & Production

This album features several pieces by Johann Rosenmüller that are believed to be first-time recordings, including 'Der Name des Herren' and 'Confitebor tibi, Domine'.

Composition History

J.S. Bach, a renowned Baroque composer, copied Rosenmüller's funeral chorale 'Welt ade, ich bin dein müde' note for note into his own cantata (BWV 27), a unique occurrence in Bach's work.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rosenmüller's music is notable for its perfect musical mixture, blending new Italian colors and sensitive sounds with the seriousness of central German forms.

Composer Biography

Despite his earlier disgrace, Johann Rosenmüller experienced a late rehabilitation shortly before his death when he was appointed court conductor at the Wolfenbüttel Hof in 1684.

Performer Biography

Ensemble 1684, co-founded by Markus Berger and Gregor Meyer (director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Chorus), focuses on Baroque music before Bach, especially the works of Johann Rosenmüller.

Critical Reception

For about a century, Johann Rosenmüller's music was highly celebrated, with Heinrich Schütz predicting a glorious future for him and Johann Mattheson praising his work in 1739.