Graupner Lass Mein Herz CD

When the cantor Johann Sebastian Bach performed sacred cantatas in Leipzig on Sundays and public holidays, his colleagues did the same in many other places in Lutheran Germany. Among them was Christoph Graupner, the court conductor of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1709, the music-loving Landgraf Ernst Ludwig from Darmstadt had discovered him as a harpsichordist at the Hamburg Opera in 1709 and had hired him on the spot. The Landgraf had made a real stroke of luck with Graupner, because he was not only an outstanding musician but also a perfect organizer of the courtly musical life and especially for the church music which had to be performed weekly. Over the years, more than 1,400 works of sacred music and many concertos and orchestral works have gathered from his pen and paper. Dorothee Mields and Harmonie Universelle have put together an exquisite selection from this repertoire for the present release: three cantatas from Graupner's early years as kapellmeister, complemented by two orchestral works. All three cantatas contain "Herz" [heart] as a central theme and Graupner has put the sacred texts into music with a never-ending fantasy.

1. Reiner Geist, Lass Doch Mein Herz - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 2. Du Allerwertester Und Reinster Geist - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 3. Mit Dem Heiligsten Entz?cken - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 4. Ach, Weiche Nicht - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 5. Mit Dem Heiligsten Entz?cken - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 6. Ach, Weiche Nicht - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 7. Ich Recke Schon Die Matten H?nde - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 8. I. Ouvert?re - Harmonie Universelle 9. II. Rondeau - Harmonie Universelle 10. III. Menuet - Harmonie Universelle 11. IV. Loure - Harmonie Universelle 12. V. Alt - Harmonie Universelle 13. VI. Gavotte - Harmonie Universelle 14. VII. Gigue - Harmonie Universelle 15. Verleih, Dass Ich Aus Herzensgrund - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 16. Ja, Freilich Muss Dein Wort - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 17. Ich Habe Jesum Auch Vonn÷ten - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 18. Mein Gott Wird Den Ganz Hart Und Grausam Strafen - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 19. So Bin Ich Gottes Kind - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 20. I. Largo - Harmonie Universelle 21. II. Allegro - Harmonie Universelle 22. III. Soave - Harmonie Universelle 23. IV. Vivace - Harmonie Universelle 24. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 25. Ihr Sterblichen, Dies Ist Des H÷chsten Lehre! - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 26. Die Welt Ist Ein Verwirrtes Jammerhaus - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 27. Was Ist Demnach Zu Tun - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 28. Im Kreuz An Gott Gedenken - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 29. So Mach', O Jesu, Was Du Willst - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle 30. Wenn Himmel Welt Und Erde Brechen - Dorothee Mields/Harmonie Universelle