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Hamburger Ratsmusik by Johann Rist, Johann Schop (c.1590-1667), The philosophical thoughts about hope and future, Dorothee Mields ~ Soprano A concert recording from the church of the German Sound & Recording Engineer: Andreas Otto Grimminger. CD Audio · DDD · Duration: ca. 60 minutes |
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The beginnings of the Ensemble Hamburger Ratsmusik go back as far as the 16th century. As the city fathers considered good instrumental music to be an important part of civic representation at official ceremonies and in the main churches they made sure that respected musicians worked for them. Based on the principal "for the glory of God - and the pleasure, delight and benefit of Hamburg" the city boasted an elite ensmble of eight civic instrumentalists who were able to compete with many a princely court orchestra. The ensemble enjoyed its heyday during the 17th century under such leading musicians as William Brade and Johann Schop. During the 18th century, Georg Philipp Telemann and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach called on the services of Hamburg's civic instrumentalist for their performances, before the ensemble fell victim to effiency measures in the 19th century. At the age of eight, when asked what she wanted to be Simone Eckert answered: "gamba player". Ignoring the warning that she should get a "proper job" she lives and works as a freelance musician in Hamburg. She studied at the Musikhochschule Hamburg and at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensiswith H. Mueller and J. Savall. She finished her studies in 1990 with a diploma in early music. In 1991 she founded the ensemble Hamburger Ratsmusik. She has taught, since 1992 at the Hamburger Konservatorium and holds seminars on the viola da gamba in both Germany and England. Apart from the repertoire of the renaissance, baroque and early classics she also concentrates on modern music for the viol. A large number of works have been dedicated to her and performed by her for the first time. She performs as a soloist, ensemble leader and lecturer in Germany, other European countries an Japan. Dorothee Mields is one of the leading interpreters of 17th- and 18th-century music and is beloved by audiences and critics alike for her unique timbre and moving interpretations. Her flawless technique and the ethereal clarity of her voice also make her ideally suited for works by contemporary composers. She appears regularly with the Collegium Vocale Gent, Bach Collegium Japan, Netherlands Bach Society, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, RIAS Kammerchor, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, Lautten Compagney and Klangforum Wien under such conductors as Stefan Asbury, Ivor Bolton, Frans Brüggen, Beat Furrer, Paul Goodwin, Philippe Herreweghe, Gustav Leonhardt, Emilio Pomárico, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Masaaki Suzuki and Jos van Veldhoven. |
Works & Lyrics The philosophical thoughts about hope and future, the waiting and the transiency Central idea of the programme: Simone Eckert ~ Johann Schop (c.1590-1667): I.: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, O Schwert, das durch die Seele bohrt, O Anfang sonder Ende! II.: O Ewigkeit, du machst mir bang. O ewig, ewig ist zu lang; hie gilt fürwahr kein Scherzen: III.: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, O Schwert, das durch die Seele bohrt, O Anfang sonder Ende! ~ Johann Schop (c.1590-1667): ~ Nikolaus Adam Strungk (1640-1700): I.: Im Schlaffe seh´ ich alle Nacht die Gegenstellung meiner Plagen II.: Weh mir! Wo sie sich schon entreist. Fleuch nicht III.: Deß nachts im Traume leb ich zwar ~ Heinrich Scheidemann (c.1595-1663): ~ Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Getrost im Leiden Zufriedenheit ~ Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): ~ Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Aria: Recitativo: Aria: ~ Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788): 11. Am neuen Jahre I.: Er rufe der Sonn und schafft den Mond, das Jahr danach zu teilen; II.: Lass auch dies Jahr gesegnet sein, das du uns neu gegeben. III.: Gib mir, wofern es dir gefällt, des Lebens Ruh und Freuden. 12. Vom Tode I.: Meine Lebenszeit verstreicht, stündlich eil ich zu dem Grabe; II. Nur ein Herz, das Gutes liebt, nur ein ruhiges Gewissen; III. Wenn in deiner letzten Not Freunde hülflos um dich beben, 13. Prüfung am Abend I.: Der Tag ist wieder hin, und diesen Teil des Lebens, II.: Und wie genoß mein Herz des Umgangs süße Stunden? III.: Ja, du verzeihest dem, den seine Sünden kränken; ~ Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): ~ Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Aria: Recitativo: Aria: |
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