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Christian Bonath: Johann Mattheson – Joseph. Oratorio 1727 (FLAC)

Christian Bonath: Johann Mattheson - Joseph. Oratorio 1727 (FLAC)
Christian Bonath: Johann Mattheson – Joseph. Oratorio 1727 (FLAC)

Composer: Johann Mattheson
Performer: Ensemble Paulinum, Klemens Mölkner, Cornelia Fahrion, Daniel Schmid, Malte Fial, Johannes Hill
Orchestra: Pulchra Musica Baroque Orchestra
Conductor: Christian Bonath
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Capriccio
Release: 2022
Size: 221 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

Joseph
Part 1
01. Sinfonia
02. Ich will an andern üben
03. Erstaunliches Geschicke
04. Da kömmt der Träumer her
05. Da sollt ich nun
06. Betrübtes Herz
07. Des Neiders Auge wie
08. Wie so groß die Bosheit ist
09. Doch dieses Unglücksmeer
10. Wer mich nicht liebt
11. Ein wahrer Christ
12. Ächzt deines Feindes Herz

Part 2
13. Ach Vater der Barmberzigkeit
14. Ich wollte zwar
15. Will man den Seinen sich verleugnen
16. Inzwischen denk, o Mensch!
17. Ihr unbarmherzigen Tyrannen
18. Das ist so bald noch nicht erfüllet
19. Ein Bruder lebe brüderlich
20. Verwegener Tyrann!
21. Wohlan, so bin ich gern bereit
22. Grausamkeit, fort, fort, fort

In 1715 Johann Mattheson became music director at Hamburg Cathedral and took advantage of the opportunity to mix sacred music with theatrical style. In his 13 years of service he wrote 24 oratorios for high holidays and lent. The exquisite musical quality of the piece is impressive. The vocal parts are demanding throughout, they were, after all, written for the soloists of Hamburg’s Oper am Gänsemarkt, that first-rate musical institution and first “German-speaking” opera house to which other baroque greats like Haendel, Graupner, and Kaiser were also contributing at the time. The work, which the libretto designates an “oratorio”, was first performed in 1727 under the composer’s direction.

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