When the cantor Johann Sebastian Bach performed sacred cantatas in Leipzig on Sundays and public holidays, his colleagues did the same in many other places in Lutheran Germany. Among them was Christoph Graupner, the court conductor of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1709, the music-loving Landgraf Ernst Ludwig from Darmstadt had discovered him as a harpsichordist at the Hamburg Opera in 1709 and had hired him on the spot. The Landgraf had made a real stroke of luck with Graupner, because he was not only an outstanding musician but also a perfect organizer of the courtly musical life and especially for the church music which had to be performed weekly. Over the years, more than 1,400 works of sacred music and many concertos and orchestral works have gathered from his pen and paper. Dorothee Mields and Harmonie Universelle have put together an exquisite selection from this repertoire for the present release: three cantatas from Graupner's early years as kapellmeister, complemented by two orchestral works. All three cantatas contain "Herz" [heart] as a central theme and Graupner has put the sacred texts into music with a never-ending fantasy.

Tracklist:

Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz, Gwv 1138/11: No. 1, Reiner Geist, Lass' Doch Mein Herz
Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz, Gwv 1138/11: No. 2, Du Allerwertester Und Reinster Geist
Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz, Gwv 1138/11: No. 3, Mit Dem Heiligsten Entzücken
Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz, Gwv 1138/11: No. 4, Ach, Weiche Nicht
Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz, Gwv 1138/11: No. 5, Mit Dem Heiligsten Entzücken
Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz, Gwv 1138/11: No. 6, Ach, Weiche Nicht
Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz, Gwv 1138/11: No. 7, Ich Recke Schon Die Matten Hände
Orchestral Suite In E Minor, Gwv 442: I. Ouvertüre
Orchestral Suite In E Minor, Gwv 442: II. Rondeau
Orchestral Suite In E Minor, Gwv 442: III. Menuet
Orchestral Suite In E Minor, Gwv 442: IV. Loure
Orchestral Suite In E Minor, Gwv 442: V. Alt
Orchestral Suite In E Minor, Gwv 442: VI. Gavotte
Orchestral Suite In E Minor, Gwv 442: VII. Gigue
Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund, Gwv 1114/16: No. 1, Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund
Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund, Gwv 1114/16: No. 2, Ja, Freilich Muss Dein Wort
Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund, Gwv 1114/16: No. 3, Ich Habe Jesum Auch Vonnöten
Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund, Gwv 1114/16: No. 4, Mein Gott Wird Den Ganz Hart Und Grausam Strafen
Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund, Gwv 1114/16: No. 5, So Bin Ich Gottes Kind
Concerto For 2 Violins In G Minor, Gwv 334: I. Largo
Concerto For 2 Violins In G Minor, Gwv 334: II. Allegro
Concerto For 2 Violins In G Minor, Gwv 334: III. Soave
Concerto For 2 Violins In G Minor, Gwv 334: IV. Vivace
Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, Gwv 1142/11: No. 1, Ach! Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid
Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, Gwv 1142/11: No. 2, Ihr Sterblichen, Dies Ist Des Höchsten Lehre!
Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, Gwv 1142/11: No. 3, Die Welt Ist Ein Verwirrtes Jammerhaus
Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, Gwv 1142/11: No. 4, Was Ist Demnach Zu Tun
Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, Gwv 1142/11: No. 5, Im Kreuz An Gott Gedenken
Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, Gwv 1142/11: No. 6, So Mach', O Jesu, Was Du Willst
Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, Gwv 1142/11: No. 7, Wenn Himmel Welt Und Erde Brechen

UPC: 4015023243378
Label: Accent Records
Release Date: 2.16.18
Format: CD

Graupner - Lass Mein Herz (CD)