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Die Auferstehung des Erlosers: Easter Cantatas / Willens, Kolner Akademie
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Die Auferstehung des Erlosers: Easter Cantatas / Willens, Kolner Akademie

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Composer
AGRICOLA HOMILIUS
Artist
Kolner Akademie, Willens
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jul 10, 2020
Catalog #
555332-2
UPC
761203533220

About

On this new production the Kölner Akademie has recorded two oratorios composed by members of the generation after Bach and explicitly focusing on the theme of the Resurrection. Johann Friedrich Agricola composed Die Auferstehung des Erlösers for performance in St. Peter’s Church in Berlin on the First Day of Easter in 1758, and Gottfried August Homilius wrote the Oratorium auf Ostern in 1767, when it was probably performed in the Church of Our Lady in Dresden. Agricola’s Easter cantata Der Gottmensch jauchzt is included with the two oratorios. Regarded during his lifetime as “certainly now absolutely the best church composer,” Homilius wrote an extensive cantata consisting of ten individual movements in the form of his oratorio for Easter. His music already displays elements of Early Classicism and the empfindsamer Stil, his cantata choruses are frequently of homophonic design and song character, and the polyphonic sections are rather rare. While the oratorio by Homilius continues to contain the historical component of the Easter event, Die Auferstehung des Erlösers by Agricola, with its subtitle Ein musikalisches Gedicht, is much more freely designed. The three accompagnato recitatives are of special musico-dramatic significance; in them the author of the text embellishes the earthquake accompanying the resurrection of Jesus and the mysterious event on the whole with rich verbal and pictorial formulations. The works presented here attest to the mastery of their composers. Arias of marvelous musical beauty, the naturalness of their expression, and the dramatic suspense in the individual movements continue to make for compelling listening even today.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Der Gottmensch jauchzt (Chorus) 04:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    Der Gottmensch jauchzt (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  2. 2 Recitative: Da wir in deinem Blute (Soprano) 00:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Recitative: Da wir in deinem Blute (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Hannah Morrison
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  3. 3 Du schützest ihn auf deinem Throne (Quartet) 01:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    Du schützest ihn auf deinem Throne (Quartet)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Hannah Morrison, Elisabeth Popien, Georg Poplutz, André Morsch
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  4. 4 Aria: Er lebt, von deiner Huld beglücket (Soprano) 04:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria: Er lebt, von deiner Huld beglücket (Soprano)
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Hannah Morrison
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  5. 5 Chorale: Herr, dies sind die edlen Früchte (Chorus) 01:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chorale: Herr, dies sind die edlen Früchte (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  6. 6 Frohlocket und preiset den herrschenden Sieger (Chorus) 06:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    Frohlocket und preiset den herrschenden Sieger (Chorus)
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  7. 7 Recitative: Ach, schwere Pflicht! (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome) 02:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recitative: Ach, schwere Pflicht! (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Performer
    Rahel Maas, Bethany Seymour, Elisabeth Popien
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  8. 8 Betrübter Fall (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome) 05:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Betrübter Fall (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome)
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Performer
    Rahel Maas, Bethany Seymour, Elisabeth Popien
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  9. 9 Recitative: Wie ist mir? Ach! (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome) 00:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    Recitative: Wie ist mir? Ach! (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Performer
    Rahel Maas, Bethany Seymour, Elisabeth Popien
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  10. 10 Aria: Entsetzt euch nicht, getreue Herzen (The angel, Bass) 06:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria: Entsetzt euch nicht, getreue Herzen (The angel, Bass)
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Performer
    Rahel Maas, André Morsch
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  11. 11 Recitative: Kommt, nahet euch getrost herzu! (The angel, Bass) 00:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recitative: Kommt, nahet euch getrost herzu! (The angel, Bass)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Performer
    Rahel Maas, André Morsch
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  12. 12 Chorale: Am Sabbat früh mit Spezerei kommen zum Grab (Chorus) 00:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Chorale: Am Sabbat früh mit Spezerei kommen zum Grab (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  13. 13 Verwundrung nimmt Herz und Sinn auf einmal ein (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome) 04:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    Verwundrung nimmt Herz und Sinn auf einmal ein (Maria Magdalena, Maria Jacobi, Salome)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Performer
    Rahel Maas, Bethany Seymour, Elisabeth Popien
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  14. 14 Recitative: Mein Glaube zweifelt weiter nicht (Tenor, Soprano, Bass) 02:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    Recitative: Mein Glaube zweifelt weiter nicht (Tenor, Soprano, Bass)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Performer
    Georg Poplutz, Rahel Maas, André Morsch
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  15. 15 Frohlocket und preiset den herrschenden Sieger (reprise) (Chorus) 03:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Frohlocket und preiset den herrschenden Sieger (reprise) (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Gottfried August Homilius
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  16. 16 Darum freuet sich mein Herz (Chorus) 02:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    Darum freuet sich mein Herz (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  17. 17 Accompanied recitative: Die Erde bebt (Bass) 02:22
    Track
    17
    Title
    Accompanied recitative: Die Erde bebt (Bass)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    André Morsch
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  18. 18 Aria: Umkränzt Maria (Tenor) 07:47
    Track
    18
    Title
    Aria: Umkränzt Maria (Tenor)
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Georg Poplutz
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  19. 19 Recitative: Der ew'ge Hohepriester (Tenor) 01:51
    Track
    19
    Title
    Recitative: Der ew'ge Hohepriester (Tenor)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Georg Poplutz
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  20. 20 Held, der den Fels vom Grabe rückte (Alto, Bass) 03:52
    Track
    20
    Title
    Held, der den Fels vom Grabe rückte (Alto, Bass)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Elisabeth Popien, André Morsch
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  21. 21 Chorale: Da du vom Tod erstanden bist (Chorus) 00:58
    Track
    21
    Title
    Chorale: Da du vom Tod erstanden bist (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  22. 22 Harfe, töne darein (Chorus) 02:04
    Track
    22
    Title
    Harfe, töne darein (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  23. 23 Accompanied recitative with Arioso and Chorus: Erhabner Held (Soprano, Chorus) 01:30
    Track
    23
    Title
    Accompanied recitative with Arioso and Chorus: Erhabner Held (Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Hannah Morrison
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  24. 24 Aria: Steigt Engel, steigt Freunde der Edlen, hernieder (Soprano) 08:12
    Track
    24
    Title
    Aria: Steigt Engel, steigt Freunde der Edlen, hernieder (Soprano)
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Performer
    Hannah Morrison
    Ensemble
    Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens
  25. 25 Chorale: Sei hoch gelobt in dieser Zeit von allen Gotteskindern (Chorus) 01:13
    Track
    25
    Title
    Chorale: Sei hoch gelobt in dieser Zeit von allen Gotteskindern (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Johann Friedrich Agricola
    Ensemble
    Chor der Kölner Akademie, Orchester der Kölner Akademie
    Conductor
    Michael Alexander Willens