MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Early Cantatas
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Early Cantatas
Judith Howarth, Janice Watson (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Jose Van Dam (bass) / Corydon Singers & Orchestra
[ Hyperion Helios / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 28 August 1997
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This second disc of Beethoven choral works from the Corydon Singers and Matthew Best includes the composer's homage to Goethe, Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt, and the famous Opferlied, here performed beautifully by Jean Rigby in the version for soprano, choir and orchestra.
Also featured are two rarely performed and fascinating early works, the Cantatas written around 1790 to mark the death of Joseph II and the accession of his brother Leopold II. Both pieces are full of dramatic action and forthright representation of mood, and the 'Joseph' Cantata can quite legitimately be counted one of the composer's most important early works, displaying remarkable maturity for a nineteen-year-old composer.
'A great joy … a fervour of sustained inspiration. A disc which, given the chance, is likely to prove itself the quarter's best investment' (Gramophone)
'There are some lovely performances here, especially from Corydon Singers themselves … this is a fascinating disc' (BBC Record Review)
'Arguably Beethoven's first major masterpiece … superb performance, at once fresh and incisive and deeply moving' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)
Tracks:
Cantata On The Death Of Emperor Joseph II WoO87 (40:50)
1 Chorus With Solo Quartet: Todt, Stöhnt Es Durch Die Öde Nacht!
2 Bass Recitative: Ein Ungeheuer, Sein Name Fanatismus
3 Bass Aria: Da Kam Joseph, Mit Gottes Stärke
4 Soprano Aria With Chorus: Da Stiegen Die Menschen An's Licht
5 Soprano Recitative: Er schläft Von Den Sorgen Seiner Welten Entladen
6 Soprano Aria: Hier Schlummert Seinen Stillen Frieden
7 Chorus With Solo Quartet: Todt, Stöhnt Es Durch Die Öde Nacht!
Cantata On The Accession Of Emperor Leopold II WoO88
(23:18)
8 Soprano Recitative With Chorus: Er Schlummert ... Schlummert!
9 Soprano Aria: Fliesse, Wonnezähre, Fliesse!
10 Bass Recitative: Ihr Staunt, Völker Der Erde!
11.1 Tenor Recitative: Wie Bebt Mein Herz Vor Wonne!
11.2 Soprano, Tenor, Bass Terzetto: Ihr, Die Joseph Ihren Vater Nannten
12 Chorus With Solo Quartet: Heil! Stürzet Nieder, Millionen
13 Opferlied Op 121b
14 Meeresstille Und Glückliche Fahrt Op 112
