Christoph Graupner

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Memorial plaque on the house where he was born in Kirchberg

Christoph Graupner (born January 13 . Jul / 23. January  1683 greg. In Kirchberg ; † 10. May 1760 in Darmstadt ) was a German composer and harpsichordist .

Life

Autograph of Graupner's cantata We don't have to fight with flesh and blood

Christoph Graupner received his first music lessons from his uncle, the organist Nicolaus Küster (1670–1700). He followed this to Reichenbach in Vogtland . In Leipzig he attended the Thomas School and studied law and then music with the Thomaskantor Johann Schelle and under his successor Johann Kuhnau . In 1705 he went as a harpsichordist to the Hamburg Opera Orchestra , which was directed by Reinhard Keizer . During this time he composed several operas that were enthusiastically received by the audience.

The Landgrave Ernst Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt heard his work and offered him a job in 1709 at his court at. As early as 1711 he was promoted to court conductor . In that year he married the pastor's daughter Elisabeth Eckardt. In 1722, on Telemann's recommendation, he applied for the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, which he had already rejected . At the behest of his master, he had to refuse the appointment as successor to Johann Kuhnau, but improving his already high earnings. So Johann Sebastian Bach was able to get the job. Graupner stayed at the landgrave's court until his death. In the course of time he brought a number of musicians to Darmstadt whom he knew from his time as a Leipzig student: Gottfried Grünewald , his later successor, Johann Samuel Endler, and the chamber musicus Michael Boehm.

Graupner's extensive, almost completely preserved work is for the most part in the Darmstadt University and State Library . Much of it is still unpublished. In many cases the sovereigns considered the works of their composers to be their personal property, and the compositions were destroyed in the rapid change in fashion trends. Graupner's family resisted this approach and initiated a process that was decided in favor of the family almost 80 years after Graupner's death. The preservation of this extensive work is thanks to this fact and the relocation of the holdings during the Second World War.

Rediscovery

After Graupner was little known for a long time, the new discovery began at the beginning of the 20th century with Wilibald Nagel's study of Graupner's symphonies. In the 1920s, Friedrich Noack published his research on Graupner's cantatas. Bärenreiter published several symphonies in the 1950s.

Works

Up until 1719 he wrote several operas, but then also created a wealth of church and instrumental music. In 1754 he had to stop composing because he became completely blind. He created around 2000 works: 1418 church cantatas (most of which are still awaiting revival) 24 secular cantatas, 113 symphonies , 44 solo concerts for one to four instruments, 80 orchestral suites, 36 chamber sonatas, about 30 piano suites and at least eight operas.

Operas

title shape premiere libretto Remarks
Dido, Queen of Carthage Singspiel in three acts 1707 in Hamburg , Oper am Gänsemarkt Heinrich Hinsch
Bellerophon. Or: The wagon star transformed into the Prussian crown Operetta November 28, 1708 in Hamburg for the wedding of Frederick I of Prussia with Sophie Luise Barthold Feind after Thomas Corneille , Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle and Nicolas Boileau Lost music
L'Amore Ammalato. The sick love, or: Antiochus and Stratonica Musical drama 1708 in Hamburg Barthold Feind after Luca Assarini , Thomas Corneille and Talander
Il Fido Amico, or: The faithful friend Hercules and Theseus Singspiel 1708 in Hamburg Breymann Lost music
The case of the great judge in Israel Samson, or: The cooled love revenge of Debora November 1709 in Hamburg Barthold enemy Lost music
Berenice and Lucilla, or The virtuous loving March 4, 1710 in Darmstadt Osiander after Aurelio Aureli
Telemachus February 16, 1711 in Darmstadt Lost music
La costanza vince l'inganno Pastoral in three acts 1715 in Darmstadt, revised there again in 1719 The overture and ballet music are by Ernst Ludwig, Landgrave of Hessen Darmstadt
Divertissement 1717 in Darmstadt Georg Christian Lehms Ms. in D-DS
Adone Pastoral 1719 in Darmstadt Christian Heinrich Postel Authorship doubtful

Cantatas (selection)

  • Life was the light of people. GWV 1107/45. Solo tenor, strings and bc
  • Shout out, daughter of Jerusalem. GWV 1101/24. Solos (STB), choir, strings, bc
  • The light of life comes on. GWV 1107/44. Solo soprano, trumpet, violin, strings and bc
  • The righteous must have light. GWV 1128/37. Solos, choir 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 flutes, 2 chalumeau, strings and bc
  • Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel. GWV 1171/48. Solos, choir, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, strings and bc
  • Heavenly sun - bliss of soul. GWV 1112/21. Solos, choir, strings and bc
  • Alleluia! For almighty God has taken over the kingdom. GWV 1126/31. Solos, choir, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, bc
  • Open up, be light. GWV 1111/16. Solos, choir, strings and bc
  • Shout out heavens, rejoice, earth. GWV 1105/53. Solos (STB), choir, 2 horns, timpani (4), bassoon, strings and bc
  • Not us, sir. GWV 1153/23. Solos, choir, strings and bc
  • Frightened Zion be delighted. GWV 1128/24. Solos, choir, 2 trumpets, timpani, violetta or bassoon, strings and bc

Instrumental music (selection)

  • Concerto in G major GWV 333, flute d'amore, oboe d'amore and viola d'amore
  • Concerto in B flat major GWV 343, viola d'amore, chalumeau and oboe
  • Overture in F major GWV 450, transverse flute, viola d'amore and chalumeau

Piano music (harpsichord, spinet, clavichord)

  • Monthly piano fruits (1722) , 12 suites, one for each month.
  • At least 17 other handwritten suites (see editions of the works).

Modern performances

In January 2018, during the Kirchheim concert winter , five Graupner cantatas were performed again for the first time and broadcast by Deutschlandfunk Kultur in a radio broadcast across Germany, including the dialogue cantata “Sweet end of all pain” GWV 1166/20. In September 2018 the concert recording was released on CD on the cpo label .

Others

The district of Zwickau awards a Christoph Graupner art prize for painting and graphics every two years and every five years as an honorary prize with a changing competition.

literature

Work editions

  • Monthly piano fruits (1722). Facsimile. JM Fuzeau, Courlay 2003.
  • 17 Suites pour Clavecin (manuscrit inédit). JM Fuzeau, Courlay 1993.

Recordings (selection)

  • Solo and dialogue cantatas: Jesus is and remains my life GWV 1107/12; God died for us GWV 1152/16; Behold, blessed is the man whom God punishes GWV 1162/09; This time is a game of vanity GWV 1165/09; Sweet end to all pain GWV 1166/20. With Marie-Luise Werneburg (soprano), Dominik Wörner (bass), Kirchheimer BachConsort under the direction of Rudolf Lutz . cpo , 2018
  • Epiphany cantatas: What God does is well done, he is my light, GWV 1114/43; Awake, you Heyden, GWV 1111/34; The waves in the sea are great, GWV 1115/35; What God does is well done, his will remains just, GWV 1114/30; God the Lord is sun and shield, GWV 1114/54. With Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Kai Wessel (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Dominik Wörner (bass), Kirchheimer BachConsort under the direction of Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch . cpo, 2017.
  • Concerto GWV 306 for chalumeau, bassoon, cello, 2 violins, viola, harpsichord; Entrata per la Musica di Tavola GWV 468 for 2 violins, viola, harpsichord; Concerto GWV 302 for oboe d'amore, 2 violins, viola, harpsichord; Concerto GWV 337 for violin solo, 2 violins, viola, harpsichord; Concerto GWV 301 for bassoon, 2 violins, viola, harpsichord. Accademia Daniel, Shalev Ad-El . cpo 2010.
  • Fear and misery GWV, 1114/11; Fear and Fear, GWV 1102 / 11b; I remain faithful to God, GWV 1106/19; Oh God and Lord, GWV 1144/11; Tombeau from the overture in C minor GWV 413. Miriam Feuersinger (soprano), Capricornus Consort Basel under the direction of Peter Barczi . Christophorus, 2012.

Web links

Commons : Christoph Graupner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deutschlandfunk, February 2018 program, p. 6
  2. ^ Andrew D. McCredie:  Graupner, Christoph. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  3. ↑ Preface to the libretto L'Amore ammalato .
  4. ^ Program from Deutschlandfunk Kultur on February 4, 2018, accessed on February 4, 2018
  5. ↑ Christoph Graupner: Solo & Dialog Cantatas , accessed on November 1, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Graupner, Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graupner, Johann Christoph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and harpsichordist
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1683
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirchberg
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1760
Place of death Darmstadt