Graupner / Capricornus Consort Basel- Duo Cantatas
It was Christoph Graupner who was selected as the Thomaskantor in Leipzig after Johannes Kuhnau, and it was only the fact that Graupner's patron in Darmstadt did not let him go that Johann Sebastian Bach got the job! In fact Graupner was the more famous and more "modern" composer during those years, yet history almost forgot him for more than two centuries - even having composed five times as many cantatas as Bach. An important and highly praised step in the re-discovery or Graupner's music was already presented by the soprano Miriam Feuersinger and her ECHO Klassik awarded debut release on Christophorus together with the Capricornus Consort Basel. She is now joined by countertenor Franz Vitzthum for a new album of duo cantatas. This is music of great depth, with the two voices blending so well that sometimes they seem just one.
Tracklist:
- Overture In F Major, Gwv 445: V. Le Desire
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Duet
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Aria
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Recitativo Accompagnato
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Duetto
- Trio Sonata In D Major, Gwv 204: I. Affettuoso
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Aria
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Recitative
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Aria II
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Recitativo II
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Duet
- Canon In B-Flat Major, Gwv 218: I. Grave
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Choral
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Aria À 2
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Recitativo Accompagnato
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Aria À 2 II
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Duet
- Sonata In G Minor, Gwv 724
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Aria
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Recitativo
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Recitativo Accompaganto
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Aria II
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Recitativo II
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Duet
It was Christoph Graupner who was selected as the Thomaskantor in Leipzig after Johannes Kuhnau, and it was only the fact that Graupner's patron in Darmstadt did not let him go that Johann Sebastian Bach got the job! In fact Graupner was the more famous and more "modern" composer during those years, yet history almost forgot him for more than two centuries - even having composed five times as many cantatas as Bach. An important and highly praised step in the re-discovery or Graupner's music was already presented by the soprano Miriam Feuersinger and her ECHO Klassik awarded debut release on Christophorus together with the Capricornus Consort Basel. She is now joined by countertenor Franz Vitzthum for a new album of duo cantatas. This is music of great depth, with the two voices blending so well that sometimes they seem just one.
Tracklist:
- Overture In F Major, Gwv 445: V. Le Desire
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Duet
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Aria
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Recitativo Accompagnato
- Demütiget Euch Nun, Gwv 1144/12: Duetto
- Trio Sonata In D Major, Gwv 204: I. Affettuoso
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Aria
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Recitative
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Aria II
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Recitativo II
- Waffne Dich Mein Geist Zu Kämpfen, Gwv 1148/20: Duet
- Canon In B-Flat Major, Gwv 218: I. Grave
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Choral
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Aria À 2
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Recitativo Accompagnato
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Aria À 2 II
- Wenn Wir In Höchsten Nöten Sein, Gwv 1143/12: Duet
- Sonata In G Minor, Gwv 724
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Aria
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Recitativo
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Recitativo Accompaganto
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Aria II
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Recitativo II
- Weg, Verdammtes Sündenleben, Gwv 1147/20: Duet