The raw and realistic drama of handel s brockes passion. The brockes passion was much admired and set to music numerous times in baroque germany, although to other ages and in other countries some of brockes poetry has seemed in. Among his multiple passion settings, that to the poetic text by barthold heinrich brockes, first performed in frankfurt in 1716, is perhaps the most successful. Mar 22, 2018 the mupa budapest audience first had the opportunity to hear handels brockes passion in a march 2016 performance featuring the hungarian radio choir and capella savaria under the baton of howard arman together with superb vocal soloists. Keiser was, after all, the first composer to set brockes s text, and it was keiser who was primarily responsible for creating the musical genre of the passion oratorio.
Brockes passion a international music score library project imslp. Handel became a resident of london the same year that the brockes text was published. Since the germanborn handel had been resident in london. The story of jesus, suffering and dying for the sins of the world, is a german oratorio, libretto by barthold heinrich brockes, first published in 1712 and seeing 30 or so more editions over the following 15 years. Apr 19, 2019 composed while the young handel was at the peak of his operatic success in london, his brockes passion is a sacred opera by another name, its emotions and events intricate and richly painted. Handel good friday april 31, or april 12, thomaskirche, leipzig text barthold heinrich brockes handel made slight word modifications in the brockes text, and set only movements, omitting occasional repetitive trioaria commentaries, such as no. Telemann, who was four years older than bach and handel, wrote not only an immense number of sacred works and operas, most of which have been. Jackson paced his expression beautifully, remaining a neutral observer for the. Brockespassion, hwv 48 handel, george frideric imslp. Pasticcio passion, based on markus passion by friedrich nicolaus brauns previously attributed to reinhard keiser with insertion of 7 arias from brockes passion by g. He nevertheless usually signed his name and published as george frederick handel and. Bach no doubt the name and oeuvre of georg philipp telemann would be held in far greater esteem todaywhich is to say that some very fine works have been unfairly overlooked and perhaps underrated, standing as they inescapably do in the huge shadow of the great master. May 11, 2019 barthold heinrich brockes was an influential german poet who reworked the traditional form of a passion oratorio, adding reflective and descriptive poetry, sometimes of a highlywrought and emotional kind, into the texture of his passion. When he set it to music is not clear, but in 1719 he performed his passion in hamburg.
A study of background, contents, and performance practices jun lee. Brockes passion george frideric handel sheet music for. Handel s brockes passion has had rather a bad press, suffering rather in comparison with bachs passions. The schola cantorum cantate domino was founded in september by the late. This release celebrates the 300th anniversary of handel s great brockes passion. Cimarosa oboe concerto in c pdf this book comes with the oboe part and the piano part. The material posted here if ed must be deleted in 24 hours. Its trademarks are its unusual program combinations featuring scandinavian rarities and famous baroque masterpieces. Digibooklet handel neun deutsche arien brockes passion. Hamburg, 1719, 1722, 1723 and 1730 in series of passion performances, with the brockes text being presented for artistic comparison in four different settings of r. Keiser was, after all, the first composer to set brockess text, and it was keiser who was primarily responsible for creating the musical genre of the passion oratorio. The structure of connected musical themes that constantly vary with purcell, were replaced by separate, independent choirs and arias by handel often with an instrumental introduction.
Orchestra brockes passion george frideric handel sheet music for flute download free in pdf or midi. Download georg friedrich handel brockes passion, hwv 48 free sheet music. Born georg friedrich handel haendel on typewriters without a, he adopted the phonetic spelling hendel in italy around 1707. Brockes passion george frideric handel from choralwiki. A new recording, on its own label aam 007 by the academy of ancient music, presided over with wisdom and insight by its. Print and download in pdf or midi brockes passion george frideric handel. The handel scholar donald burrows called this brockes passion an entirely worthy. Martin klietmanns evangelist, a tenor role, wins my highest admiration. Bachs two most famous passions are as familiar as any music, it seems extraordinary that handels, the superlative brockespassion, should be so little known. Apr 02, 2009 among his multiple passion settings, that to the poetic text by barthold heinrich brockes, first performed in frankfurt in 1716, is perhaps the most successful. Youtube playlist of videos of handels hwv 48 1715 brockes passion.
The story of jesus, suffering and dying for the sins of the world, is a german oratorio libretto by barthold heinrich brockes, first published in 1712 and going through 30 or so editions in the next 15 years. Brockespassion licensed to youtube by merlin harmonia mundi on behalf of harmonia mundi. Handel s preceding oratorio israel in egypt, which handel wrote in 1738, immediately after. Johannes passion nicholas mcgegan, pal nemeth, capella savaria, stadtsingechor halle on allmusic 2003. The text of course comes from barthold heinrich brockes famous poem, which was set by many composers of the day including handel, and whose powerfully descriptive languageincluding particularly and unusually graphic depictions of christs trial and crucifixiondid not fail to stir audiences, just as the writer intended.
Handel brockespassion, arcangelo, wigmore hall stuart jackson, as the evangelist, also has an ideal baroque sound, expressive and impassioned, but always within the strict stylistic bounds of the era. Georg philipp telemann 16811767 brockes passion, twv 5. Jesus who was martyred and died for the sins of the world, presented in verse out of the four evangelists. From a literary standpoint brockes s most important and, indeed, voluminous. Possibly not published as such until the barenreiter telemann edition of the latter half 20th century, near as this editor can tell. Performing keisers brockes passion authentic versus historical performance 49. The work was one of the first passion oratorios a free, poetic meditation on the. Barthold heinrich brockes handel made slight word modifications in the brockes text, and set only. Brockespassion handel viquipedia, lenciclopedia lliure. Handel brockes passion download free sheet music and scores. Apr 16, 2019 the purpose of this blog is just informative. The extraordinarily high reputation among handels contemporaries of his passion oratorio to words by brockes is indicated by the fact that no less eminent a.
Brockes passion, hwv 48 classical cpo chandos records. This is a concert work, not a long meditative religious devotion. This powerful work was so admired by jsbach that he copied it out by hand. Handel good friday april 31, 1747 or april 12, 1748 thomaskirche, leipzig. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article.
His 1712 passion setting on a text by barthold heinrich. Barthold hinrich brockes was a prolific poet of the earlygerman enlightenment. On the 300th anniversary of its premiere, aam and richard egarr realise a longheld ambition to perform handels mighty passionsetting of. He must therefore have met brockes between 1702 and 1706, which was later to result in two collaborations between them.
Sebastian bach, georg friedrich handel en georg philipp. The nonliturgical poetic passion text by the hamburg author barthold heinrich brockes enjoyed success from the date of its publication in 1712. It is quite short, lasting under two hours handel s setting of the brockes passion lasts some 30 minutes longer. Following the passion story from the last supper to the crucifixion, barthold heinrich brockes text was set by numerous composers including telemann. The story of jesus, suffering and dying for the sins of the world, is a german oratorio, libretto by barthold heinrich brockes, first published in 1712 and seeing 30 or so more editions over the following 15 years the most famous musical setting of brockes text is that by george frideric handel. Possibly not published as such until the barenreiter telemann edition of the latter half 20th century, near as this editor can tell actually, there are 20 vocal parts, so it 20 voices, chorus, orchestra. Marrying italianate, lyrical arias and dramatic recitatives with operatic choruses, using dance rhythms and elaborate. Since its foundation in 1981, it has enriched the domestic concert scene with authentic performances of baroque and viennese classical music on period instruments, long filling a void in this respect.
Telemanns music is melodic and the arias are in general quite short. Barthold heinrich brockes was an influential german poet who reworked the traditional form of a passion oratorio, adding reflective and descriptive poetry, sometimes of a highlywrought and emotional kind, into the texture of his passion. In 1727 he petitioned for british citizenship under the name george frideric handel and this has been recently adopted by major reference works like bakers and new grove. Brockes passion an opera in disguise by any measure, this was a brilliant realization of a work to which handel brought, as the program notes rightly remarked, intense expression of emotion and richly varied instrumental colour. Following the passion story from the last supper to the crucifixion, barthold heinrich brockes text was set by numerous composers including telemann and fasch, but it is handel s treatment which has. The text of course comes from barthold heinrich brockes famous poem, which was set by many composers of the day including handel, and whose powerfully descriptive languageincluding. Brockes passion the capella savaria is the longestestablished period chamber ensemble still active in hungary today. From early childhood his great passion for music was manifest, and in his autobiography 1739 he wrote.
These events are open to all with free will offering. This brockes passion certainly stands as a masterpiece, both as a compelling musical work and as a profoundly affecting dramatic rendering of the passion story. A study of background, contents, and performance practices jun lee, dma university of connecticut, 2017 abstract composer reinhard keiser 17641739 was admired by his contemporaries and exerted significant influence on them. Handel s brockes passion 42 telemanns brockes passion 43 matthesons brockes passion 44 keiser and j. From a literary standpoint brockes s most important and, indeed. Aam handels brockespassion by academy of ancient music issuu. Youtube playlist of videos of handel s hwv 48 1715 brockes passion. Richard egarr and the academy of ancient music are joined by a stellar lineup of soloists in this recording, the culmination of two years of scholarly research. The concerto copenhagen is scandinavias most renowned baroque ensemble and one of the most innovative such formations worldwide. Reinhard keiser was first in the ring with his setting, followed by telemann and handel in 1716 and subsequently by johann mattheson, johann friedrich fasch and gottfried heinrich stolzel. Composed while the young handel was at the peak of his operatic success in london, his brockes passion is a sacred opera by another name, its emotions and events intricate and richly painted.
In fact, handel s brockes passion was written written at about the same time as esther, some eight years before bach wrote the st. It is a largescale, compelling work, a precursor to bachs st. Barthold heinrich brockes librettist short biography. Handel strictly followed the text based on the psalms, but in musical respect there is a clearer relation with the northern german cantatas than with purcell. Bachs two most famous passions are as familiar as any music, it seems extraordinary that handel s, the superlative brockes passion, should be so little known. To kim patrick clow telemanns version of brockespassion was.
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