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Graun, Carl Heinrich (1701-1759)

Graun CH

 

Kommt her und schaut, Passion  

Aria “Siehe, ich komme”     

Tenor, bass, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo,

Ortus Musikverlag, Band 14.

Facsimile in “Handel sources: materials for the study of Handel’s borrowing”

Ed John H Roberts, Garland Series, vol 5, 1986 pp 17-29.

CD Herman Max CPO 777452-2. CD1, track 4, A section only

http://www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=887998

 

Der Tod Jesu, Oratorio

Aria “Ein Gebeth um neue Stärke”,

Soprano, 2 flutes, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB8wqSMiaOg     

Chorale “Ihr Augen weint; Weinet nicht!”,

SATB, bass, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo.

Score on-line: http://imslp.org/wiki/Der_Tod_Jesu,_GraunWV_B:VII:2_%28Graun,_Karl_Heinrich%29       

Carus Verlag 10.379

Collegium Musicum, Yale University, 2nd series, vol V,

A-R Editions, Madison Wis. 1975, pp 39-51, 171-180.

CD Hyperion, Kuijken, CDA 67446 CD 1 track 7, CD 2 track 13

http://www.amazon.com/Carl-Heinrich-Graun-Tod-Jesu/dp/B0000E32VY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269775081&sr=1-5
 

Chiusi un dì ma con diletto, Cantata

Tenor, fagotto concertante, 2 oboes, strings, continuo

Aria 1 “Chiusi un di ma con diletto”

Aria  2 “Seli ceppi avvien ch’io franga”

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

D-B/Am.B 181 (4), film 33028, pp 28-44, RISM 452505085/9

 

Herr sey mir gnädig, Cantata

Aria “Entzünde dich in Andacht meine Seele” (Psalm 103)

Tenor, bassono, strings, continuo

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz D-B Mus. ms. 8158

Modern edition: Schwinger, Tobias “Die Kirchenkantaten der Brüder Graun in der

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin" Magister These, Mai 1997.

Musikabteilung, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, sig.Mus LS Tgr 1352, pp 29-38.

The same aria set in Bb for soprano, instead of D major, appears in

Johann Gottlieb Graun’s cantata “Wenn ich dich anrufe so erhöre mich”.

Otherwise, the two cantatas are quite different.

 

Passions-Pasticcio, Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt

Pasticcio with works of CH Graun, JS Bach, Altnikol, Telemann, Kuhnau 

Aria # 32, "Mich entseelt ein banger Schrecken" (attributed to CH Graun)

Tenor, bassono solo, strings, continuo.

This work also includes a recit/arioso attributed to JS Bach:

#20 Recit “So heb ich denn mein Auge sehnlich auf”  BWV 1088

Bass, fagotto 1, fagotto 2, continuo.

Both numbers are recorded in "Passions-Pasticcio", Rheinische Kantorei, Max

CDS 7 54244 2, CD 1 track 20, CD 2 track 8.

Both are published in the Passionskantate (Pasticcio)

“Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt”

Friedrich Hofmeister Verlag, Leipzig, pp 126-128, 166-170.

 

Polidorus, Opera 1728

Aria Nr. 4 “Tausend Zepter, tausend Kronen”

Bass, basson, strings (“Der basson spielet die Singstimme mit”)

Duet Nr. 44 Andromache, Deiphilus

Verse 1, soprano, flute: “Denke nicht geliebte Seele”

Verse 2, tenor, two bassons: “Streb ich nur um dich mein Leben”

1. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz

Mus. ms. D-B 8200 pp 13-18, 115-119 (microfilme 4605-1/4605-2)

RISM 452019194

2. Singakademie zu Berlin                     

D-Bsa /SA 1032 pp 11-14, 72-73 (microfiche 203/204)

RISM 469103200

 

Die in ihrer Unschuld siegende Sinilde (Sancio und Sinilde), Opera 1729

Aria Nr. 48 “Verfluchst du mich der Himmel nicht” bass, violin, bassono

Aria Nr. 50 “Drohet mir gleich ein feindlich Geschicke” bass, bassono, continuo

RISM 240005962 and 240005964

Collection of arias in Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin

RISM 240005916 (D-SWl/Mus.4716).

Each part is in a separate volume of about 40 bound aria parts.

The first aria is not listed in Sinilde in the Henzel Werkverzeichnis.

The bassono part of the second aria has extensive virtuoso

figurework in the style of Vivaldi. The parts of these arias are reproduced here

with generous permission from the Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin

 

Scipio Africanus, Opera 1732                                  

Aria Nr. 35 “Rächet euch” tenor (Syphax), bassons unis, continuo

Aria Nr. 78 “Es betrügt mich kein Glas Wein” Bass, (Zeffo), two bassons, ‘celli, basso

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz. Mus. ms.D-B 8205,

pp 86-91, 173-175 (microfilm 4606) RISM 452019197

 

Reference:

Graun Werkverzeichnis, Henzel C, Ortus Musikverlag, 2006.