Some cantatas on this album, like Friedrich Christian Mohrheim's Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, feature trumpets and timpani, instruments typically used for particularly festive and joyful occasions.
Performer Biography
The Goldberg Baroque Ensemble, founded and led by Andrzej Mikołaj Szadejko, specializes in performing early Gdańsk music using historical instruments and practices.
Composition History
The manuscripts for these cantatas originate from Gdańsk churches, primarily St. John's, St. Catherine's, and St. Bartholomew's.
Interpretation
The instrumentalists of the Goldberg Baroque Ensemble play on original period instruments or their copies, while the vocalists also perform a cappella projects.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of a larger phonographic project called 'The Musical Heritage of the City of Gdańsk,' which aims to present music from the collection of the Gdańsk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Christian Mohrheim, a composer featured on this album, studied at St. Thomas School in Leipzig where he met Johann Sebastian Bach and became one of his copyists.
Historical Context
The cantatas on this album are grouped according to the Lutheran liturgical calendar, specifically for the Easter period, including Cantate Sunday, the Feast of the Ascension, and Pentecost.
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