Track Listing

1. Lamento Sopra La Morte Ferdinandi Ill A Tre: Adagio - (Allegro) - Adagio - (Allegro) - (Adagio) (Instrumental)
2. Erbarm Dich Mein, O Herre Gott (SWV 447)
3. Lamento: 'Ach, Dass Ich Wassers Gnug Hatte'
4. Wenn Ich, Herr Jesu, Habe Dich (BuxWV 107)
5. Mit Fried Und Freud (BuxWV 76/1) (Instrumental)
6. Klag-Lied (BuxWV 76/2)
7. Sonata Terza In A Major (Instrumental): Adagio - Allegro - Lento
8. Sonata Terza In A Major (Instrumental): Allemande
9. Sonata Terza In A Major (Instrumental): Courante
10. Sonata Terza In A Major (Instrumental): Sarabande
11. Sonata Terza In A Major (Instrumental): Ciaconne
12. Sonata Terza In A Major (Instrumental): Finale: Adagio
13. Schlage Doch, Gewunschte Stunde (BWV 53)
14. Jubilate Domino (BuxWV 64)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #223208 in Music
• Released on: 2002-07-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

a voice teacher and early music fan
THE APPLE NEVER FALLS FAR FROM THE TREE!
It's of interest to me that this recording made in September of 2001 by Daniel Taylor and Theatre of Early Music is almost identical to the one done by Michael Chance and the Purcell Quartet in November of 2000. Since Taylor has been a long-time student of Chance, one has to wonder if there is some connection between the two recordings. TAYLOR'S VOICE DEFINITELY REFLECTS THE TEACHING OF CHANCE; THEREFORE I CAN TELL YOU THAT BOTH DISCS ARE QUITE EXCELLENT.

During the entire 17th century and up until the time of J.S. Bach, German composers were challenged with maintaining and adapting their precious musical heritage, most notably the chorale. Thus between the year 1618-1648 a considerable body of sacred work appeared which forged a family of styles that included learned polyphony, accompanied monody combined with Tuetonic seriousness and Mediterranean abandon.

The composers included on this disc were all involved in this music. Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672) was the most important German composer of the 17th century. He preferred giving a dramatic and subjective interpretation of the text. His setting of 'Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott' follows the text's beseeching nature, but one can still feel Schutz's madrigalian spirit.

Two of Deitrich Buxtehude's (1637-1714)'cantatas' presented here are in fact strophic songs. The elegy (Klag-Lied),on the death of his father in 1647, 'Muss der Tod denn auch entbinden',published that same year, introduces a telling melody of descending intervals depicting moans. A very ingenius instrumental piece built on the chorale 'Mit Fried und Freud' was published along with the Elegy. The aria 'Wenn ich Herr Jesu' is another strophic song expressing here the trust of the believer in his beloved Jesus.

In contrast with the foregoing more intimate pieces, the psalm setting (a popular favorite with countertenors) 'Jubilate Domino' is an exalting song of praise.

The lamento 'Ach, dass inch Wassers gnug hatte' is by Johann Christoph Bach(1642-1703). This aria da capo is composed on a very sorrowful text borrowed from Psalm 36 and Jeremiah.

'Schlage doch, gewunche Stunde' (another countertenor favorite) previously attributed to J.S. Bach in today ascribed to Georg Melchoir Hoffmann(1685-1715).

The two entirely instrumental works recorded here (played skillfully by Theatre of Early Music) are each marked by strong foreign influences, one Italian, the other French.

The vocal delivery of Daniel Taylor (much like Chance) is rich and fullbodied, making use of not only the head tone but of notes proceding into the chest, but very politely combining with the head tone, thereby providing an unusually wide range of notes, all of which are excellent in sound. A minimum use of vibrato and an abundance of scholarly interpretion is also obvious to the experienced early music connoisseur.

You can't go wrong with this album!!!