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Johann Adolf Hasse Missa ultima in g

Frauenkirche Dresden

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Following the appearance of the first CD recording of the new organ in the reconstructed Dresden Frauenkirche (with organist Samuel Kummer, Carus 83.188) at last, the first live concert performance has just been released on the Carus label. The G minor Mass is the “Opus ultimum” of the 84-year-old Johann Adolf Hasse, who for almost three decades dominated musical life at the Saxon Court of Dresden and who was regarded as the musical idol of his era. The centerpiece of the work of a type known as a “Missa solemnis” is a seven-movement Gloria, with brilliant, extended trumpet parts. The G minor Mass is an attractive work which shines as a result of ist beautiful sound, depth of expression and the richness of its harmonic ideas. It is conducted by Ludwig Güttler, who devoted his energies towards the reconstruction of the Dresdner Frauenkirche.
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  • Kyrie I
  • Christe eleison
  • Kyrie II
  • Gloria
  • Gratias agimus
  • Domine Deus
  • Domine Fili
  • Domine Deus
  • Qui tollis
  • Quoniam
  • Cum Sancto Spiritu
  • Credo (Solo T, Coro); Et incarnatus est (Coro); Crucifixus (Soli SA); Et resurrexit (Coro)
  • Motetto: Ad te levavi
  • Sanctus
  • Benedictus (Solo S); Hosanna (Coro)
  • Agnus Dei
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  • Ludwig Güttler is one of today’s leading virtuosi on the trumpet and corno da caccia. Through his wide and diverse range of interests he has also achieved worldwide renown as a conductor, scholar, promoter, and patron. After studying in Leipzig, he was appointed principal trumpet in the Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle, in 1965. He held a similar position in the Dresden Philharmonic from 1969 to 1980. He has taught at the International Music Seminar in Weimar and as Professor at the Musikhochschule Dresden. He directs opera productions and master classes, and is a regular jury member at leading competitions. As a soloist and conductor, Ludwig Güttler has an enthusiastic following both in Germany and abroad. He has made over fifty highly-acclaimed recordings, where he is featured as a chamber musician, soloist, and conductor. Since the early 1980s he has had a particular interest in the revival of 18th century Saxon court music. Thanks to Güttler’s researches the concert repertoire has been enriched by numerous forgotten or previously unknown works of this period. Following an analysis of the materials used in early instruments, Ludwig Güttler made a considerable contribution to the new development of the corno da caccia. In 1976 he founded the Leipzig Bach-Collegium, in 1978 the Ludwig Güttler Brass ensemble and in 1985 the chamber orchestra Virtuosi Saxoniae, of which he is director and soloist. For the last twenty years, choral symphonic concerts which he directs and guest conducts have formed an increasing part of his activities. Ludwig Güttler has received numerous awards for his many achievements. He was awarded the Record Prize of the Deutsche Phonoakademie Hamburg in 1983 for the “Discovery of the Year,” and in 1989 the Frankfurt Music Prize for exceptional achievements in his specialist area, as well as in national and international musical life. As chairman of the committee of the Society to Support the Reconstruction of the Frauenkirche Dresden, he was awarded the first national prize from the German National Foundation in 1997. In 2000 he received the Claus Brendel Prize for his meritorious service to the works of Johann Adolf Hasse. In March 2006, Ludwig Güttler was awarded the German Fundraising Prize for his dedicated contribution to the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche Dresden. In September 2007 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by President Horst Köhler, and in November 2007, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Personal details
  • With the Virtuosi Saxoniae Ludwig Güttler founded a chamber orchestra in 1985 which, through its versatile instrumental forces, affords a wide range of possibilities for concert programs. Made up of leading members of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the ensemble has made it its task to promote the works of the golden age of 18th century European music culture, particularly as reflected in Dresden’s court ensemble, theatre, and church music. The ensemble performs on modern instruments, but adopts a historicallyinformed approach to questions of performance practice. After a period of intensive preparation, the chamber orchestra made its public debut at the 1986 Dresden Music Festival. Since then, the Virtuosi Saxoniae have developed an outstanding reputation through numerous concerts both in Germany and abroad. Numerous CD recordings illustrate the ensemble’s musical versatility. Personal details
  • The Sächsisches Vocalensemble, founded by Matthias Jung, is known for its model performances of early music, its stylistic reliability, virtuosity and emotional depth. One of the ensemble’s particular concerns is the performance of unknown or seldom performed compositions written for the Dresden court. The interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s oeuvre has attracted international attention – their recording of his motets was awarded the Cannes Classical Award. The ensemble also focuses on music of the contemporary era. The ensemble regularly performs at renowned festivals; concert tours have taken them to France, the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Japan. Numerous radio recordings attest to their outstanding musicianship. Furthermore, the ensemble’s CDs include recordings of works by Schütz, Bouzignac, Telemann, Lotti, Hasse, Sarri, Feo, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Schumann and Pepping, as well as with middle German Christmas cantatas. A CD containing Petr Eben’s sacred choral music was released in 2013. Personal details
  • Ludwig Güttler is one of today’s leading virtuosi on the trumpet and corno da caccia. Through his wide and diverse range of interests he has also achieved worldwide renown as a conductor, scholar, promoter, and patron. After studying in Leipzig, he was appointed principal trumpet in the Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle, in 1965. He held a similar position in the Dresden Philharmonic from 1969 to 1980. He has taught at the International Music Seminar in Weimar and as Professor at the Musikhochschule Dresden. He directs opera productions and master classes, and is a regular jury member at leading competitions. As a soloist and conductor, Ludwig Güttler has an enthusiastic following both in Germany and abroad. He has made over fifty highly-acclaimed recordings, where he is featured as a chamber musician, soloist, and conductor. Since the early 1980s he has had a particular interest in the revival of 18th century Saxon court music. Thanks to Güttler’s researches the concert repertoire has been enriched by numerous forgotten or previously unknown works of this period. Following an analysis of the materials used in early instruments, Ludwig Güttler made a considerable contribution to the new development of the corno da caccia. In 1976 he founded the Leipzig Bach-Collegium, in 1978 the Ludwig Güttler Brass ensemble and in 1985 the chamber orchestra Virtuosi Saxoniae, of which he is director and soloist. For the last twenty years, choral symphonic concerts which he directs and guest conducts have formed an increasing part of his activities. Ludwig Güttler has received numerous awards for his many achievements. He was awarded the Record Prize of the Deutsche Phonoakademie Hamburg in 1983 for the “Discovery of the Year,” and in 1989 the Frankfurt Music Prize for exceptional achievements in his specialist area, as well as in national and international musical life. As chairman of the committee of the Society to Support the Reconstruction of the Frauenkirche Dresden, he was awarded the first national prize from the German National Foundation in 1997. In 2000 he received the Claus Brendel Prize for his meritorious service to the works of Johann Adolf Hasse. In March 2006, Ludwig Güttler was awarded the German Fundraising Prize for his dedicated contribution to the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche Dresden. In September 2007 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by President Horst Köhler, and in November 2007, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Personal details
  • Barbara Christina Steude (soprano) was born in Mühlhausen in Thuringia, one of the cities most closely associated with Bach, where she received her early musical training. She studied church music and singing in Dresden. A much sought-after soloist, she regularly performs with conductors including Ludwig Güttler, Matthias Jung, Roderich Kreile, Georg Christoph Biller, Hans-Christoph Rademann, and Peter Schreier. Guest performances in Germany and abroad have taken her to the Rheingau Music Festival, Dresden Music Festival, to Japan, South Korea, France, Luxembourg, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland. As well as vocal chamber music and music theatre, she has a particular interest in the music of Bach. Her CD “O Gottes Stadt, o güldnes Licht” (Carus 83.192), released in 2007, with solo cantatas by Dieterich Buxtehude with the Lautten Compagney Berlin was highly acclaimed in the press, and Early Music Review acknowledged Barbara Christina Steude as “a wonderful voice for Buxtehude.” She is a founding member of concerto con voce. Personal details

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Schwungvoller Schwanengesang

Die Messe ist [...] als repräsentatives Beispiel für den Kirchenstil der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts stilistisch nicht homogen: Opernhafte Elemente, Passagen im strengen Stil (stile antico), pastorale Töne usw. - all dies verschmilzt zu einem schlüssigen Ganzen. [...] Es ist Ludwig Güttler per se hoch anzurechnen, dass er sich Hasses Schwanengesang angenommen hat. Damit trägt er zur Rehabilitierung eines fast unbekannten Meisterwerkes bei.

Franz Gratl
Quelle: klassik.com, 4.6.2006

Italienisch-deutsch

Johann Adolf Hases 1783 vollendete g-Moll-Messe vereint aufs Schönste italienische Kantabilität mit deutscher Ernsthaftigkeit. [...] Vor allem die solistischen Sätze entwickeln dank der vorzüglichen Sängerinnen eine erstaunliche Wirkung.

Quelle: Fono Forum 08/06, S. 91

Hasse gehört nach Dresden wie die Frauenkirche. Von daher war es nur logisch, dass Ludwig Güttler, einer der Initiatoren des Wiederaufbaus der Frauenkirche, mit den Virtuosi Saxoniae und dem Sächsischen Vocalensemble beim Festkonzert zur erneuten Weihe die „Missa ultima” von Johann Adolf Hasse aufführte.[...] Dabei singen sowohl die Solisten als auch der Chor auf hohem Niveau: Keiner lässt sich von den virtuosen Anforderungen dieses späten Meisterwerks eines mit allen Wassern der europäischen Kompositionskunst gewaschenen Meisters schrecken. Dabei verdient das Orchester ein besonderes Lob. Denn die Virtuosi Saxoniae unter Ludwig Güttler verleihen dieser Messe genau die richtige Portion Spritzigkeit.

Matthias Mader
Quelle: Neue Chorzeit 12/2006, S.30

 

[...] Empfohlen sei diese CD primär wegen der erstklassigen Musik, weil sie die Möglichkeit zum Kennenlernen eines Meisterwerkes der Messkomposition des 18. Jahrhunderts bietet. [...]

Dr. Franz Gratl
klassik.com, 04.06.2006

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