Wolf: Passionsoratorium "Jesu, deine Passion will ich jetzt bedenken"
6/15/2018, 19 Tracks, 1:21:21
Featuring
Georg Poplutz
Hanna Herfurtner
Marian Dijkhuizen
Mauro Borgioni
Michael Alexander Willens
Kölner Akademie choir
Kölner Akademie
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Wolf's Passion Oratorio reflects the liberal Enlightenment thought of Jena, where he directed the Collegium Musicum in 1756, focusing on intimate contemplation rather than a step-by-step Gospel narrative.
Recording & Production
This recording marks the first time any of Ernst Wilhelm Wolf's religious works have been recorded.
Composer Biography
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf (1735-1792) was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's protégé and later became Kapellmeister at the court of Anna Amalia of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach.
Composer Biography
Wolf's extensive oeuvre includes over 60 keyboard sonatas, 25 keyboard concertos, 35 symphonies, and 20 Singspiele performed at the Weimar theatre.
Compositional Technique
Unlike Bach's monumental Passions, Wolf's Oratorio uses chorales with often unaltered tunes and straightforward harmonies, allowing for congregational participation.
Critical Reception
Wolf gained considerable reputation during his lifetime, but his music was largely forgotten until the late 20th century when his symphonies and keyboard works were rediscovered on recordings.
Composition History
Wolf's Passion Oratorio was written before his years of fame and was never published, with the present recording based on two 18th/19th-century manuscript copies.
