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Johann Kuhnau (1670-1722), Bach's eternal 'predecessor' as Leipzig's Thomaskantor, has only been rediscovered in recent years and his true greatness has not yet been truly recognised. He was highly respected by his contemporaries, however, and not just as a musician he had a doctorate, worked as a lawyer, wrote satirical novels - a polymath... His musical oeuvre must have been extensive, much of it is lost. It is therefore all the more pleasing that his magnificent Christmas cantata InchFrohlocket, ihr Volker, und jauchzet, ihr HeidenInch ['Rejoice, ye nations, and shout for joy, ye heathen'] has been preserved. It opens the programme on this CD and, with it's instrumentation and duration of over 25 minutes, surpasses many a great cantata by his famous successor. The quality of his work is also evident in his second cantata InchUns ist ein Kind geborenInch ['A child has been born to us'] it was long regarded as a work by Johann Sebastian Bach! Peter Gortner with the chamber choir of the Christuskirche Karlsruhe and the orchestra L'arpa festante complements these two Kuhnau cantatas with well-known movements by Michael Praetorius and Johannes Eccard to create a festive Christmas CD. Album Tracks 1. Frohlocket, Ihr Völker, Und Jauchzet, Ihr Heiden, Kantate Zum Ersten Weihnachtstag FÜR Soli & Chor, 3 Trompeten, Pauken, Streicher & B.C.-Coro Frohlocket, Ihr Völker, Und Jauchzet, Ihr Heiden 2. Frohlocket, Ihr Völker, Und Jauchzet, Ihr Heiden, Kantate Zum Ersten Weihnachtstag FÜR Soli & Chor, 3 Trompeten, Pauken, Streicher & B.C.-Recitativo Halleluja, Der Heiden Trost Ist Nunmehr Da 3. Frohlocket, Ihr Völker, Und Jauchzet, Ihr Heiden, Kantate Zum Ersten Weihnachtstag FÜR Soli & Chor, 3 Trompeten, Pauken, Streicher & B.C.-Aria Kleines Kind Und Großer Held 4. Frohlocket, Ihr Völker, Und Jauchzet, Ihr Heiden, Kantate Zum Ersten Weihnach
