{"product_id":"2519433","title":"Peter Gortner - Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohann Kuhnau (1670-1722), Bach's eternal 'predecessor' as Leipzig's Thomaskantor, has only been rediscovered in recent years and his true greatness has not yet been truly recognised. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was highly respected by his contemporaries, however, and not just as a musician: he had a doctorate, worked as a lawyer, wrote satirical novels - a polymath... His musical oeuvre must have been extensive, much of it is lost.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is therefore all the more pleasing that his magnificent Christmas cantata 'Frohlocket, ihr Volker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden' ['Rejoice, ye nations, and shout for joy, ye heathen'] has been preserved. It opens the programme on this CD and, with its instrumentation and duration of over 25 minutes, surpasses many a great cantata by his famous successor.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quality of his work is also evident in his second cantata 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' ['A child has been born to us']: it was long regarded as a work by Johann Sebastian Bach! \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Gortner with the chamber choir of the Christuskirche Karlsruhe and the orchestra L'arpa festante complements these two Kuhnau cantatas with well-known movements by Michael Praetorius and Johannes Eccard to create a festive Christmas CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'the disc as a whole is nice company for the upcoming Christmas season.' \\x96 \u003ci\u003eMusic Web International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured on BBC Radio 3's Record Review on 21st December: 'It is so successful at capturing these little moments of joy. It is very light, and the voices give such an air of bounce \\x96 it sits wonderfully in the church acoustic.'\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'L'Arpa Festante, replete with three trumpets and timpani, make a splendid noise in the festive opening chorus for Christmas cantata Frohlocket, ihr V\\xf6lker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden, with fluent switches between full choir, solo quartet flourishes and jubilant orchestra' \\x96 \u003ci\u003eGramophone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohann Kuhnau: Frohlocket, ihr Volker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden (Weihnachskantate) I. Chor: Frohlocket, ihr Volker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Recitativo (Tenor): Halleluja, der Heiden Trost ist nunmehr da\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Aria (Tenor): Kleines Kind und grober Held\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Recitativo (Alto): Wie danken wir dir doch vor diese unverdiente Gnade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Aria da Ciaconno (Alto): Willkommen, mein Leben, willkommen, mein Licht\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. Chor: O Freuden Wort, mein Freund ist mein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Praetorius: Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohannes Eccard: Ubers Gebirg Maria geht (Motette)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Praetorius: Resonet in laudibus (instrumental)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohannes Eccard: Ubers Gebirg Maria geht (instrumental)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohann Kuhnau: Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Weihnachtskantate) I. Sonata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Chor: Uns ist ein Kind geboren\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Aria (Bass): Dein Geburtstag ist erschienen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Chor: Ich will den Namen Gottes loben\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Aria (Tenor): Jesu, dir sei Dank gesungen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. Recitativo (Alto): Immanuel, so wirst du dir gefallen lassen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVII. Aria (Alto): Jesu, dir sei Preis gesungen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVIII. Choral: Alleluja\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54431978455425,"sku":"2519433","price":17.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/4010072774798.jpg?v=1750937026","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2519433","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}