Composed while the young handel was at the peak of his operatic success in london, his brockes passion is a sacred opera by another name, its emotions and events intricate and richly painted. Brockespassion rene jacobs to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Dinotopia is an illustrated fantasy book series by artist james gurney that imagines a world in which dinosaurs exist alongside humans. This was a passion oratorio, written for concert performance rather than church use. Between 1716 and 1767, georg philipp telemann wrote a series of passions, musical. Comparison of keisers setting to the other brockespassion settings 41 handels brockespassion 42 telemanns brockespassion 43 matthesons brockespassion 44 keiser and j. Bachs two most famous passions are as familiar as any music, it seems extraordinary that handels, the superlative brockespassion, should be so little known a new recording, on its own label aam 007 by the academy of ancient music, presided over with wisdom and insight by its conductor richard egarr, with 12 firstrate soloists, might hopefully change that. I also learned to play the violin, flute and cither, with which i amused the. Telemanns music and his structural devices are perfectly designed to maximize the drama and hold our attention while preserving the serious spiritual points of the textespecially reinforcing the conviction that through. Georg philipp telemann 16811767 brockespassion, twv 5. Georg philipp telemann 16811767 brockespassion, tvwv 5. The barbarity is up front and cruel nails and thorns and inhumanity. The following year telemann revised his setting of brockes passion, originally dating from 1716.
From early childhood his great passion for music was manifest, and in his autobiography 1739 he wrote. If anyone still ranks telemann a secondtier composer, this recording should make them consider an upgrade. Georg philipp telemann 16811767 brockes passion, twv 5. Aam handels brockespassion by academy of ancient music issuu. Brockes prototype became a model for bachs later passions jesus, peter, pilots and maria appear in dialogue with anonymous believing souls, whilst the chorus assumes the role of the crowd. Among his multiple passion settings, that to the poetic text by barthold heinrich brockes, first performed in frankfurt in 1716, is perhaps the most successful. Apr 19, 2019 following the passion story from the last supper to the crucifixion, barthold heinrich brockes text was set by numerous composers including telemann and fasch, but it is handels treatment which has stood the test of time, inviting its listeners into the heart of the easter story. Soprano daughter of zion i, faithful soul i, maria, 3 rd maid. Published hamburg, 1715 in a collection with poetry by barthold heinrich brockes.
Handels brockes passion east grinstead choral society saturday, march 22, 2014 19. While oratorio passionsmusical works that set the gospel text with added arias and choruseswere common, passion oratorios were controversial. More than just setting to music the story of the passion of christ, such as bach did, we hear in this score a succession of meditations. It is a dramatic and poetic presentation of jesus last days with impassioned commentary. The next section is on the next page, the third one on the following page and if something doesnt work properly, please let me know see the comments section of my homepage. This brockes passion certainly stands as a masterpiece, both as a compelling musical work and as a profoundly affecting dramatic rendering of the passion story.
The original libretto from 1712 written for reinhard keiser. Sinfonia, 1 part with 24 sections, 2nd part with 30 sections yeardate of composition yd of comp. It also contributed to the widespread fame of brockess text, one that would be set. Comparison of keisers setting to the other brockespassion settings. And somehow brockess house was large enough to accommodate 500 listeners. Although we should call his specifically poetic works minor, brockes was an accomplished and influential figure in preenlightenment germany. Critics praised it to the skies and telemann himself later noted that his passion caused choir stalls and chancels in many german towns to be filled with sound. Here is a youtube recording of the complete telemannjacobs performance. The story of jesus, suffering and dying for the sins of the world, is a german oratorio libretto by barthold heinrich brockes, first published in 1712 and going through 30 or so editions in the next 15 years. Apr 16, 2019 georg philipp telemann 16811767 brockes passion, twv 5. Brockespassion handel viquipedia, lenciclopedia lliure.
S bach at nikolaikirche in leipzig on good friday march 27, 1739 instrumental works arranged performed by j. Hence the great interest in the initiative by rene jacobs and the. The german poet, barthold heinrich brockes, was an almost exact contemporary of j. This was reprinted more than 30 times, and set to music by a long list of german composers, among them telemann, reinhard keiser and handel. Of the many operas he composed, i only remember revivals of orpheus and socrates in recent years. Soprano daughter of zion ii, faithful soul ii, 2 nd. The story of jesus, suffering and dying for the sins of the world, is a german oratorio libretto by barthold heinrich brockes, first published in 1712 and going through 30 or so.
Thus, in at least a professional capacity, telemann and brockes would have been well. Telemann also proves nearly as adept as bach at creating beautiful obbligato instrumental parts in several arias. Brockespassion by rene jacobs, rias kammerchor and. According to telemann s 1718 autobiography, its performance. Background to the brockespassion writing a passion oratorio was not without its dangers in early eighteenthcentury hamburg. Im zentrum dieser veroffentlichung steht sein umfangreiches kantatenwerk, dessen gliederung nach jahrgangen anhand neuer quellenfunde nunmehr ermoglicht wird. When telemanns brockespassion was first performed in frankfurtammain in 1716 it caused quite a stir. Performing keisers brockespassion authentic versus historical performance 49 the edition 50.
Barthold heinrich brockes librettist short biography. The second, handels brockespassion, his only sacred work employing a german text, was the festivals first performance ever of this relatively neglected work. Georg philipp telemann 16811767 is one of the most important baroque composers, comparable to bach and handel, although today a good number of his works have been forgotten. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A revelatory telemann from rene jacobs and the akademie fur. Mar 22, 2018 the respected hamburg senator barthold heinrich brockes, who was also a noted poet and writer and an archetypal figure of the german enlightenment, first published hi. Telemann brockes passion sinfonia by aries48673 in types school work and. Although i was unable to attend israel in egypt, the stunning performance of brockespassion on may 25 by laurence cummings and the festspielorchester. Comparison of keisers setting to the other brockes passion settings 41 handels brockes passion 42 telemann s brockes passion 43 matthesons brockes passion 44 keiser and j. It is hard to imagine a better performance of telemanns brockes passion than that led by jacobs.
Typically for the protestant german tradition of the time, it tells the story of the arrest, trial and death of jesus christ, but not strictly in the words of the. As such, it served as a model and source of inspiration for famous later masterpieces, enjoying uninterrupted popularity throughout the 18th century when no less than 11 composers, including handel and telemann, set it to music. Georg philipp telemann s setting of the brockes passion, mich vom stricke meiner sunden twv 5. Brockespassion, hwv 48 handel, george frideric imslp.
The respected hamburg senator barthold heinrich brockes, who was also a noted poet and writer and an archetypal figure of the german enlightenment, first published hi. This brockespassion certainly stands as a masterpiece, both as a compelling musical work and as a profoundly affecting dramatic rendering of the passion story. The text of course comes from barthold heinrich brockes famous poem, which was set by many composers of the day including handel. Brockes passion george frideric handel from choralwiki. Rene jacobs makes vivid the work telemann has made. The support of foreigners and elites no doubt lead to the eventual acceptance of the poetic passion as a legitimate genre, even in church contexts. This box offers a magisterial demonstration of the diversity of telemanns output. Following the passion story from the last supper to the crucifixion, barthold heinrich brockes text was set by numerous composers including telemann and fasch, but it is handels treatment.
The story is narrated by the evangelist but he used a poetic paraphrase by brockes rather than the gospel text. This performance of handels littleknown brockespassion celebrates. Brockes passion rias kammerchorakademie fur alte musik berlinjacobs by georg philipp telemann, rene jacobs, akademie fur alte musik berlin, rias kammerchor, birgitte christensen, lydia teuscher, marieclaude chappuis, daniel behle, johannes weisser, donat havar from amazons classical music store. Handels brockes passion east grinstead choral society.
Apr 02, 2009 among his multiple passion settings, that to the poetic text by barthold heinrich brockes, first performed in frankfurt in 1716, is perhaps the most successful. Although telemann received his first music lessons at the age of ten, from the magdeburg cantor benedictus christiani, he really remained a selfeducated man. Georg philipp telemanns setting of the brockes passion, mich vom stricke meiner sunden. The work was one of the first passion oratorios a free, poetic meditation on the passion story. The brockespassion of reinhard keiser semantic scholar. Possibly not published as such until the barenreiter telemann edition of the latter half 20th century, near as this editor can tell. Brockespassion rene jacobs, akademie fur alte musik, berlin, berlin rias chamber choir on allmusic 2009. Performing keisers brockes passion authentic versus historical performance 49 the edition 50. Brockes passion by stolzel the brockespassion can be considered the archetype of the german passion oratorio.
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