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Johann Kuhnau
Born: 6th April 1660, Geising, Germany
Died: 5th June 1722, Leipzig, Germany
Nationality: German
Johann Kuhnau was a German polymath, known primarily as a composer today. He was also active as a novelist, translator, lawyer, and music theorist, and was able to combine these activities with his duties in his official post as Thomaskantor in Leipzig, which he occupied for 21 years. Much of his music, including operas, masses, and other large-scale vocal works, is lost. His reputation today rests on his Biblical Sonatas, a set of programmatic keyboard sonatas published in 1700, in which each sonata depicted in detail a particular story from the Bible. After his death, Kuhnau was succeeded as Thomaskantor by Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Jonathan Sells on Christmas in Leipzig
25th Nov 2019
Jonathan Sells, artistic director of the British early music ensemble Solomon's Knot, talks to David about their début recording, featuring three consecutive musical directors at the Leipzig Thomaskirche - Johann Schelle, Johann Kuhnau and, of course, Johann Sebastian Bach.
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- Ach Gott, wie lässt du mich erstarren (2)
- Ach Gott, wie läßt du mich verstarren (2)
- Ach Herr, wie sind meiner Feinde so viel (1)
- Biblical Sonata No. 1 - Il combattimento tra David e Goliath (4)
- Biblical Sonata No. 3 'Jobabs Heyrath' (2)
- Biblical Sonata No. 4 in C (1)
- Biblical Sonata No. 6 ' La Toma di Giacob' (2)
- Bone Jesu (2)
- Chorale Prelude 'Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder' (1)
- Chorale prelude 'Auf meinen lieben Gott' (1)
- Christ lag in Todes Banden (2)
- Daran erkennen wir, daß wir in ihm verbleiben (1)
- Das Alte ist vergangen (1)
- Der Gerechte Kommt um (1)
- Ende gut und alles gut (1)
- Erschrick, mein Herz, vor dir (1)
- Es steh Gott auf (1)
- Frische Clavier-Früchte (3)
- Frische Clavier-Früchte: Sonata No. 5 (2)
- Frohlocket, ihr Völker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden (2)
- Gott hat uns nicht gesetzt zum Zorn (2)
- Gott, der Vater, wohn uns bei (1)
- Gott, sei mir gnädig nach deiner Güte (4)
- Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden (2)
- Ich hebe meine Augen auff (1)
- In te Domine speravi (2)
- Laudate pueri Dominum (1)
- Lobe den Herren, meine Seele (1)
- Lobet, Ihr Himmel, den Herrn (1)
- Magnificat in C major (6)
- Magnificat in D major (1)
- Mein Alter kommt, ich kann nicht sterben (1)
- Missa Brevis (1)
- Muss nicht der Mensch auf dieser Erden (1)
- Neue Clavier Ubung: Praeludium in G (1)
- Neuer Clavier-Ubung, Vol. 1 (3)
- Nicht nur allein am frohen Morgen (1)
- O heilige Zeit (2)
- Piano Sonata in A minor, Op. 8a (1)
- Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op. 127 (1)
- Prelude (1)
- Prelude and Fugue in B major (1)
- Prelude and Fugue in G major (1)
- Schmücket das Fest mit Maien (1)
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (1)
- Sonata 'Ad Festum Paschetis' (1)
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 20, No. 1 (1)
- Spirate clementes (1)
- Suonata prima (2)
- Suonata quarta 'Hiskia agonizzante e risanato' (2)
- Suonata quinta in E minor (1)
- The Biblical Sonatas (6)
- Toccata in A major (5)
- Tristis est anima mea (12)
- Und ob die Feinde (1)
- Und ob die Feinde Tag und Nacht (2)
- Uns ist ein Kind geboren (1)
- Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (1)
- Weicht ihr Sorgen aus dem Hertzen (3)
- Welt adieu, ich bin dein müde (1)
- Wenn ihr fröhlich seid an euren Festen (1)
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (2)
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