Johann Joseph Fux (c 1660-1741), composer and Kapellmeister at the Viennese Imperial Court, is primarily known for his church and instrumental works. It has been almost completely forgotten that during his lifetime he was also a highly regarded composer for the stage; his operas and oratorios undeservedly relegated to the shadows. This present recording with the young Austrian soprano Maria Ladurner is therefore more than welcome, giving a somewhat deeper insight into the composer's stage works. It includes a total of nine arias for soprano, some with their accompanying recitatives, taken from operas and oratorios written between 1708 and 1728, a time when music at the Viennese Imperial Court was at it's absolute peak. The focus on soprano arias also intends to draw attention to the singers employed at the Viennese Imperial Court - Maria Landini-Conti, Regina Schoonians, Kunigunda Sutter, Faustina Bordoni and Ursula Theresia Holzhauser, some of the outstanding artists of their time.

Tracklist:

Giunone placata~Sinfonia
Dafne in Lauro~Recitativo: Se dunque alla virtute
Dafne in Lauro~Aria: Il voler vincer Amore
Giunone placata~Aria: Io non potea soffrir
Deposizione dalla Croce di GesÃ¹ Cristo Salvator Nostro~Recitativo: Caro Maestro
Deposizione dalla Croce di GesÃ¹ Cristo Salvator Nostro~Aria: Caro mio Dio
Fonte della Salute aperto dalla Grazia nel Calvario~Aria: Vedi, che il Redentor
Julo Ascanio~Aria: SÃ¬, vendetta io voglio far
decima Fatica d'Ercole~Aria: Qual' il sol in prato
Orfeo ed Euridice~Aria: Rondinella, che tal volta
Testamento di nostro Signor GesÃ¹ Cristo sul Calvario~Aria: SÃ tempra il mio martir

UPC: 7619990104259
Label: Pan Classics
Release Date: 5.21.21
Format: CD

Fux / Ladurner / Biber Consort - Arias For The Emperor (CD)