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Gottfried August Homilius Habe deine Lust an dem Herrn. Motets II

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Gottfried August Homilius left an extensive oeuvre. Numerous motets, church cantatas, and oratorios, among others, have been preserved. In their day the compositions of Homilius were very popular and were extraordinarily well circulated. On the occasion of his 300th anniversary Carus is releasing several CDs with works by “the best church composer” (J. F. Reichardt) of his time. The motets of Homilius are among the most demanding and interesting works for choir. The composer creates a captivating combination of contrapuntal techniques with the new, sensitive compositional style of his days. After the sensational first CD featuring his motets with Frieder Bernius and the Kammerchor Stuttgart, the vocal ensemble sirventes berlin under the direction of Stefan Schuck presents a further selection of the over 60 motets by Homilius.
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  • All the starving shall be nourished
  • Siehe, des Herrn Auge
  • Habe deine Lust an dem Herrn
  • Kommt her und sehet an die Wunder Gottes
  • Give the hungry ones thy bread
  • Domine ad adiuvandum me
  • Magnificat in C
  • Deo dicamus gratias
  • Ich will den Herrn loben allezeit (1)
  • Mir hast du Arbeit gemacht
  • Dennoch bleib ich stets an dir
  • Die richtig für sich gewandelt haben (2)
  • Lasset euch begnügen
  • Wo ist ein solcher Gott
  • Der Herr ist meine Stärke
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  • Gottfried August Homilius, the son of a pastor, was born in Rosenthal (Saxony) on 2 February 1714. In May 1735 he enrolled as a law student at Leipzig University. Likewise, it was probably at this time that Homilius was a pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach; the latter fact had been attested to by Johann Adam Hiller. Apart from Bach, Homilius also had contact with Johann Schneider, a Bach pupil and organist at the Nicolaikirche, for whom he also substituted. After unsuccesfully applying for a post as organist in Bautzen, Homilius was appointed organist at the Dresden Frauenkirche in 1742. In 1755 Homilius succeeded Theodor Christlieb Reinhold as Kreuzkantor and music director of the three main churches in Dresden, a position that he occupied until his death on 2 June 1785. Personal details
  • As a musicologist, Dr. Uwe Wolf is particularly at home in the 17th and 18th centuries. The focus of his work ranges from the time of Monteverdi and Schütz to Bach and the generation of Bach's sons and pupils through to Viennese Classicism. He has been head of the editorial department at Carus-Verlag since October 2011. Prior to this, he worked in Bach research for over 20 years. Personal details
  • The vocal ensemble sirventes berlin is totally dedicated to early music for small forces and new a cappella music. The group is committed to neglected works from Germany’s rich musical heritage. At the same time the musicians offer a platform for new compositions and engage in interdisciplinary projects. The ensemble comprises soloists from the Berlin Radio Choir, the RIAS Kammerchor and freelance singers. For almost five years sirventes berlin, in a double quartet formation, has presented “NoonSong” concerts every Saturday at 12:00 noon in the Church at Hohenzollernplatz in Berlin- Wilmersdorf – a musical hour of prayer based on the model of Anglican evensong. These performances have resulted in a repertoire of over 200 a cappella motets, including ten premieres. Since then NoonSong has gone on to become more than just an insiders’ tip; every week 150 to 200 visitors listen to the polyphonic liturgy. As supporters of a living tradition, Berlin being the only place where it can be heard in this form in Germany, sirventes berlin made a very successful guest appearance at the Abu Gosh Vocal Festival in Israel in the summer of 2013. Personal details

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[The motets] are beautifully sung by Sirventes Berlin under their director Stefan Schuck who has the knack of always finding the right-sounding tempo, and of cultivating the right weight of expression throughout.
Jonathan Woolf, www.musicweb-international.com, 19. März 2015

Maestro Schuck and forces give their all in this music with a fierce dedication to the composer, and Carus sets them down brilliantly in digital splendor. Give it a try.
Steven Ritter, audaud.com, 08. Juli 2014

[…] sparkles with enthusiasm and glorious late high baroque gorgeousness […]
ionarts.blogspot.com, best recordings of 2014, 28. Dezember 2014

Die Ausführenden […] sind stilistisch versiert, singen und musizieren sauber und animiert; wieder […] Beispiele dafür, dass nicht nur die ganz bekannten Ensembles und Namen für Qualität bürgen!
Gustav Danzinger, Chor aktuell, Juni 2014

[…] one of the high points in my listening year so far.
Fabrice Fitch, Gramophone, Juni 2014

Mit ‘Habe deine Lust an dem Herrn’ liegt nun eine zweite Einspielung mit Motetten vor, die das Sirventes-Ensemble in einen reinen und schlanken Chorklang kleidet. Dirigent Stefan Schuck setzt auf zügige Tempi, die noch reichlich Spielraum lassen für eine akkurate Deklamation, der Musik insgesamt einen spritzigen, leichten Charakter vermitteln.
Guy Engels, pizzicato.lu, 20. Mai 2014

Die Gruppe sirventes berlin […] bringt die Beweglichkeit mit, wie sie diese Musik voraussetzt.
Reinhard Kriechbaum, Concerto, Mai/Juni 2014

Das Ensemble begeistert durch einen beweglichen, homogenen und transparenten Chorklang und exzellente Deklamation.
crescendo, 2/2014 (März-Mai 2014)

[…] eine sehr saubere, transparente Aufbereitung des Notentextes, […] ein gutes Gespür für Homilius' schlichten, aber nicht kunstlosen Stil […]
Matthias Hengelbrock, Musik & Kirche, März/April 2014 (Nr. 2)

Voici donc un bien beau disque pour faire connaissance avec l'univers de Homilius qui complète parfaitement la première anthologie de motets dirigée par Frieder Bernius parue chez le même éditeur en 2004. Si vous avez, comme moi, des affinités avec ce répertoire, je vous recommande de ne pas le manquer.
(Diese schöne CD eignet sich gut, um die Welt von Homilius kennenzulernen. Sie ergänzt perfekt die erste Motettensammlung unter dem Dirigat von Frieder Bernius, die 2004 beim gleichen Label erschien. Wenn Sie, wie ich selbst, sich zu diesem Repertoire hingezogen fühlen, empfehle ich Ihnen, diese Aufnahme nicht zu verpassen.)
Jean-Christophe Pucek, www.passee-des-arts.com, 27. März 2014

Homilius lohnt sich. Das hat schon manche Produktion bei Carus gezeigt, das unterstreichen auch die Vokalisten von sirventes berlin mit Stefan Schuck aktuell.
Dr. Matthias Lange, klassik.com, 9. März 2014

Da steht quirligste Polyphonie neben fulminant doppelchörigen Effekten. „sirventes berlin” […] bringt die Beweglichkeit mit, wie sie diese Musik voraussetzt.
Reinhard Kriechbaum, www.drehpunktkultur.at, 24. Februar 2014

Beim Ensemble Sirventes Berlin unter der Leitung von Stefan Schuck kann man diese [höchste Sangeskunst] beobachten […].
Die Rheinpfalz, 15. Februar 2014

[…] entdeckenswert.
Südwestpresse, 1. Februar 2014

Es ist eine sehr gelungene CD geworden, eine Empfehlung für alle Freunde der a-cappella-Literatur!
Astrid Belschner, rbb kulturradio, 27. Januar 2014

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