Die Passion opus 93

KTC 1328 . 2CD . 8711801101644 . 01/01/2007 . Etcetera Records

Die Passion opus 93

Composer(s):
  • Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)

Herzogenberg is a composer who has until now been somewhat underestimated. His merit lies particularly in his sense of synthesis, his systematism and his appreciation of historical values. Bach and Brahms provided him with fine examples. Encouraged by Philipp and Friedrich Spitta Herzogenberg wrote three oratorios: Die Geburt Christi, Die Passion and Die Erntefeier. Friedrich Spitta compiled the text for Die Passion, stressing Christ’s silent triumph - ‘Es ist vollbracht’. The number of voices and instruments used was fairly limited and the form of the work is in parts reminiscent of Baroque. What is striking, however, is the almost complete absence of solo arias, and the active and contemplative part played by the chorus, with homophonic and polyphonic passages alternating in an atmosphere of expressive and sometimes highly chromatic harmony. Herzogenberg’s recitatives, based on choral melodies, are really ingenious. Die Passion is historically important because of its functional purpose, as well as its power and musical content. But there is much more to it than that: even today, we are irresistibly attracted by the expressive power of his harmonic inventions and his dramatic expression of deep faith. Ivan Goossens sang at major festivals and performed with renowned orchestras and ensemble. Jan Van der Crabben sings barok to contemporary music. He works with La Petite Bande, the Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Musica Antiqua Köln, a.o. Ex Tempore concentrates on a stylistically clear and musically captivating approach to Early, Romantic and Modern vocal music. In its original choice of programmes and its highly qualitative interpretations the ensemble makes an important contribution to the expansion and renewal of the vocal repertoire. Florian Heyerick’s premiere of Der Tod Jesu by Telemann was internationally acclaimed. His efficient and fresh approach, stylistic insight into many different styles and periods and his striving for professionalism in vocal music are greatly valued.

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Track listing

CD 1 -Die Passion opus 93
Maunday Thursday
1 Chorus: Lasset uns aufsehn 02:02
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
2 Choral 03:18
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
3 Recitative (Evangelist): Vor dem Feste der Ostern 01:08
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
4 Chorus: Siehe! 01:05
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
5 Recitative (Evangelist, Petrus, Jesus): Da kam er zu Simon Petrus 03:27
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
6 Chorus: Erforsche mich, Gott, 02:20
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
7 Recitative (Evangelist, Johannes, Jesus): Es war aber einer 02:59
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
8 Chorus: Aus der Tiefe 07:15
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
9 Choral 05:54
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
10 Recitative (Evangelist, Jesus): Da sie aber aßen 03:02
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
11 Aria (Jesus): Bleibet in mir 02:51
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
12 Chorus: Wir danken di 06:26
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
13 Recitative & Chorus: Solches redete Jesus 07:35
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
14 Choral 02:55
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
CD 2 -Die Passion opus 93
Good Friday
1 Chorus: Stehet auf 06:45
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
2 Choral 02:52
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
3 Recitative: Da Jesus solches geredet hatte 02:30
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
4 Chorus: Der Herr ist mein Licht 02:42
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
5 Recitative: Da hatte Simon Petrus ein Schwert 00:57
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
6 Chorus: Was Gott thut das ist wohlgethan 05:34
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
7 Recitative: Die Schaar abe 03:23
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
8 Arioso: Christus hat uns ein Vorbild gelassen 01:48
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
9 Recitative: Da führten sie Jesum 04:41
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
10 Soloists & Chorus: Herr, wohin sollen wir gehen? 05:17
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
11 Choral 02:24
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
12 Recitative: Da ging Pilatus wieder hinaus 05:33
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
13 Chorus: O grosse Lieb 04:36
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
14 Recitative: Sie nahmen aber Jesum 04:13
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
15 Soloists & Chorus: Liebe, die mit starkem Herzen 06:02
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
16 Recitative: Darnach, als Jesus wusste 02:38
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
17 Chorus: Weine nicht! 07:22
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
18 Soloists & Chorus: Du hast mich ja erlöse 04:01
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'
19 Choral 03:02
artists: 'Ivan Goossens' 'Jan Van der Crabben' 'Greetje Anthoni' 'Lieve Maertens' 'Jan Van Elsacker' 'Dirk Snellings' 'José Verdin' 'Chorus and Orchestra of Ex Tempore' 'Florian Heyerick'
composers: 'Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900)'