Emma Kirkby, Tim Mead, Hans Jörg Mammel, La Banda, Wolfgang Riedelbauch - John Christopher Smith: The Seasons (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Emma Kirkby, Tim Mead, Hans Jörg Mammel, Musica Franconia Festival Choir, La Banda, Wolfgang Riedelbauch
- Title: John Christopher Smith: The Seasons
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Christophorus
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:33:20
- Total Size: 472 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. The Seasons: Sinfonia
02. The Seasons: Sinfonia. Larghetto
03. The Seasons: "The seasons, as they change." (Chorus)
04. The Seasons: The Spring, Sinfonia
05. The Seasons: The Spring, Recitative. "Forth in the pleasing Spring." (Soprano)
06. The Seasons: The Spring, Air. "Wide glow the fields." (Soprano)
07. The Seasons: Summer, Pastorale
08. The Seasons: Summer, Recitative. "Then comes Thy glory." (Tenor)
09. The Seasons: Summer, Air. "And oft Thy voice." (Tenor, Chorus)
10. The Seasons: Autumn, Sinfonia
11. The Seasons: Autumn, Recitative. "A yellow floating pomp." (Alto)
12. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "Thrown from Thy lap." (Alto)
13. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "In Winter dreadful Thou." (Bass)
14. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "On the whirlwinds' wing." (Bass)
15. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "Mysterious sound!." (Chorus)
CD2
01. The Seasons: "Nature, attend." (Chorus)
02. The Seasons: Air. "To Him, ye gales." (Soprano)
03. The Seasons: "Oh talk of Him in solitary glooms." (Chorus)
04. The Seasons: Accompagnato. "And ye, whose bolder note." (Tenor)
05. The Seasons: Air. "His praise, ye brooks, attune." (Soprano)
06. The Seasons: Trio. "Ye headlong torrents."
07. The Seasons: "Ye headlong torrents." (Chorus)
08. The Seasons: Recitative. "Roll up your incense." (Bass)
09. The Seasons: Air. "Ye Forests bend." (Bass)
10. The Seasons: Recitative. "Ye That keep watch in heaven." (Alto)
11. The Seasons: Air. "Ye That keep watch in heaven." (Alto)
12. The Seasons: Accompagnato. "Great source of day." (Soprano)
13. The Seasons: Duetto. "The thunder rolls." (Soprano, Alto)
14. The Seasons: Recitative. "Bleat out afresh." (Tenor, Bass)
15. The Seasons: Air. "For the Great Shepherd reigns." (Tenor)
16. The Seasons: Accompagnato. "Ye woodlands all, awake." (Soprano)
17. The Seasons: Air. "Sweetest of birds." (Soprano)
18. The Seasons: Recitative. "Ye chief." (Tenor)
19. The Seasons: "Crown the great hymn." (Chorus)
60 years before Joseph Haydn, the German composer John Christopher Smith wrote an oratorio about the seasons, also based on the epic poem 'The Seasons' by the Scottish poet James Thomson. Smith was born in 1712 in Ansbach as Johann Christoph Schmidt and emigrated with his parents to London, for his father worked as a manager and copyist for George Frederic Handel. Young Smith received his first instruction from the master personally and later became Handel's closest working associate. He helped Handel with his composing and, when his mentor became blind, he directed performances of his oratorios. Smith himself was also a recognised composer who was "highly appreciated by many of the 'first heads' in the Kingdom", as the English music scholar Charles Burney reported. His oratorio about the seasons is an imaginative tone painting in a style which extends beyond the baroque, already introducing elements of the Empfindsamer Stil (Sensitive Style). In particular, Smith's colourful representations of nature – ranging from birdsong and the undulations of the forest to icy winter storms – are successfully realised. They show that he was far more than just Handel's assistant.
CD1
01. The Seasons: Sinfonia
02. The Seasons: Sinfonia. Larghetto
03. The Seasons: "The seasons, as they change." (Chorus)
04. The Seasons: The Spring, Sinfonia
05. The Seasons: The Spring, Recitative. "Forth in the pleasing Spring." (Soprano)
06. The Seasons: The Spring, Air. "Wide glow the fields." (Soprano)
07. The Seasons: Summer, Pastorale
08. The Seasons: Summer, Recitative. "Then comes Thy glory." (Tenor)
09. The Seasons: Summer, Air. "And oft Thy voice." (Tenor, Chorus)
10. The Seasons: Autumn, Sinfonia
11. The Seasons: Autumn, Recitative. "A yellow floating pomp." (Alto)
12. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "Thrown from Thy lap." (Alto)
13. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "In Winter dreadful Thou." (Bass)
14. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "On the whirlwinds' wing." (Bass)
15. The Seasons: Autumn, Air. "Mysterious sound!." (Chorus)
CD2
01. The Seasons: "Nature, attend." (Chorus)
02. The Seasons: Air. "To Him, ye gales." (Soprano)
03. The Seasons: "Oh talk of Him in solitary glooms." (Chorus)
04. The Seasons: Accompagnato. "And ye, whose bolder note." (Tenor)
05. The Seasons: Air. "His praise, ye brooks, attune." (Soprano)
06. The Seasons: Trio. "Ye headlong torrents."
07. The Seasons: "Ye headlong torrents." (Chorus)
08. The Seasons: Recitative. "Roll up your incense." (Bass)
09. The Seasons: Air. "Ye Forests bend." (Bass)
10. The Seasons: Recitative. "Ye That keep watch in heaven." (Alto)
11. The Seasons: Air. "Ye That keep watch in heaven." (Alto)
12. The Seasons: Accompagnato. "Great source of day." (Soprano)
13. The Seasons: Duetto. "The thunder rolls." (Soprano, Alto)
14. The Seasons: Recitative. "Bleat out afresh." (Tenor, Bass)
15. The Seasons: Air. "For the Great Shepherd reigns." (Tenor)
16. The Seasons: Accompagnato. "Ye woodlands all, awake." (Soprano)
17. The Seasons: Air. "Sweetest of birds." (Soprano)
18. The Seasons: Recitative. "Ye chief." (Tenor)
19. The Seasons: "Crown the great hymn." (Chorus)
60 years before Joseph Haydn, the German composer John Christopher Smith wrote an oratorio about the seasons, also based on the epic poem 'The Seasons' by the Scottish poet James Thomson. Smith was born in 1712 in Ansbach as Johann Christoph Schmidt and emigrated with his parents to London, for his father worked as a manager and copyist for George Frederic Handel. Young Smith received his first instruction from the master personally and later became Handel's closest working associate. He helped Handel with his composing and, when his mentor became blind, he directed performances of his oratorios. Smith himself was also a recognised composer who was "highly appreciated by many of the 'first heads' in the Kingdom", as the English music scholar Charles Burney reported. His oratorio about the seasons is an imaginative tone painting in a style which extends beyond the baroque, already introducing elements of the Empfindsamer Stil (Sensitive Style). In particular, Smith's colourful representations of nature – ranging from birdsong and the undulations of the forest to icy winter storms – are successfully realised. They show that he was far more than just Handel's assistant.
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