Soloists; Goldberg Baroque Ensemble; Goldberg Vocal Ensemble
Description
*WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING**
Friedrich Christian Samuel Mohrheim was educated by the older Bach. The later Kapellmeister at St. Mary's Church in Gdansk combines the solid craftsmanship he received from the great Thomaskantor with the elegantly light tone of his time to great advantage.
In the tenth installment of "Musica Baltica", Andrzej Szadejko and his Goldberg Baroque Ensemble again present world premiere recordings, including cantatas from Mohrheim's oeuvre, yet another highlight in this series rich in surprising highlights.
Mohrheim must have been very busy in Gdansk; about a hundred works are documented from his pen, most of which he composed before he succeeded his father-in-law Freislich (MDG 9022209) in the position.
Today, many of these works are lost or have survived only in fragments. For the great occasions in St. Mary's Church, he also composed works for several choirs, such as the magnificent cantatas "Uns ist ein Kind geboren" (To us a child is born) and "Ehresei Gott in der Höhe" (Glory to God in the highest).
The double-choir cantatas on this SACD recording gain an almost unbelievable depth, which comes to the fore in an overwhelming way in the three-dimensional reproduction of this high-resolution Super Audio CD.
Tracklisting
Tibor Gyenge, Michael Schoch
Ben van Oosten
Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Elvira Bill, Georg Poplutz, Thilo Dahlmann Goldberg Baroque & Vocal Ensemble,
Triin Ruubel, Xandi van Dijk, Theodor Sink, Kart Ruubel
Michael Schoch
Leipziger Streichquartett, Christian Zacharias
Regensburg Philharmonic, Stephan Veselka
Sestetto Classico
St Martin's Voices; Andrew Earis (director)
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet
Alain Altinoglu; Thierry Escaich; Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris; NFM Choir; Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Vox Clamantis; Ene Salumae; Jaan-Eik Tulve
The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge; Academy of Ancient Music; Matthew Martin
Mari Eriksmoen; Kristina Hammarstrom; Mark Milhofer; Christian Senn; Zurcher Sing-Akademie; Kammero
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas; Consort Musica Vera; Choeur de l'Opera Royal; Choeur de la Maitrise du CRR d
Carlotta Colombo; Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri; Giulio Prandi
