Heinichen - Dresden Vespers
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Label: Accent
Cat No: ACC24381
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 25th February 2022
Contents
Works
Alma Redemptoris Mater in E flat major, S23Beatus vir in E flat major, S28
Confitebor in G major, S32
Dixit Dominus in F major, S44
Iste confessor in G minor, S58a
Laudate Dominum in F major, S83
Laudate pueri in F major, S84
Litaniae pro Festo Santi Fr. Xaveri in C minor, S87
Magnificat in B flat major, S93
Artists
Ensemble PolyharmoniqueWroclaw Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jaroslaw ThielWorks
Alma Redemptoris Mater in E flat major, S23Beatus vir in E flat major, S28
Confitebor in G major, S32
Dixit Dominus in F major, S44
Iste confessor in G minor, S58a
Laudate Dominum in F major, S83
Laudate pueri in F major, S84
Litaniae pro Festo Santi Fr. Xaveri in C minor, S87
Magnificat in B flat major, S93
Artists
Ensemble PolyharmoniqueWroclaw Baroque Orchestra
Conductor
Jaroslaw ThielAbout
Music played a special role in the representation of political power, and the Dresden Court Orchestra was famous throughout Europe. Dresden court life was Protestant in character, despite the politically motivated conversion of Elector August "the Strong" and his son, Elector Prince Friedrich August II, to the Catholic faith.
This changed with the marriage of the Elector Prince to the strictly Catholic daughter of Emperor Joseph I, Maria Josepha. A new court had to be established and Catholic church music had to be built up along the lines of the Viennese imperial court. From then on, the Protestant court conductor Johann David Heinichen had to write splendid church music.
The Vespers for the Feast of St Xavier honoured the favourite saint of the new Electress, who appointed him special patron saint for Dresden. Heinichen's magnificent setting, available here as a premiere recording, once again demonstrates the importance of Dresden court music in this period.
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