Composer: Johann Joseph Fux
Performer: Maria Ladurner, Biber Consort
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pan Classics
Release: 2021
Size: 1.06 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Giunone placata, K. 316 (Excerpts)
01. Sinfonia
Dafne in Lauro, K. 308 (Excerpts)
02. Recitativo. Se dunque alla virtute
03. Aria. Il voler vincer amore
Giunone placata, K. 316 (Excerpts)
04. Aria. Io non potea soffrir
La desposizione dalla croce di Gesù Cristo Salvator nostro, K. 300 (Excerpts)
05. Recitativo. Caro maestro
06. Aria. Caro mio Dio
Il Fonte della salute, aperto dalla grazia nel calvario, K. 293
07. Aria. Vedi, che il redentor
Julo Asciano, K. 304
08. Aria. Sì, vendetta io voglio far
La decima fatica d’ercole, K. 307
09. Aria. Qual’ il sol in prato
Orfeo ed Euridice, K. 309
10. Aria. Rondinella, che tal volta
Il testamento di nostro Signor Gesù Cristo sul Calvario, K. 299
11. Aria. Si tempra il mio martir
Johann Joseph Fux (ca. 1660–1741), composer and Kapellmeister at the Viennese Imperial Court, is primarily known for his church and instrumental works. It has been almost completely forgotten that during his lifetime he was also a highly regarded composer for the stage; his operas and oratorios undeservedly relegated to the shadows.
This present recording with the young Austrian soprano Maria Ladurner is therefore more than welcome, giving a somewhat deeper insight into the composer’s stage works. It includes a total of nine arias for soprano, some with their accompanying recitatives, taken from operas and oratorios written between 1708 and 1728, a time when music at the Viennese Imperial Court was at its absolute peak. The focus on soprano arias also intends to draw attention to the singers employed at the Viennese Imperial Court – Maria Landini-Conti, Regina Schoonians, Kunigunda Sutter, Faustina Bordoni and Ursula Theresia Holzhauser, some of the outstanding artists of their time.