The baroque spirit in all his musical shapes. Today, we will feature just one piece: the St John’s Oratorio by Daniel Bollius from 1623.
Bollius was associated with the episcopal court in Mainz from around 1619. He likely composed his oratorio about John the Baptist in 1623 to celebrate the name day of Bishop Johannes on 24 June. This work is considered the first oratorio by a Northern European composer.
Daniel Bollius (ca 1585 – ca 1639)
Parts from ‘Repraesentatio harmonica conceptionis et nativitatis S. Joannis Baptistae’ (St John’s Oratorio)
1 Fuit in diebus Herodis regis
2 Et factum est (1)
3 In mense autem sexto
4 Elisabeth impletum est
5 Et factum est (2)
6 Puer autem crescebat
7 Quarta symphonia
8 Puer qui natus est nobis
9 Quinta symphonia
10 Salve lux mundi
Additionally:
11 Tertia symphonia
Simome Schwark, soprano (Gabriel); Johanna Krell, mezzo-soprano (Elisabeth); Sabine Götz, soprano (Maria); Rolf Ehlers, tenor (Isaiah); Georg Poplutz, tenor (Evangelist); Markus Flaig, bass (Zachariah); Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble conducted by Arno Paduch
(cd: Daniel Bollius – Johannes-Oratorium. Christophorus CHR 77389, 2016)
