Music for Two Organs: The Viennese Habsburg Court of the 17th Century

What a joyful noise these baroque organs make; clearly they aren’t large, but their forthright character – not to mention their lovely top-end sparkle – are superbly caught by the Audite engineers...Radiant... — MusicWeb International, 29th May 2013 More…

Release Date: 3rd Dec 2012
Catalogue No: AUDITE92653
Label: Audite
Length: 72 minutes

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Priuli: Sacrorum concentuum … Pars prima

Work length3:14

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Civitas beata lerusalem a 8

Track length3:14

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Valentini, Giovanni: Canzoni, Book 1

Work length2:33

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Canzona a 6 in G Major

Track length2:33

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Priuli: Sacrorum concentuum … Pars prima

Work length3:39

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Canzone seconda a 8

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Valentini, Giovanni: Canzoni, Book 1

Work length3:45

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Canzona a 6 in G Minor

Track length3:45

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Priuli: Sacrorum concentuum … Pars prima

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

O quam dulcis a 8

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anon.: Victimae paschali laudes (Minoritenkonvent Wien, Ms. XIV 745, 1719)

Work length5:28

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl
Cappella Murensis

Ebner: Toccata in G minor

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Ebner: Partite sopra l'Aria Favorita

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Froberger: Toccata No. 6

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Johannes Strobl

Froberger: Capriccio No. 5 in G Minor

Work length3:57

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David Blunden

anon.: Veni Sancte Spiritus (Minoritenkonvent Wien, Ms. XIV 745, 1719)

Work length7:04

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl
Cappella Murensis

Leopold I: Di Sua Maesta Cesarea Leopoldo Primo Arie

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Allemanda. 60a - Aria. 61a - Canario. 62a

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Kerll: Capriccio sopra il Cucu

Work length2:53

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Johannes Strobl

Poglietti: Rossignolo

Work length4:04

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David Blunden

Canzon und Capriccio uber dass Henner und Hannergeschy

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Kerll: Fuga

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Johannes Strobl

Clamor grillorum campestrium

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Leopold I: Di Sua Maesta Cesarea Leopoldo Primo Arie

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl

Aria. 63a - Gavotte. 64a - Sarabande. 65a

Track length3:50

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Franz Matthias Techelmann: Ricercar in C Major

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David Blunden

anon.: Salve Regina (Minoritenkonvent Wien, Ms. XIV 746, um 1720)

Work length2:41

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David Blunden, Johannes Strobl
Cappella Murensis

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The present SACD – recorded in the Abbey Church of Muri, which was founded by the forefathers of the Habsburgs – is dedicated to the organ music at the Viennese Habsburg Court of the 17th century. Leopold’s father and grandfather had already given music important status in their running of the Court. With the practicing musician Leopold I (1640 - 1705), who often led rehearsals and performances himself, the Viennese Hofkapelle (Court Chapel) became one of the most significant European music institutions of the time. Important musicians such as Johann Jakob Froberger, Johann Kaspar Kerll, and Alessandro Poglietti found employment in Vienna as Court Organists. A selection of their compositions is presented here as well as additional works from the baroque and early Baroque period by Priuli, Valentini, Ebner and Techelmann and by Emperor Leopold I himself.

Alongside genuine organ works the recording also contains intabulations of double-choir motets and canzonas. With these arrangements, the two organists Johannes Strobl and David Blunden tie in with the tradition of their historical predecessors and can present the two magnificent Bossart organs from the year 1743 in the Abbey Church of Muri both as solo and duetting instruments in excellent fashion. Sources from the music archive of the Vienna Minorite Monastery give evidence for the time around 1700 that Gregorian chant was not sung a cappella, but with organ accompaniment. This practice, which is hardly ever observed today, is taken into consideration in this recording.

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29th May 2013

What a joyful noise these baroque organs make; clearly they aren’t large, but their forthright character – not to mention their lovely top-end sparkle – are superbly caught by the Audite engineers...Radiant music, superbly played, sung and recorded; a must for Baroque buffs, organ fanciers and audiophiles alike.

Music for Two Organs

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