New CDs with Early Music. In this episode, two recently released CDs with music for Holy Week and Easter time: Lamentations by Joseph-Hector Fiocco by Ensemble Bonne Corde. And also music for Easter time by Christoph Graupner by Main-Barockorchester conducted by Martin Jopp.
The Portuguese Ensemble Bonne Corde recorded the complete Lamentationes Hebdomadae Sanctae by Joseph-Hector Fiocco for the label Ramée. He was a choir master at the Cathedral of Antwerp for some time and later held the same position at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels.
Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)
- First Lamentation of Holy Wednesday
- First Lamentation of Holy Thursday Ensemble Bonne Corde conducted by Diana Vinagre (cd: “Lamentationes Hebdomadae Sanctae” – Ramée RAM 2105, 2022)
The second CD is dedicated to music for Easter time by Christoph Graupner. Liturgically, this period runs from Easter to Pentecost. Therefore, this recording by Franz Vitzthum and Georg Poplutz also includes duets and arias from cantatas for the intervening Sundays and Ascension Day.
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) 3. From Frohlocke, werte Christenheit (GWV 1128/28, cantata for Easter Sunday):
- Der Herr ist auferstanden (duet)
- From Jesus lebt (GWV 1128/44), cantata for Easter Sunday:
- Erschrock’nes Zion, traure nicht (recitative)
- Zion lacht in reiner Freude (aria)
- From Verfallnes Salem, gute Nacht (GWV 1129/43), cantata for Easter Monday:
- Was, Pilgrim, trauerst du (recitative)
- Christi Leiden (duet)
- From Sein Rat ist wunderbarlich (GWV 1136/23), cantata for Ascension Day:
- Sollt ich Kreuz und Leiden scheuen? (aria)
- From Wär Gott nicht mit uns (GWV 1137/30), cantata for the 6th Sunday after Easter:
- Babel, lass den tollen Eifer (duet) Franz Vitzthum, alto. Georg Poplutz, tenor. Main-Barockorchester conducted by Martin Jopp (cd: “Der Herr ist auferstanden – Arien & Duette zur Osterzeit” – Accent ACC 24382, 2022)
addition: Christoph Graupner
- From Ouverture in C (GWV 413): air en rondeau Main-Barockorchester conducted by Martin Jopp (cd: see 3-7)
