The musicians of the SÃ¤chsische Staatskapelle Dresden were committed to their tradition of staging an annual commemorative concert even under these difficult circumstances and decided to organize a Memento Mori to mark this date that is inscribed in the annals of city history. The program comprised a small ensemble conducted by an expert for Baroque music and two ideally suited voices for the format. The concert was recorded for the Deutschlandfunk Kultur station and broadcast as a message of peace in the world. There were fewer than ten people in the auditorium of the Semperoper, all socially distanced and listening raptly to this unique event. Ultimately this was the first sign of life, the first musical greeting from the orchestra in a concert not open to the public after months of inactivity due to the pandemic. When, barely a year ago, Arnold Schoenberg's "Gurre-Lieder" (featuring more than 300 performers on stage to a full house!) were performed and produced for album shortly afterwards (Edition Staatskapelle Vol. 50, PH 20052), no one would have predicted that this sonorous performance would be followed by a long phase of silence. May the present recording serve as testimony in the form of a contemporary sign of a cultural reawakening.

Tracklist:

Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis, Bwv 21: No. 1, Sinfonia
Ich Habe Genug, Bwv 82: No. 1, Ich Habe Genug
Ich Habe Genug, Bwv 82: No. 2, Ich Habe Genug
Ich Habe Genug, Bwv 82: No. 3, Schlummert Ein, Ihr Matten Augen
Ich Habe Genug, Bwv 82: No. 4, Mein Gott! Wenn Kömmt Das Schöne. Nun!
Ich Habe Genug, Bwv 82: No. 5, Ich Freue Mich Auf Meinen Tod
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, Bwv 12: No. 1, Sinfonia
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 1, Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 2, Stumme Seufzer, Stille Klagen
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 3, Doch Gott Muss Mir Gnädig Sein
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 4, Tief Gebückt Und Voller Reue
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 5, Auf Diese Schmerzens-Reu
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 6, Ich, Dein Betrübtes Kind
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 7, Ich Lege Mich In Diese Wunden
Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, Bwv 199: No. 8, Wie Freudig Ist Mein Herz
Interview With Philippe Herreweghe
Messa Da Requiem (Excerpts): I. Requiem
Messa Da Requiem (Excerpts): Iia. Dies Irae
Messa Da Requiem (Excerpts): Iib. Tuba Mirum - Iic. Mors Stupebit
Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, H. 75: II. Dies Irae
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Resurrection": V. In Tempo Des Scherzos
Interview With Andreas Schreiber

UPC: 881488210248
Label: Profil - G Haenssler
Release Date: 1.7.22
Format: CD

J Bach .S. / Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden - Edition Staatskapelle Dresden 51 (2pk) (2 CD)