Hammerschmidt: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt / Arnold, Gli Scarlattisti

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HAMMERSCHMIDT Also hat Gott den Welt geliebt; Herzlich lieb hab ich dich; Jauchzet dem Herrn; Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele; Vom Leiden Christi; Oster-Dialog; Der Herr ist mein Hirt; Schmücket das Fest mit Maien; Danket dem Herrn. ROSENMÜLLER Dixit Dominus • Jochen Arnold, cond; Gli Scarlattisti • CARUS 83.377 (50:56 Text and Translation)

HAMMERSCHMIDT Machet die Tore weit; Meine Seele Gott erhebt; Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn; Fürchtet euch nicht; Ehre sei Got in der Höhe; Das Wort ward Fleisch; Wo ist der neugeborne König; Das ist je gewißlich war; Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied; Alleluja! Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle. ROSENMÜLLER Magnificat • Jochen Arnold, cond; Gli Scarlattisti • CARUS 83.375 (47:20 Text and Translation)

Back in 34:4 I indulged in a walk down Memory Lane in reviewing a disc of the music of Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611/12–1675) to explain my especial fondness for that composer’s music. I will spare readers a repetition of that, and the information I included on the composer in that review, and only lament again that for a composer of his fame and prolificacy during his lifetime—he published 14 collections of music that encompassed over 400 works—he is woefully under-represented on CD. Thankfully, the Carus label is doing something to rectify that situation with these two releases by the same performers. Both feature identically structured programs, in which several short sacred concertos by Hammerschmidt are supplemented by a single larger-scale sacred work by his now better-known contemporary Johann Rosenmüller (1619–84). The vocal ensemble Gli Scarlattisti consists of six sopranos, three altos, four tenors, and three basses. They are supported as needed by an ad hoc instrumental ensemble of varying constitution, comprised overall of two violins, three viols da gamba, a violone or bass viol da gamba, a lute, an organ, two cornetts, and three trombones. Everyone sings and plays superbly, realizing perfectly both the distinctive grandeur of Hammerschmidt’s solemn Germanic rhetorical style and the lighter, more Italianate one of Rosenmüller. As usual, Carus provides excellent recorded sound, complete German-English texts, and informative booklet notes. The timings on these two discs are admittedly on the short side—all the Hammerschmidt’s works by themselves could have been fit onto a single CD—but since they increase the number of CDs in circulation devoted to that composer by 50 percent, from four to six, I’m going to mute my usual criticism on that score. Enthusiastically recommended.

FANFARE: James A. Altena


Product Description:

  • Release Date: April 30, 2013


  • Catalog Number: CV83377


  • UPC: 4009350833777


  • Label: Carus


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: Andreas Hammerschmidt


  • Conductor: Jochen M. Arnold


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Gli Scarlattisti