Ensemble Polyharmonique, Alexander Schneider - Christoph Demantius: Johannes-Passion

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premiera polska: 2025-03-06
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The fact that Christoph Demantius has been largely forgotten is probably mainly due to the fact that hardly anything is known about his life: born at the end of 1567 in Reichenberg in Bohemia, student in Wittenberg, cantor in Zittau and finally in the same position at Freiberg Cathedral from 1604 until his death - there is not much more. The lavish catalog of works, from which the 1631 St. John Passion stands out like a monolith, is a highlight of early Baroque passions: A six-piece formation "collectively" tells the story of suffering in artful vocal writing and with an expressive sympathy that is second to none. Ensemble director Alexander Schneider has selected music by Andreas Hammerschmidt, Heinrich Schütz, Johann Hermann Schein and other contemporaries as musical commentaries - it could have sounded like this at a Good Friday service in central Germany. Provided it had been sung by a polyharmonic ensemble.

"He may not be so well known, but Christoph Demantius is one of the outstanding composers of the late Renaissance, like Heinrich Schütz or Andreas Hammerschmidt...The delicate, transparent musical lines drawn by the Ensemble Polyharmonique leave room for emotions, for a glimpse into the souls of the characters." (Pizzicato.lu)

muzycy:
Magdalene Harer, Joowon Chung, Johannes Gaubitz and Matthias Lutze, Magdalene Harer, Joowon Chung, Johannes Gaubitz, Matthias Lutze, Ensemble Polyharmonique and Alexander Schneider featuring Matthias Lutze, Ensemble Polyharmonique and Alexander Schneider featuring Magdalene Harer, Joowon Chung, Thomas Koll and Matthias Lutze, Thomas Koll, Ensemble Polyharmonique and Alexander Schneider featuring Joowon Chung and Matthias Lutze, Ensemble Polyharmonique and Alexander Schneider featuring Magdalene Harer, Thomas Koll and Matthias Lutze, Ensemble Polyharmonique and Alexander Schneider featuring Magdalene Harer and Joowon Chung

Ensemble Polyharmonique, Alexander Schneider (director)

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Christoph Demantius: Johannes-Passion

wydano: 31st Jan 2025