SMITH John Christopher (1712-1795)
Emma Kirkby (Sopran) - Tim Mead (Countertenor)
CHRISTOPHORUS
2 CD
093:02
Chor / Lied
2022-07-04
The Seasons John Christopher Smith Sinfonia Larghetto Chorus The seasons, as they change The Spring. Sinfonia Recitative (Soprano) Forth in the pleasing Spring Air (Soprano) Wide glow the fi elds Summer. Pastorale Recitative (Tenor) Then comes Thy glory Air (Tenor) Chorus And oft Thy voice Autumn. Sinfonia Recitative (Alto) A yellow fl oating pomp Air (Alto) Thrown from Thy lap Air (Basso) In Winter dreadful Thou Air (Basso) On the whirlwinds' wing Chorus Mysterious round Chorus Nature, attend Air (Soprano) To Him, ye gales Chorus Oh talk of Him in solitary glooms Accompagnato (Tenor) And ye, whose bolder note Air (Soprano) His praise, ye brooks, attune Trio Chorus Ye headlong torrents Recitative (Basso) Roll up your incense Air (Basso) Ye Forests bend Recitative Air (Alto) Ye that keep watch in heaven Accompagnato (Soprano) Great source of day Duetto (Soprano/Alto) The thunder rolls Recitative (Tenor/Basso) Bleat out afresh Air (Tenor) For the Great Shepherd reigns Accompagnato (Soprano) Ye woodlands all, awake Air (Soprano) Sweetest of birds Recitative (Tenor) Ye chief Chorus Crown the great hymn
SMITH John Christopher (1712-1795)Emma Kirkby (Sopran) - Tim Mead (Countertenor)Label : CHRISTOPHORUS
Hans Jörg Mammel (Tenor) - Markus Simon (Bass) - Festivalchor Musica Franconia - La Banda - Wolfgang Riedelbauch (Dir) // Smiths Oratorium über die Jahreszeiten ist ein phantasievolles Klanggemälde, das stilistisch über das Barock hinausgeht und bereits einen neuen Stil andeutet. Vor allem die farbenprächtigen Naturdarstellungen - vom Vogelgezwitscher über das Schwanken des Waldes bis hin zu eisigen Winterstürmen - sind Smith eindrucksvoll gelungen.
