During the third concert in our series "Music from WolfenbÃ¼ttel Castle" in 2017, sacred compositions from the Opus Novum of Daniel Selichius were presented and recorded. Selichius was born in Wittenberg in 1581 and succeeded Michael Praetorius as court chapel master in WolfenbÃ¼ttel during 1621-26. His oeuvre includes the twenty-four sacred concertos of his Opus Novum of Sacred Latin and German Concertos and Psalms of David. This collection published in WolfenbÃ¼ttel in 1624 was one of the earliest printed collections of fully dimensioned sacred concertos in Protestant Germany. For these concertos we once again have obtained the services of the Weser-Renaissance Ensemble of Bremen under it's conductor Prof. Dr. Manfred Cordes. This ensemble specializes in early music and over the decades has produced interpretations of Baroque music regarded as exemplary in this field.

Tracklist:

Opus Novum: No. 1, Singet Dem Herrn Ein Neues Lied
Opus Novum: No. 2, Wohl Dem, Der Den Herren Fürchtet
Opus Novum: No. 3, Laudate Pueri Dominum
Opus Novum: No. 4, Der Herr Erhöre Dich In Der Not
Opus Novum: No. 5, Laudate Dominum De Caelis
Opus Novum: No. 6, Ich Freu Mich Des, Dass Mir Geredt Ist
Opus Novum: No. 7, Gott Sei Uns Gnädig
Opus Novum: No. 8, Herr, Wie Lange Willst Du Mein So Gar Vergessen
Opus Novum: No. 9, Jauchzet Dem Herrn Ihr Völker All
Opus Novum: No. 10, Siehe, Lobet Den Herrn
Opus Novum: No. 11, Herr, Der Du Bist Vormals Gnädig Gewest Deinem Lande
Opus Novum: No. 12, Freut Euch Des Herren, Ihr Gerechten
Opus Novum: No. 13, Preise, Jerusalem, Den Herrn
Opus Novum: No. 14, Deo Dicamus Gratias
Opus Novum: No. 15, Gelobet Sei Der Herr

UPC: 761203522323
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 4.5.19
Format: CD

Selichius / Weser-Renaissance - Opus Novum (CD)