Florilegium Portense
Florilegium Portense – this is the title of a collection of sacred motets from Italy, Germany and the Franco-Flemish region, first printed in Leipzig in 1618. It contains motets by the most famous composers of the time in Europe, such as Hieronymus and Michael Praetorius, Hans Leo Hassler, Orlando di Lasso, and Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli. Its dissemination was so successful that almost all church choirs, school choirs and court orchestras between Eisenach and Breslau came into contact with it.
The motets were compiled by Sethus Calvisius, the cantor of Schulpforte and later Thomaskantor of Leipzig, and edited by Erhard Bodenschatz, his successor in Schulpforte. Exactly 400 years after going to press, the Vocal Concert Dresden and the Cappella Sagittariana under the direction of Peter Kopp honour this important cultural monument with a recording of selected motets and hymns, including several premiere recordings.
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- Praeter rerum seriem
- Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore
- Si bona suscepimus de manu Domini
- Sit nomen Domini benedictum
- Confitebor tibi Domine
- Jam lucis orto sidere
- Cor mundum crea in me Deus
- Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab
- Ecce, quomodo moritur iustus
- Deus sator mortalium
- Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
- Tristis est anima mea
- Christus resurgens ex mortuis
- Jubilate Deo omnis terra
- Quam pulchra es amica mea
- Te lucis ante terminum
- Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum
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Editor
Christoph Koop
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Preface writer
Christoph Koop
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Choir
Vocal Concert Dresden
The Vocal Concert Dresden, which was founded as “Körnerscher Sing-Verein” by Peter Kopp in 1993, consists largely of graduates of the Dresden Hochschule für Musik and former members of the Dresden Kreuzchor. The chamber choir’s challenging repertoire extends from programs featuring the music of Schütz, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Brahms to contemporary compositions, some of which it has premiered. The ensemble’s interpretative insight and, most importantly, the emotional impact of its concerts, have contributed to its reputation for exceptional performances and to its artistic standing. It is constantly credited with stylistic assurance and an elegant, natural approach to music-making. The choir has appeared in a number of concerts staged by the Dresden Staatskapelle and the Dresden Philharmonic. It has made guest appearances at Bachwoche Ansbach, the Göttinger Händel-Festspielen, the Schlossfestspiele Potsdam, the Händel-Festspielen Halle, the Ravello Festival (Italy), in Poland and Holland, and also repeatedly in the USA. A prominent feature of its programs is music of the late 18th century, for which the Vocal Concert Dresden has developed a particular affinity. Personal details
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Ensemble
Cappella Sagittariana Dresden
In the 1970s there arose out of the Dresden Staatskapelle of Saxony an early-music ensemble which called itself the Cappella Sagittariana Dresden. Its moving spirits were the musicians Bernd Haubold (viola da gamba and violone), Wolfram Just (violin and viola d’amore) and Wolfram Steude (organ continuo). The group developed into one of the leading ensembles of its kind in what was then Germany’s Eastern bloc. In the years that followed, it undertook numerous concert tours to such places as St. Petersburg, West Germany, and other European countries. Active collaboration with well-known musicians like the tenor Peter Schreier and the early-music specialist Frieder Bernius brought further recognition. In September 2006 the ensemble formed the new “Cappella Sagittariana Dresden” by merging with the “Alte Musik Dresden,” a group established in 1993 by members of the Dresden Philharmonie which had devoted itself mainly to the rediscovery of the Central German and Saxon musical heritage. The merger took place at a very symbolic location, namely the chapel of the Dresden court palace (Residenzschloss): an indication that the musicians would continue to feel a special commitment to the works of Heinrich Schütz (Henricus Sagittarius). Personal details
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Conductor
Peter Kopp
After singing in the Dresden Kreuzchor as a schoolboy, Peter Kopp trained both as a church musician and as a choral and orchestral conductor at the Dresden Hochschule für Musik. While still a student he directed the Dresden Bach Choir. Since 1995 he has been a choral conductor of the Dresden Kreuzchor, which he was engaged to direct when the post of Kreuzkantor was vacant. His diverse musical activities have taken him abroad on a number of occasions. He is particularly interested in rediscovering forgotten gems from Saxony’s musical history. In this respect, performances and CD recordings of works by Johann Gottlieb Naumann have had the same lasting resonance as his most recent releases, “Christmas at the Dresden Court” (Carus 83.169), “Christmas in the Dresden Frauenkirche” (Carus 83.170), and the first recording of the most important Vivaldi discovery for seventy years, the Dixit Dominus. In 2002 Peter Kopp was awarded the Johann Walter Plaquette of the Saxon Music Council, followed by the Sponsor Prize of Dresden, the state capital of Saxony, in the spring of 2003. In addition he regularly appears as a guest conductor with the Bach Society of Houston/Texas and has given courses in choral conducting at two universities there. Personal details
Reviews
Florilegium Portense
... The vocal performances here are outstanding, and the Lukaskirche of Dresden provides a perfect acoustic.
cdhotlist.com/2019/09/02/september-2019
... The singing by the Vocal Concert Dresden is very good. They have a vast experience in this kind of music. The playing of the instruments is excellent. Overall, this disc offers a good opportunity to become acquainted with an aspect of German music life which is relatively little-known.
Johan van Veen, Musica Dei Donum, 2018
... In größerer Klangentfaltung bewährt sich das Ensemble ebenso deutlich wie in kleinsten Besetzungen: Das stimmliche Vermögen ist reich modulierbar; gerade die ausgeprägten dynamischen Kontraste in prononcierter Mehrchörigkeit sind beeindruckend ausgestaltet.
Dr. Matthias Lange, klassik.com, 02.11.2018
... Kopp gelingt es mit gutem Stilempfinden, den teils groß dimensionierten doppelchörigen, teils aber auch eher bescheidenen kleiner besetzten Motetten den angemessenen klanglichen Rahmen zu geben.
Concerto, September/Oktober 2018
... Stilsicher bewegen sich das Vocal Concert und das Instrumentenensemble auf dem Terrain federnder Rhythmen und fließender Takt- und Schwerpunktwechsel.
Chantal Nastasi, Chorzeit, Oktober 2018
... Das zwanzigköpfige Vocal Concert bezaubert nicht nur mit einem perfekt austarierten Ensembleklang, sondern mit wunderbaren Soli aus den eigenen Reihen, die in ihrer schlichten Kunstfertigkeit tief berühren. Eine in jeder Hinsicht empfehlenswerte Einspielung!
Sabine Näher, Bach Magazin 32, Herbst/Winter 2018
... Die Einspielung ist für alle, die gesungenen klaren Klang Alter Meister lieben, sehr zu empfehlen.
Reinhard Mawick, Zeitzeichen 9/2018
... Vocal Concert Dresden singt und klingt vorzüglich, im Zusammenspiel mit den Musikern der Cappella Sagittariana Dresden ergeben sich hinreißende Stimmungen und Farben und Kopps schön atmende, weiträumige Gestaltung der Stücke fesselt und erfreut beim Hören gleichermaßen. Aufnahmetechnisch ist ebenfalls alles auf höchstem Niveau, die Wiedergabe ist plastisch und genau und macht die CD auch von dieser Seite zu einer der besten aktuellen Empfehlung für dieses Repertoire der Chormusik.
Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, 21./22. Juli 2018
... Der Tuttiklang ist von eindringlicher Schönheit, die Solisten gliedern sich perfekt ein und bestechen durch ansprechende Schlichtheit, die sich ohne Wenn und Aber in den Dienst des vertonten Wortes stellt.
Jan-Geert Wolff, pizzicato.lu, 17.07.2018
... Die lebendige und farbenfrohe Interpretation der 17 Motetten und Choräle lässt durch ihren Wohlklang beim Zuhören keine Langeweile aufkommen.
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, 04/2021
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