The present SACD introduces a rediscovery which enlarges the repertoire of sacred music: The “Muri Mass” mass, here released for the first time, was discovered in the library of the abbey at Einsiedeln. It was catalogued there as the anonymous “Muri Mass” but was identified in 2005...more
ensemble arcimboldo | Cappella Murensis
Johannes Strobl | Thilo Hirsch
"The present recording restores the music to its place of origin as it was recorded in the beautiful abbey church of Muri, with its outstanding acoustics and splendid baroque architecture. The original sound of the composition and the interpretation with baroque instruments meet and form a unique whole. The music is performed in energetic and authentic style by the excellent Cappella Murensis and the ensemble Arcimboldo, directed by Johannes Strobl and Thilo Hirsch. The SACD sound quality is outstanding and this unique release is highly recommended." (www.new-classics.co.uk)
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Johann Valentin Rathgeber: Messe von Muri & Concertos | |
article number: | 92.559 |
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EAN barcode: | 4022143925596 |
price group: | ACX |
release date: | 14. November 2007 |
total time: | 72 min. |
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The present SACD introduces a rediscovery which enlarges the repertoire of sacred music:
The “Muri Mass” mass, here released for the first time, was discovered in the library of the abbey at Einsiedeln. It was catalogued there as the anonymous “Muri Mass” but was identified in 2005 as a work by Johann Valentin Rathgeber. The present recording restores the music to its place of origin. Recorded in the abbey church of Muri, the outstanding acoustics of the church with its splendid baroque architecture, the original sound of the composition and the interpretation with baroque instruments meet and form a unique whole. With the “Muri Mass” the Kloster Muri has regained a representative document of its rich musical tradition.
To complement the existing corpus of instruments from the baroque era, a number of replica historical instruments were reconstructed; these include the trumpet marine, a monochord ingeniously designed so as to sound like a trumpet, and the chordophone drum whose sound is produced by striking a single string.
Solo concertos taken from Johann Valentin Rathgeber’s “Chelys sonora” and recorded here as well present other historical instruments (baroque violin, baroque trumpet and baroque clarinet). The trumpet marine is also represented in a solo concerto by Telonius.
The Cappella Murensis and the ensemble arcimboldo ensure exceptional artistic quality. With this recording they present themselves to a wide audience for the first time. These professional ensembles, arisen from the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and directed by Johannes Strobl and Thilo Hirsch, are an integral part of the Swiss baroque scene. The recording documents their pure, fresh choral sound, their technical precision, their expression which is shapeable and energetic and their boundless zest for music-making. The Cappella Murensis and the ensemble arcimboldo: A real discovery!
Reviews
Toccata | März - April 2009 | Johan van Veen | March 1, 2009
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Fanfare | Issue 32:1 (Sept/Oct 2008) | J. F. Weber | September 1, 2008
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The six concertos for various instruments are each only a few minutes long. Three are for violin, one for clarinet, one for trumpet, and one for clarinet and trumpet as performed here. The development of the natural trumpet into the modern instrument was delayed by the invention of such substitutes as the tromba marina and the clarinet, the latter quite unlike the modern instrument. In the last three concertos, written for trumpet, we hear a clarinet in one, a natural trumpet in the next, and both instruments in the last, although the work would probably have been played with two matching instruments.
The concerto by Christian Gottfried Telonius, who lived around 1750, makes use of the tromba marina (unfortunately translated literally in the notes as “trumpet marine,” though admittedly the real origin of the term is unknown). I found one of these pictured in a Hans Memling painting in Musical Instruments in Art and History, by Roger Bragard and Ferdinand J. De Hen (New York: Viking, 1968). An instrument almost six feet long, the single string was bowed to produce a sound that substituted for a trumpet, while sympathetic strings within the body vibrated. Not surprisingly, the kettledrum is added to the scoring, and here a single-stringed wooden kettledrum (described by Daniel Speer in 1697) is used. This and the tromba marina are also heard in the Mass.
The Cappella has sung since 2002 at Muri, a former abbey near Zurich that is now a parish church. When the place was secularized in 1845, the monks moved to Bolzano (but the abbot retained the title of Muri). The singers and players are quite satisfactory, though I am not sure why the instrumental ensemble chose a Renaissance painter as its namesake. The Super Audio sound is effective in capturing the ambiance of the place, its Baroque splendor evident in a color photo of the recording session. This is decidedly an offbeat contribution to any Baroque collection, especially for its display of the various instruments, and real enthusiasts will want to hear it.
Diverdi Magazin | N° 170 / mayo 2008 | Mariano Acero Ruilópez | May 1, 2008
Trompeta marina
Música religiosa e instrumental de Rathgeber en AUDITE
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klassik.com | April 2008 | Dr. Franz Gratl | April 9, 2008 | source: http://magazin.k... Raritäten und exotische Klangreize
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Fono Forum | 04/2008 | Dr. Reinmar Emans | April 1, 2008 Doppelt spannend
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www.new-classics.co.uk | March 2008 | John Pitt | March 21, 2008
The earliest know concerto written for clarinet was written by the very successful composer German composer, Johann Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750). HeMehr lesen
Le Monde de la Musique | Mars 2008 | Marc Vignal | March 1, 2008
Contemporain exact de Bach, Johann Valentin Rathgeber naquit en Franconie, dans le sud de l'Allemagne. Après des études avec son père organiste, ilMehr lesen
En Suisse, il séjourna notamment à l'abbaye bénédictine de Muri, dans le canton d'Argovie (Aargau), et y composa une Messe en ré majeur publiée à Augsbourg comme Opus XII en 1733. Longtemps considérée comme perdue, celle-ci fut redécouverte en 2002 sous forme de manuscrit par Thilo Hirsch. Une autre copie puis un exemplaire de l'édition ont surgi un peu plus tard.
Le présent enregistrement, de très haute qualité et aux sonorités transparentes, a été réalisé à Muri. D'une durée d'un peu plus d'une demi-heure, interprétée par un orchestre d'instruments anciens avec trompette marine (grand instrument à une seule corde tout en hauteur, décrit par un document d'époque comme sonnant «à la manière d'une trompette mais de façon plus douce et plus agréable») et partie de timbales reconstituée, cette messe oppose au chœur quatre solistes vocaux. Elle est typique du baroque tardif, à la fois polyphonique et brillante, et mérite d'être écoutée.
Les six concertos de Rathgeber, courts (cinq minutes chacun environ) bien qu'en trois mouvements, proviennent de son Opus 6 intitulé Chelys Sonora et paru à Augsbourg en 1728. Aux cordes avec basse continue s'ajoutent selon les cas une clarinette, un violon, une trompette ou une trompette marine. Le texte de présentation donne sur ces instruments et les raisons de leur utilisation tous les renseignements nécessaires, et dit le peu qu on sait de Christian Gottfried Telonius (ou Teloni), dont un concerto pour trompette marine avec timbales est offert en complement de programme.
opushd.net - opus haute définition e-magazine | numéro 38, 14-02-2008 | Jean-Jacques Millo | February 14, 2008
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Audiophile Audition | February 14, 2008 | Steven Ritter | February 14, 2008
A fine recording of an esoteric composer, recently unearthed inMehr lesen
www.classicalcdreview.com | January 2008 | R.E.B. | January 1, 2008
Audite's two SACDs feature the high sonic quality we have come to expectMehr lesen
Record Geijutsu | January 2008 | January 1, 2008
Johann Valentin Rathgeber ist ein berühmter und besonderer Musiker, ein Zeitgenosse von Bach, bekannt und geschätzt als Meister geistlicher Musik.Mehr lesen
Übersetzung: Akira Tachikawa, Korrekturen: Johannes Strobl
www.musikansich.de | Dezember 2007 | Sven Kerkhoff | December 4, 2007 Feinkost
Einen echten Leckerbissen hat das Detmolder Label audite in einerMehr lesen
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