Herzogenberg: Columbus / Kaftan, Graz Philharmonic
Details
- Composer
- HERZOGENBERG, HEINRICH VON
- Artist
- Schuen, Schade, Butter, Chor Der Oper Graz, Grazer Phiharmoniker, Kaftan
- Format
- CD
- Label
- CPO
- Released
- Jan 04, 2019
- Catalog #
- 555178-2
- UPC
- 761203517824
About
Columbus: Dramatic Cantata for Soloists, Male Choir, Mixed Choir, and Full Orchestra op. 11, which celebrated its premiere at the Graz Music Society Concert Hall on 4 December 1870, is an extraordinary work within Heinrich von Herzogenberg’s oeuvre as a whole and differs greatly from many other compositions by him. During his younger years Herzogenberg was very much attracted to Wagner and the “New German” style – which also had an impact on his Columbus. He designed his musical occupation with this subject in an innovative manner, producing a work that is a combination of the stage and concert genres. Like Wagner, he wrote the libretto himself and did so while following the model provided by the typical four-part sequence of a drama with a presentation, an intensification, a climactic or turning point, and a resolution. After the successful premiere a review appeared in the Grazer Tagespost that is all the more interesting insofar as it was penned by Friedrich Hausegger, a member of the “progressive camp.” If we think merely of Herzogenberg as the Brahms emulator of his middle and later creative phases, then Hausegger’s words correct our one-sided picture of the composer: “We were most pleasantly surprised by his Columbus. With it the composer proved not only that he can assemble little elements, perhaps ones formed in imitation, to produce a well-formed whole but also that he can draw on impressive resources, that he is able to master a significant subject with a bold and sure hand.” Unlike his later practice with his model Brahms, in his Columbus Herzogenberg did not end up following Wagner to the extreme stylistically. However, it is precisely his thoroughly independent as well as inspired musical treatment of this subject that is a source of special fascination.
Tracklist 20 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Part I: Seht ihr das Schiff, das schwache, schwanke (Chorus) 08:18
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Seht ihr das Schiff, das schwache, schwanke (Chorus)
- Duration
- 08:18
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
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2 Part I: Interlude 02:05
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Interlude
- Duration
- 02:05
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
3 Part I: Der Himmel lastet auf dem Meere (Chorus) 06:40
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Der Himmel lastet auf dem Meere (Chorus)
- Duration
- 06:40
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
4 Part I: Nun merket auf, ihr Männer! (Bootsmann, Chorus) 04:40
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Nun merket auf, ihr Männer! (Bootsmann, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:40
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Markus Butter
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
5 Part I: Wir wollen leben! (Chorus) 02:21
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Wir wollen leben! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:21
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
6 Part I: Wie wildes Wogenrollen (Columbus) 04:47
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Wie wildes Wogenrollen (Columbus)
- Duration
- 04:47
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Andrè Schuen
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
7 Part I: Wär's wahr, was er verspricht? (Bootsmann, Fernando, Chorus) 06:42
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Wär's wahr, was er verspricht? (Bootsmann, Fernando, Chorus)
- Duration
- 06:42
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Markus Butter, Michael Schade
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
8 Part I: So tötet mich! (Columbus) 04:25
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: So tötet mich! (Columbus)
- Duration
- 04:25
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Andrè Schuen
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
9 Part I: Rohe Gewalt! (Chorus) 04:35
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Rohe Gewalt! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:35
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
- Disc 2
-
1 Part II: Wie blinkt mit feuergleichem Schäumen (Columbus) 11:07
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part II: Wie blinkt mit feuergleichem Schäumen (Columbus)
- Duration
- 11:07
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Andrè Schuen
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
2 Part II: So ruhig bist du, so gesammelt? (Fernando) 03:24
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part II: So ruhig bist du, so gesammelt? (Fernando)
- Duration
- 03:24
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Michael Schade
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
3 Part II: Genug, Fernando, sei gefasst! (Columbus, Fernando) 05:32
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part II: Genug, Fernando, sei gefasst! (Columbus, Fernando)
- Duration
- 05:32
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Andrè Schuen, Michael Schade
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
4 Part II: Lasst die Becher blinken (Chorus) 02:21
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part II: Lasst die Becher blinken (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:21
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
5 Part II: Der Morgen graut, nun habet Acht! (Bootsmann) 02:03
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part II: Der Morgen graut, nun habet Acht! (Bootsmann)
- Duration
- 02:03
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Markus Butter
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
6 Part II: Es steigt des Morgens sanfte Helle (Columbus, Fernando, Chorus) 05:43
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part II: Es steigt des Morgens sanfte Helle (Columbus, Fernando, Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:43
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Andrè Schuen, Michael Schade
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
7 Part II: Land! Hört ihr’s vom Mast? (Chorus) 02:49
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: Land! Hört ihr’s vom Mast? (Chorus)
- Duration
- 02:49
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
8 Part II: Columbus…! Hier sieh uns liegen! (Bootsmann, Chorus) 03:13
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: Columbus…! Hier sieh uns liegen! (Bootsmann, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Markus Butter
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
9 Part II: Steht auf! Wer, so wie ich gesegnet ward (Columbus) 01:24
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: Steht auf! Wer, so wie ich gesegnet ward (Columbus)
- Duration
- 01:24
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Andrè Schuen
- Ensemble
- Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
10 Part II: Du großer Gott, dich preisen wir! (Columbus, Fernando, Bootsmann, Chorus) 03:03
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: Du großer Gott, dich preisen wir! (Columbus, Fernando, Bootsmann, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:03
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Performer
- Andrè Schuen, Michael Schade, Markus Butter
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan
-
11 Part II: O heil'ger Morgen! (Chorus) 03:19
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: O heil'ger Morgen! (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- Heinrich von Herzogenberg
- Ensemble
- Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonische Orchester
- Conductor
- Dirk Kaftan