Graupner: My Faith Stands Firm - Cantatas for Bass Voice / Hix

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Label
Affetto Records
Release Date
January 27, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Christoph Graupner
    • PERFORMER
      Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, David Felberg, Jeffrey Smith, Katie Rietman, Sally Gunther, Katie Rie
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 27, 2023
    • UPC
      195269205645
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      AF2301
    • LABEL
      Affetto Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Aria: Du edles Kleinod jener Höhen

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, David Felberg, Jeffrey Smith, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    2. Recitative: Der Preis ist ausgestellt

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    3. Aria: Weicht, verdammte Erden-Lüste

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    4. Recitative: Das Irdishche ist meinem Geist zu schlecht

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    5. Aria: Jesu, mein König

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, David Felberg, Jeffrey Smith, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    6. Aria: Gottlob, mein Glaube stehet feste

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    7. Recitative: Ich Weiss gar wohl an wen ich glaube

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    8. Aria: Ist meine Sonne hingegangen

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    9. Recitative: Was Jesus tut und was ihm wieder färht

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    10. Aria: Lass mein Geist die freche Rotten

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    11. Arioso: Halte an, am Glaubenstreit

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, David Felberg, Jeffrey Smith, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    12. Aria and recitative: Ach, will Dein Herz sich nicht erbarmen - So ächzet oft ein mattes Herz

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Jeffrey Smith, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    13. Recitative: Wenn Teufel, Hölle, Sünd' und Welt

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    14. Chorale: Sollt' es gleich bisweilen scheinen

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Jeffrey Smith, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    15. Aria: Wanke nicht, bedrängte Seele

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Jeffrey Smith, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    16. Chorale: Harr' nur auf Gott, weil dir bewusst

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, Jeffrey Smith, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    17. Recitative: Mein Herz soll nach des Höchsten Willen

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, David Felberg, Jeffrey Smith, Katie Rietman, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    18. Aria and Recitative: In Gott gelassen sein - Es tut mir in dem Herzen weh

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, David Felberg, Jeffrey Smith, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield

    19. Aria, Recitative and Arioso: Und doch gibt's tausend Seelen - Ja, mein Gott ich will Leiden

      Composer: Christoph Graupner

      Performer: Michael Hix, Stephen Redfield, David Felberg, Jeffrey Smith, Sally Guenther, Kristin Ditlow

      Conductor: Stephen Redfield


Very often discussions regarding the composer Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) places him in comparison with J.S. Bach. If one has heard of Graupner, it is usually the bit of trivia that he was offered the Leipzig Thomaskirche cantor position before Bach. Of particular interest, however, is the vastness of extant material Graupner composed. There are scores for over 1,400 of Graupner’s church cantatas. Forty-seven of these are for solo bass voice with a variety of instrumental pairings. One can assume that the majority of these works were written for the bass (and composer) Gottfried Grünewald (1665-1739), whom Graupner knew in Leipzig and with whom he worked at the opera in Hamburg. Grünewald served as the vice-capellmeister in Darmstadt under Graupner from 1713 until his death. In addition to the forty-seven solo bass cantatas, Graupner also wrote seventeen duet cantatas for soprano and bass. Alongside the staggering number of cantatas, Graupner composed a wealth of instrumental music including keyboard works, more than 100 sinfonias, and a canon with 5,626 inversions.

The sheer volume of this relatively unexplored repertoire is thrilling but also overwhelming, making categorization of Graupner’s overall musical style problematic. This recording, featuring cantatas and instrumental works composed between 1720 and 1745, offers the listener an introduction to Gaupner and an important, if small, piece in the larger puzzle that is Graupner’s life and work. It premieres Graupner to a wider music world largely ignorant of this talented and nearly unknown Baroque composer by baritone Michael Hix, Chair of the Department of Music at the University of New Mexico, praised by critics for his “expressive voice” and “commanding stage presence”, and whose research has brought Christoph Graupner to light through this album.