Graupner - Lass Mein Herz (CD)

When the cantor Johann Sebastian Bach performed sacred cantatas in Leipzig on Sundays and public holidays, his colleagues did the same in many other places in Lutheran Germany. Among them was Christoph Graupner, the court conductor of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1709, the music-loving Landgraf Ernst Ludwig from Darmstadt had discovered him as a harpsichordist at the Hamburg Opera in 1709 and had hired him on the spot. The Landgraf had made a real stroke of luck with Graupner, because he was not only an outstanding musician but also a perfect organizer of the courtly musical life and especially for the church music which had to be performed weekly. Over the years, more than 1,400 works of sacred music and many concertos and orchestral works have gathered from his pen and paper. Dorothee Mields and Harmonie Universelle have put together an exquisite selection from this repertoire for the present release: three cantatas from Graupner's early years as kapellmeister, complemented by two orchestral works. All three cantatas contain "Herz" [heart] as a central theme and Graupner has put the sacred texts into music with a never-ending fantasy.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
2. Du Allerwertester Und Reinster Geist - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
3. Mit Dem Heiligsten Entzücken - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
4. Ach, Weiche Nicht - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
5. Mit Dem Heiligsten Entzücken - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
6. Ach, Weiche Nicht - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
7. Ich Recke Schon Die Matten Hände - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
8. I. Ouvertüre - Harmonie Universelle
9. II. Rondeau - Harmonie Universelle
10. III. Menuet - Harmonie Universelle
11. IV. Loure - Harmonie Universelle
12. V. Alt - Harmonie Universelle
13. VI. Gavotte - Harmonie Universelle
14. VII. Gigue - Harmonie Universelle
15. Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
16. Ja, Freilich Muss Dein Wort - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
17. Ich Habe Jesum Auch Vonnöten - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
18. Mein Gott Wird Den Ganz Hart Und Grausam Strafen - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
19. So Bin Ich Gottes Kind - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
20. I. Largo - Harmonie Universelle
21. II. Allegro - Harmonie Universelle
22. III. Soave - Harmonie Universelle
23. IV. Vivace - Harmonie Universelle
24. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
25. Ihr Sterblichen, Dies Ist Des Höchsten Lehre! - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
26. Die Welt Ist Ein Verwirrtes Jammerhaus - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
27. Was Ist Demnach Zu Tun - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
28. Im Kreuz An Gott Gedenken - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
29. So Mach', O Jesu, Was Du Willst - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle
30. Wenn Himmel Welt Und Erde Brechen - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle