Beethoven: Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II & Cantata on the Accession of Leopold II / Segerstam

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Naxos
Release Date
March 13, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, The Key Ensemble
    • PERFORMER
      Segerstam, Kotilainen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 13, 2020
    • UPC
      747313407774
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8574077
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Chorus: Tot, stöhnt es durch die öde Nacht!

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    2. Recitative: Ein Ungeheuer, sein Name Fanatismus (Bass)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Juha Kotilainen

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    3. Aria: Da kam Joseph, mit Gottes Stärke (Bass)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Juha Kotilainen

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    4. Aria with Chorus: Da stiegen die Menschen an's Licht (Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Reetta Haavisto

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    5. Recitative: Er schläft, von den Sorgen seiner Welten entladen (Soprano)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Reetta Haavisto

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    6. Aria: Hier schlummert seinen stillen Frieden (Soprano)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Reetta Haavisto

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    7. Chorus: Tot, stöhnt es durch die öde Nacht!

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    8. Recitative with Chorus: Er schlummert … schlummert! (Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: The Key Ensemble, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Johanna Lehesvuori

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    9. Aria: Fliesse, Wonnezähre, fliesse! (Soprano)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Johanna Lehesvuori

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    10. Recitative: Ihr staunt, Völker der Erde! (Bass)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Niklas Spångberg

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    11. Recitative: Wie bebt mein Herz vor Wonne! (Tenor)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tuomas Katajala

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    12. Terzetto: Ihr, die Joseph ihren Vater nannten (Soprano, Tenor, Bass)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Johanna Lehesvuori, Tuomas Katajala, Niklas Spångberg

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    13. Chorus: Heil! Stürzet nieder, Millionen

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: The Key Ensemble, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam


By the time of Emperor Joseph II’s death in 1790 Beethoven was a member of the court musical establishment in Bonn. To mark the occasion, Beethoven was commissioned to write to cantatas, one to mourn Joseph’s death and the other to celebrate the accession to the throne of Emperor Leopold II. Although Beethoven was only 19 years old at the time, both works show the embryonic marks of his greatness: intense expression and control of structure in one, and an almost operatic panache in the other. Neither piece was performed during Beethoven’s lifetime.