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Herzogenberg: Columbus / Kaftan, Graz Philharmonic

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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

  1. Disc 1
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Disc 2
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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