Knecht: Grande Symphonie. Orchesterwerke und Arien (Bernius) - CD, Choir Coach, multimedia | Carus-Verlag

Justin Heinrich Knecht Grande Symphonie. Orchesterwerke und Arien (Bernius)

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Frieder Bernius, more than anyone else, knows how to focus more attention on lesser known composers who were not active in the great musical centers and make their voices heard. After his much acclaimed recording of the opera Die Aeolsharfe by Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752–1817) in 2009, he is once more dedicating himself to works by this contemporary of Mozart. The orchestral works and arias recorded here demonstrate that Knecht, both during his time in Biberach and later in Stuttgart, was neither totally cut off from the musical developments in the musical centers nor indifferent to them, but creatively enriched them with his own approach and solutions. The Grande Symphonie from Knecht is often mentionend as an important precursor to Beethoven’s 6th Symphony. Because the work is still practically unknown, the present CD rectifies a genuine omision.
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  • 1. Satz: Allegretto – Andante pastorale – Allegretto – Villanella grazioso, un poco adagio – Allegretto
  • 2. Satz: Tempo medemo (Allegretto)
  • 3. Satz: Allegro molto
  • 4. Satz: Tempo medemo (Allegro molto)
  • 5. Satz: L’Inno con variazioni. Andantino – Coro: Allegro con brio – Andantino
  • 1. Aufzug. 1. Aria. Tempo di Minuetto: Seid mir gegrüßt, ihr holden Bäume
  • 1. Aufzug. 6. Aria. Larghetto: Ach Vater, ach, erbarmt euch mein
  • 1. Aufzug. 15. Aria. Allegro molto: Nein, gewiss, da wird nichts draus
  • Ouvertüre zum Prolog auf die Vermählungs-Feier der königlich-württembergischen Prinzessin Katharine mit ihrem französisch-kaiserlichen Prinzen Jérôme (1807)
  • Bravour-Arie zur Musikalischen Szene auf des Königs Geburts- (oder auch Namens-)fest gehörig
  • 1. Aufzug. Ouvertüre. Larghetto – Allegro vivace
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  • The Hofkapelle Stuttgart, founded in 2006 by Frieder Bernius to complement the Barockorchester Stuttgart, concentrates on repertoire from the 19th century performed on authentic instruments. One of its main focusses is the rediscovery of music-historical treasures, particularly works from the south-west German region (by composers such as Kalliwoda, Knecht and Holzbauer). The Hofkapelle and Barockorchester Stuttgart regularly perform at international festivals (Rome, Salzburg, Göttingen, Dresden, etc.). CDs made by both groups have received many awards: the Missa Dei Patris by Jan Dismas Zelenka was nominated for the Cannes Classical Award, and the Incidental Music to Shakespeare’s Ein Sommernachtstraum [A Midsummer Night’s Dream] by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was featured by Rondo magazine and awarded the Star of the Month prize by Fono Forum magazine. Mozart’s Requiem received the Diapason d’or de l’année 2003, Johann Gottlieb Naumann’s opera Aci e Galatea was named opera recording of the year in Opernwelt magazine and Bach’s Easter Oratorio included in the Quarterly Critics’ Choice of the German Record Critics’ Award. The group’s recording of Bach’s B Minor Mass was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone magazine. Personal details
  • Frieder Bernius’s work has earned great worldwide recognition. He is in demand internationally as a conductor and as a teacher. His principal artistic collaborators are the ensembles he founded himself, the Kammerchor Stuttgart, the Barockorchester Stuttgart, the Hofkapelle Stuttgart and the Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart. As a guest conductor, he has collaborated repeatedly with, for example, the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and the Streicherakademie Bozen. Great stylistic versatility is Frieder Bernius’s hallmark. Whether he conducts vocal works by Monteverdi, Bach, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré and Ligeti, stage music by Mendelssohn or symphonies by Haydn, Burgmüller and Schubert, his work always aims for a sound that is at once unmistakably personal and at the same time oriented towards the original period sound ideal. He devotes himself equally to the rediscovery of 18th century operas and to first performances of contemporary compositions. He is particularly interested in the musical history of southwestern Germany. Carus-Verlag has awarded Frieder Bernius a Golden CD for his complete recording of the sacred music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The award was presented to him during the German Choir Festival in Stuttgart 2016. The sale of over 250,000 recordings, which has been acclaimed with a number of awards, has made a not insignificant contribution to what today is the obvious presence of Mendelssohn's complete œuvre in the concert repertoire. Personal details

Reviews

Die Sopranistin Sarah Wegener ist mit ihrer leuchtenden Stimme, ihrem hellen, glockenklaren Timbre ein kleines Juwel inmitten der Musiker [...]
Silke Meier-Künzel, klassik.com, 11. August 2013

Bernius bringt, wie man erwarten darf, eine hervorragende Interpretation, und die Hofkapelle Stuttgart stellt hier noch einmal seine Qualitäten unter Beweis. Sarah Wegener lässt ebenfalls keine Wünsche offen. [...]
Toccata, Juli-August 2012

[...] Sarah Wegener has a very beautiful voice - full, yet flexible, pitch perfect throughout, and agile through Knecht's most ornate lines. As on previous outing, the Hofkapelle Stuttgart [...] are on excellent form. All in all this disc is a revelation on a number of levels.
Early Music Review, April 2012

On this recording, Frieder Bernius conducts the Hofkapelle Stuttgart and soprano soloist Sarah Wegener more in an exciting performance that should bring this important and neglected work to a wider audience.
new-classics.co.uk, März 2012

[...] an intriguing work [...] with its finale elevation us towards the heavens.
BBC Radio, 21. April 2012

Frieder Bernius lässt die Natur in ihrer ganzen Pracht aufleben. [...] Er wagt es, den klassisch-eleganten Duktus immer wieder aufzubrechen - gerade dadurch wirkt die Interpretation sehr plastisch und lebendig. [...] Sarah Wegener [...] hat nicht nur eine angenehm runde und klare Stimme, sondern auch das nötige Gespür für den Witz und den Hintersinn des Werkes. Eine lohnende Wiederentdeckung von Werken, die zum Teil erst vor wenigen Jahren erstmals aufgeführt wurden.
pizzicato, April 2012

Frieder Bernius, die Hofkapelle Stuttgart und Sarah Wegener leisten mit diesen Ersteinspielungen wieder einmal sehr hörenswerte Pionierarbeit.
Radio Stephansdom, „CD der Woche”, 14. April 2012

Dabei wird Sarah Wegener [...] zu manch abenteuerlichem Koloraturen-Ausbruch angehalten, den sie denn auch bravourös meistert. Wie auch immer man die Trouvaillen musikhistorisch bewerten mag – Bernius bleibt seinem Knecht nichts schuldig. [...] Die mit furiosen Steigerungswellen und pompösen Entladungen auftrumpfende heutige Stuttgarter Hofkapelle dürfte jedenfalls Knechts damaliger zumindest ebenbürtig gewesen sein.
Christoph Braun, rondomagazin, 04. Februar 2012

Frieder Bernius hat eine feine Spürnase für Werke abseits des üblichen Repertoires, die dennoch so viel musikalischen Nährwert besitzen, dass eine Wiederentdeckung lohnt. [...] Die Hofkapelle Stuttgart und Frieder Bernius beschönigen nichts. Da knallen die Pauken, peitschen die Geigen, funkeln die Trompeten - alles auf spielerisch hohem Niveau. Oft leiden vermeintlich mittelmäßige Werke bei ihrer Wiederentdeckung unter eher mittelmäßigen Interpretationen - hier nicht! [...] Sarah Wegener singt [...] mit Strahlkraft, klarer Stimmgebung, höhensicher mit entsprechendem Sinn für Humor, wie ihre Farbwechsel zeigen.
Christoph Vratz, NDR kultur, 2. Februar 2012

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