Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Franz Joseph Aumann: Passion Oratorio (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Franz Joseph Aumann: Passion Oratorio (2024)
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It was a sensational find in many respects when Gunar Letzbor discovered the Passion by the composer and Augustinian canon Franz Joseph Aumann in the archives of St Florian’s Abbey (near Linz, Austria) and other monasteries.

This oratorio de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi was not only a highly expressive work from the early classical period, but also, contrary to what the Latin title might suggest, the only known surviving Catholic Passion composition in German.

The work, which lasts around two hours, does not recount the Passion of Christ as is usually the case; instead, its atmospheric images and reflections focus on the emotional coping with the incomprehensible – Jesus’ death on the cross.

The Aumann Passion was probably performed on Good Friday in St Florian’s Abbey. It’s music is reminiscent of compositions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach or Joseph Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross. Daring harmonic turns repeatedly heighten the expression, impressive choral movements sung by the four soloists and complex fugues make the suffering of Christ and the grief of the faithful sound impressive.

Gunar Letzbor and Ars Antiqua Austria are joined by soloists Alois Muhlbacher, Markus Miesenberger and Alexandre Baldo for this new recording.

Tracklist:
1. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: I. Introductio. Adagio – Fuga (06:05)
2. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: II. Chor: Erdenangel sich erschüttern (05:35)
3. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: III. Aria: Mein Jesus hängt am Kreuzesstamm (15:39)
4. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: IV. Rezitativ: O Sünder doch erwache (01:29)
5. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: V. Arioso: Dir das Leben zu erwerben (02:52)
6. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: VI. Rezitativ: Wer|wer ist der? (01:38)
7. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: VII. Aria: Laß den Glaub in dir erwachen (06:53)
8. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: VIII. Rezitativ: Ach! Ach! (02:53)
9. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: IX. Aria: Wann man sieht die Erden zittern (08:56)
10. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: X. Rezitativ: Hoffnung ist zwar ein Trost (01:11)
11. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XI. Arioso: Ich Armer hab den Tod (02:03)
12. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XII. Rezitativ: Billig und recht (01:33)
13. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XIII. Duett: Glaube|Mensch vor dich dein Gott (10:07)
14. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XIV. Rezitativ: Glaub und Hoffnung mich aufrichten (03:51)
15. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XV. Aria: Brennet zarte Liebesflammen (13:03)
16. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XVI. Rezitativ: Ach! Liebe|Vollkommenheit der Werke (02:20)
17. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XVII. Terzett: Glaube|hoffe|liebe (06:04)
18. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XVIII. Rezitativ: Nun sei es denn ohne Verlust (03:15)
19. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XIX. Aria: Bitterheiße Tränen fließet (12:02)
20. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XX. Rezitativ: Der Glauben zu dem Heil (01:17)
21. Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor – Aumann: Oratorium de Passione Domini nostri Jesu Christi: XXI. Chor: Jesu durch dein bitters Sterben (03:07)

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