Christmas Oratorio / Cantatas 1-5

Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel (Composer), Britta Schwarz (Performer), Jan Kobow (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Britta Schwarz, Jan Kobow
• Composer: Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel
• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cpo Records
• ASIN: B00003Q083
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,408 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Tutti: Ach, Dass Die Hulfe Aus Zion Uber Israel Kame - Britta Schwarz/Henning Voss/Jan Kobow/Klaus Mertens

2. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Aria: Seelenwollust, Freud Und Wonne - Britta Schwarz

3. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Recitativo, Accompagnato: O Wunder, Ach, Bedenkt Es Doch - Jan Kobow/Klaus Mertens

4. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Aria: Die Reichste Freud Und Grosste Beute - Klaus Mertens

5. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Recitativo, Accompagnato And Chorale: Bewegte... - Klaus Mertens/Jan Kobow/Henning Voss/Britta Schwarz

6. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Tutti: Ehre Sei Gott In Der Hohe - Britta Schwarz/Henning Voss/Jan Kobow/Klaus Mertens

7. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Recitativo, Tutti And Chorale: Wir Horen Engel Singen - Henning Voss/Jan Kobow/Britta Schwarz/Klaus Mertens

8. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Aria: Unschatzbare Weihnachtsgaben - Henning Voss

9. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Recitativo: Gott Schenkt Sein Herz Der Erden - Britta Schwarz/Henning Voss/Jan Kobow/Klaus Mertens

10. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Aria: Kommt Mit Nach Bethlehem Zum Stalle - Jan Kobow

11. Cantatas For The First Day Of Christmas: Chorale: Des Lasst Uns Alle Frohlich Sein - Britta Schwarz/Henning Voss/Jan Kobow/Klaus Mertens

12. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Tutti: Ich Sehe Den Himmel Offen - Britta Schwarz/Henning Voss/Jan Kobow/Klaus Mertens

13. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo: Getreuer Zeuge! Wie? - Britta Schwarz/Henning Voss

14. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Aria: So Bin Ich Froh Im Leiden - Henning Voss

15. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo, Accompagnato: Wird Stephanus Gleich Angeklagt - Henning Voss/Jan Kobow

16. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Aria: Schoner Himmel Offne Dich! - Jan Kobow

17. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Chorale: Herr Gott, Nun Schleuss Den Himmel Auf - Britta Schwarz/Henning Voss/Jan Kobow/Klaus Mertens

18. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Solo, Accompagnato And Recitativo: Ihr Sollt Nicht Wahnen - Klaus Mertens/Jan Kobow/Henning Voss/Britta Schwarz

19. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Aria: Es Mag Von Aussen Donnern, Blitzen - Britta Schwarz

20. Cantatas For The Second Day Of Christmas: Recitativo, Arioso: Mein Jesus Saget Zwar - Klaus Mertens

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five wonderful Christmas cantatas, all different, a great discovery, December 3, 2008

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Mr. Geoffrey Lehmann - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Oratorio / Cantatas 1-5 (Audio CD)

Stolzel's Brockes Passion, which I have previously reviewed for Amazon is one of the great German baroque passions, and is worthy of consideration alongside J S Bach. Different from Bach of course, but rising out of the same sound world of Lutheran hymns, so that at times there are moments of similarity. Stolzel's Brockes Passion is a severe and very imposing work and when I purchased these five cantatas I wondered whether Stolzel would be able to relax and rejoice enough to produce convincing Christmas cantatas. So I bought only volume 1, being Christmas cantatas 1 to 5.

These cantatas, performed under the direction of Ludger Remy, Stolzel's champion, are inventive, inspired and wonderful works and each is quite distinct. And yes, Stolzel is able to compose music of rejoicing.

A point of interest. Try listening to track 21 as Klaus Mertens's bass voice miraculously combines with oboes and a bassoon to sing about how Jesus protects him from the world and Satan. It reminded me in an odd way of the theme music for the TV miniseries "Brideshead Revisited". However when the TV series was made, Stolzel was yet to be rediscovered.

I was so impressed by Cantatas 1 to 5, that I immediately ordered 6 to 10, which are yet to arrive at the time of this review.