Weihnachten an der Dresdner Frauenkirche. Homilius: Kantaten II (Kopp) - CD, Choir Coach, multimedia | Carus-Verlag

Weihnachten an der Dresdner Frauenkirche. Homilius: Kantaten II (Kopp)

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„... the program – four church cantatas for Advent, Christmas, and New Year’s Day – leaves nothing to be desired from a musical standpoint. These compact, expertly written works are not only functional (their primary purpose), but are enormously, immediately appealing (not a bad thing for church service music!), with grand, lively opening choruses, vibrant orchestral accompaniments, and strong, perfectly singable arias where even the brief formulaic stuff sounds absolutely right and natural. ... Highly recommended.“ Classics Today, 10/10
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  • Coro: Ergreifet die Psalter, ihr christlichen Chöre
  • Aria (S): Fall vor ihm hin im heiligen Kleide
  • Coro: Dir, König der Ehren, frohlocken die Lieder
  • Coro: Auf, auf, ihr Herzen, seid bereit
  • Aria (B): Nun sinken die schwülstigen Höhen nieder
  • Corale: Nun, mein Herze steht dir offen
  • Coro: Ein hoher Tag kömmt
  • Terzetto (SST): O Tag voll Heils
  • Aria (S con Coro): Ich singe seinen Namen
  • Corale: Jauchzt, Himmel, die ihr ihn erfuhrt
  • Coro: Wünschet Jerusalem Glück
  • Aria (S): Mit dankerfüllter Seele
  • Aria (B): Erwachet, ihr Sünder, meine Brüder
  • Corale: Wann kömmt die Zeit
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  • Since 1995 the Dresdner Instrumental-Concert has brought together artists who perform music true to historical style on period instruments. The name of the group originated from middle class musical life as it existed in Dresden around 1800. Numerous concerts and recordings – especially together with the Vocal Concert Dresden under the direction of Peter Kopp – display an impressive artistic quality. The primary emphasis of its repertoire lies in the treasures of Dresden’s rich musical history. The Dresdner Instrumental-Concert has been acclaimed in the international press and by the public for its sensitive sonority and its tasteful manner of playing. Personal details
  • 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
  • Katja Fischer absolvierte ihr Gesangsstudium in Dresden bei Regine Köbler. Als Interpretin von Opernliteratur trat sie wiederholt im Rahmen der Dresdner Musikfestspiele auf. Die Zusammenarbeit mit Dirigenten wie Ekkehard Klemm, Roderich Kreile, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Ludger Rémy sowie Meisterkurse bei Olaf Bär, Andreas Schmidt und Ruth Ziesak bereicherten ihr musikalisches Profil. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit widmet die Sopranistin der Erschließung klassischen Oratorienrepertoires und der Alten Musik. Personal details
  • Alexander Schneider (altus) was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor from 1987 until 1996. From 1997 he studied under Peter Herrmann at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, obtaining his singing diploma in 2004. He has sung with numerous renowned conductors and ensembles including the Collegium Vocale of Ghent and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, as well as the Dresdner Kreuzchor. He made a successful opera debut in 1999 at the Neukölln Opera, Berlin, in Johann Adolf Hasse’s Commedia per musica La Sorella amante. His work is documented on many CD and radio recordings. Personal details

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Weihnachten am Dresdner Hof

Ein mal lyrisches, mal festliches Gemälde mit farbenprächtigem Pinselstrich, in tadelloser Intonation und religiöser Expressivität.
GrenzEcho, 10.12.2016

[...] Mit Katja Fischer, Sopran, Alexander Schneider, Alt, Martin Petzold, Tenor und Jochen Kupfer, Bass, sind die Solistenpartien herausragend besetzt. Klare stimmliche Präsenz und abgestuftes Phrasieren dient hier der Musik, ohne sie mit unnötigem Pomp auszustatten, denn die Solisten vermeiden klugerweise, den festlichen Ton der Musik zu verdoppeln. Das Dresdner Instrumental-Concert lässt unter Peter Kopp die nötige Zugkraft nicht vermissen, spielt tonsauber und mit flexibler Phrase. Intonationssicher und in allen Stimmen homogen ausbalanciert gibt der Körnersche Sing-Verein ein Beispiel dafür, wie chorische Punktgenauigkeit und Textdeutlichkeit funktionieren kann. So bekommen Homilius’ Weihnachtskantaten einen guten Weltpremieren-Start.

Erik Daumann
klassik.com, 05.03.2006

Diese Aufnahme ist eine wahrhaft faszinierende musikalische Entdeckungsreise[...]
Bewertung: 10/10/10

Klassik-heute.de, Éva Pintér, 25.11.2005

[...] Highly recommended.

Classics Today, David Vernier, 11/15/2005

[...] Considering the quality of these cantatas and the interpretations on this disc I strongly recommend not only to look for this particular recording but also to explore the music of Homilius, which to date has been very much underrated. Carus Verlag will be publishing the scores of these cantatas, and we should be very grateful for that.

International musicweb, Johan van Veen, 19.12.2005

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