Der Tod Jesu (Carus Classics)
On the occasion of its 40th anniversary Carus has initiated a new series Carus Classics, featuring outstanding CD productions from the past library of recordings. This exclusive collection, designed by Friedrich Forssman and Cornelia Feyll, is presented in high-quality DigiPacs and each CD includes an extensive booklet.
Joseph Martin Kraus' oratorio Der Tod Jesu reflects the visions of new horizons represented by the ‘Sturm und Drang’ era in the second half of the 18th century. The remaining three works on this CD are late works which Kraus composed in the service of King Gustav III at the Swedish Court. This successful recording contains valuable repertoire.
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- Introduktion | Rezitativ »Kommt, Geliebte« (Soli SA)
- Arie »Er starb, um uns von ewigem Tod zu retten« (Solo S)
- Rezit. »O weinet mit mir« (Solo A)
- Duett »Weine, Sünder, weine« (Soli AB)
- Choral »Jesus ruft dir, o Sünder mein«
- Rezit. »Ja, man schleppte ihn« (Solo B)
- Intermezzo
- Chor "Der Rächer kommt"
- Rezit. »An jenem Tage« (Solo A) | Arie »Sei ewig mir gesegnet« (Solo A)
- Rezit. »Komm, gottseliger Pilgrim« (Solo A)
- Choral »O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid«
- Rezit. »Sind wir frei von seinem Tode« (Solo B)
- Arie »Wenn einst die Ungewitter« (Solo B)
- Schlusschor »Erbarme dich unser«
- Arie »Kom din herdestaf« (Solo B)
- Duett »Tala till ditt eget hjerta«
- Miserere nostri
- In te Domine speravi
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Composer
Joseph Martin Kraus
| 1756-1792Joseph Martin Kraus was one of the most musically original contemporaries of Mozart. He was born in the same year as this famous classicist from Vienna and survived him by only one year. Other than this almost chronological coincidence these two composers share neither stylistic nor biographical traits. Born in 1756 in Miltenberg am Main, Kraus studied law in Mainz, Erfurt and Göttingen with the goal of becoming a civil servant in the service of the Elector of Mainz. Kraus already made his initial attempts at composition during his studies at the grammar school in Mannheim, and during an interruption of his studies the twenty-year-old composed church music at Buchen in the Odenwald. His father had been transferred to this town soon after Kraus was born. During his studies in Göttingen the time appeared rife for him to devote his life completely to music. A fellow student from Sweden persuaded Kraus in 1778 to move to Stockholm. After three years of hardship and privation, the success of his first opera, "Proserpine" led King Gustav III, an art enthusiast, to appoint him as Royal Music Director of the Swedish Court. This appointment was linked with the obbligation to study both musical theater and the conditions for receiving musical training in the most important centers of Europe. One of the most important stops for Kraus, as a composer, on his four-year journey (autumn 1782 through 1786) was in Vienna, where he sought out Gluck, Haydn, Albrechtsberger and Salieri, but apparently he did not visit Mozart, which says a great deal about his musical orientation. An enormous amount of work awaited Joseph Martin Kraus upon is return to Sweden. His most important task was to reorganize music and theater at the Court and to compose and perform his own works. His patron, Gustav III, was assassinated in March 1792 (Verdi used this incident as the plot of his opera "The Masked Ball"); a few months later, on 15 December 1792, Joseph Martin Kraus died of tuberculosis at the height of his creative powers. In addition to his early sacred works, the compositional output of Joseph Martin Kraus encompasses operas, stage and ballet music, Lieder, arias and cantatas with German, Swedish, Italian and French texts, symphonies and chamber music. Personal details
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Preface writer
Bertil van Boer
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Ensemble
Philharmonia Chor Stuttgart
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Ensemble
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Founded in 1945, the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester is the oldest and most renowned ensemble of its kind and for over 65 years it has occupied an outstanding position in international orchestra culture. Michael Hofstetter has been the conductor of this ensemble since September 2006. The orchestra had already earned its excellent reputation under its founder and long-time director, Karl Münchinger. Through a completely new and exemplary style of interpretation of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester became a pathfinder in the field of historical performance practice. Dennis Russell Davies, its principal conductor, from 1995 to 2006, expanded the repertoire of the orchestral, especially with works from 20th century. In 2008 the orchestra was awarded the European Chamber Music Award by the European Foundation for Culture. Personal details
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Conductor
Helmut Wolf
| 1939-2026
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Soloist - soprano
Ada Gunnars
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Soloist - alto
Helene Schneiderman
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Soloist - bass
Hernan Iturralde
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