Fieri Consort, Camerata Øresund - Graupner: Christmas Cantatas (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Ouverture in B-Flat Major, GWV 479: I. Ouverture
02. Ouverture in B-Flat Major, GWV 479: II. Air I
03. Ouverture in B-Flat Major, GWV 479: III. Air II
04. Ouverture in B-Flat Major, GWV 479: V. Air IV
05. Ouverture in B-Flat Major, GWV 479: VI. Air V
06. Ouverture in B-Flat Major, GWV 479: VII. Air VI
07. Ouverture in B-Flat Major, GWV 479: X. Air IX
08. Jauchze, du Tochter Zion, GWV 1101/24: I. Chorus. Jauchze, du Tochter Zion
09. Jauchze, du Tochter Zion, GWV 1101/24: II. Recitative. Das große Licht, vor dem des Todes Schatten fliehen
10. Jauchze, du Tochter Zion, GWV 1101/24: III. Aria. Edler Glanz voll Himmelssegen
11. Jauchze, du Tochter Zion, GWV 1101/24: IV. Recitative. Zwar ach, kaum kann der frohe Mund
12. Jauchze, du Tochter Zion, GWV 1101/24: V. Aria. Mein Herze steht in lauter Wonne
13. Jauchze, du Tochter Zion, GWV 1101/24: VI. Chorale. Aller Trost und alle Freude
14. Wie bald hast du gelitten, GWV 1109/14: I. Chorus. Wie bald hast du gelitten
15. Wie bald hast du gelitten, GWV 1109/14: II. Chorus. Ach, wundervolle Liebe
16. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in G Minor, GWV 334: I. Largo
17. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in G Minor, GWV 334: II. Allegro
18. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in G Minor, GWV 334: III. Soave
19. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in G Minor, GWV 334: IV. Vivace
20. Schuldige sie, Gott, GWV 1106/50: I. Duet. Schuldige sie, Gott
21. Schuldige sie, Gott, GWV 1106/50: II. Recitative. Die Strafen sind gerecht
22. Schuldige sie, Gott, GWV 1106/50: III. Aria. Gottes Auge wacht zur Rache
23. Schuldige sie, Gott, GWV 1106/50: IV. Recitative. Ach, viele wollen zwar von Salem Bürger sein
24. Schuldige sie, Gott, GWV 1106/50: V. Aria. Jesus lockt zu Seiner Herde
25. Schuldige sie, Gott, GWV 1106/50: VI. Chorale. Zeuch mich nach Dir

Christoph Graupner had spent five years as an opera composer in Hamburg before the Landgrave Ernst-Ludwig called upon him to take up the position of Hofkapellmeister in Darmstadt in 1709. He became the best-paid music director of his time and would continue to define the musical style of the court until his death in 1760. His relative isolation there apparently enabled and allowed him to develop a personal style that does not exactly conform to the norms that had been set during the past centuries through the reception of Bach’s monumental oeuvre; the slow rediscovery of Graupner’s music has also meant that he was not included in the musical picture we now have of that era. This album presents a varied sample of Graupner's musical activities during his almost fifty years in service in Darmstadt - we hope that it will spark the listeners’ curiosity to discover more of this extraordinary composer.