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The Dew Gatherers

Playing its own arrangements and realisations of the songs and arias of Johann Philipp Krieger, the Cole, Heymink and Brewer trio (voice, harpsichord and bassoon) has created a ground-breaking recording. Krieger (1649–1725) is one of the important forerunners of Bach and Handel.

Janet Brewerharpsichord Amanda Colemezzo soprano Neil Heyminkbassoon
  • CatalogueMCD 565
  • Released1 Sep 2017
  • Playing time70 minutes 6 seconds

Listen & tracks

21 works · 70:06

  1. 1 An den wilden Aeolus Johann Philipp Krieger :54
  2. 2 An den Sonnengott Johann Philipp Krieger 2:19
  3. 3 Verliebtes Weinen & Lachen Johann Philipp Krieger 2:47
  4. 4 Die Geldheirat Johann Philipp Krieger 1:51
  5. 5 Der Brummbär Johann Philipp Krieger 1:19
  6. 6 Die Heißverliebte Johann Philipp Krieger 3:01
  7. 7 Coridon in Geldnöten Johann Philipp Krieger 2:35
  8. 8 Die schlimmen Männer Johann Philipp Krieger 1:38
  9. 9 Sommerfreuden Johann Philipp Krieger 3:37
  10. 10 Liebespein Johann Philipp Krieger 6:01
  11. 11 Ach, Pandrose Johann Philipp Krieger 1:34
  12. 12 Die holde Nacht Johann Philipp Krieger 3:39
  13. 13 Schmilz, hartes Herz! Johann Philipp Krieger 2:26
  14. 14 Im Dunkeln ist gut munkeln Johann Philipp Krieger 2:48
  15. 15 Jägerlust Johann Philipp Krieger :49
  16. 16 Ein Küßgen in Ehren Johann Philipp Krieger 1:43
  17. 17 An die Einsamkeit Johann Philipp Krieger 3:04
  18. 18 Behändigkeit ist keine Hexerei Johann Philipp Krieger 2:42
  19. 19 Du unglückseliger Morgenstern Johann Philipp Krieger 3:46
  20. 20 Die neue Bauernstube Johann Philipp Krieger :48
  21. 21 Aria con 24 variazioni in B Johann Philipp Krieger 20:45

Krieger wrote some of the most exquisite and reflective melodies, and his works offer a great variety of moods, tempi and textures. This innovative recording of Baroque music revisits history and brings it into the present, adopting also a kind of Biberesque approach (since Biber was Krieger’s exact contemporary and compatriot). You will consequently hear cows, bears, a sow and a hiccupping beer drinker among these tracks. Krieger’s songs are rarely heard and have been scantily recorded, yet they represent some of the jewels of Baroque vocal music.

Cole, Heymink and Brewer are a trio consisting of Amanda Cole (mezzo-soprano), Neil Heymink (bassoon) and Janet Brewer (harpsichord). Amanda Cole has performed to critical acclaim in Australia, New Zealand, Austria and Germany. Her recording of Portuguese Art Song (Ode Records) drew high praise from the Journal of Singing (USA) and the Camões Institute of Portugal. As an orchestral musician, Neil Heymink has performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Pops Orchestra, the Northern Rivers Symphony and Sinfonia of St Andrews. As a chamber musician and soloist, he performs frequently around the Sunshine Coast and is a member of Pacific Chamber Players. Janet Brewer holds two Master’s degrees from Griffith University, one in Music Studies and the other in Piano Performance and Research. She was nominated for an Australia Day award for her services to music. Janet plays a 2009 Blackman harpsichord after Ioannes Ruckers (ca. 1637).

In the artist’s words

The extant twenty-four arias by Krieger, twenty of which we include here, exist in a 1930 Nagels Verlag edition as works for voice with keyboard. The figured bass has been fully realised, presumably by the editor, Moser. The realisations are dense and busy. Our aim has been to give these songs a new life.

First, we stripped back the pieces to the vocal line and the figured bass. Our second intervention was to arrange parts for bassoon. This was principally undertaken by Amanda (voice) and Janet (harpsichord), with finishing touches added by Neil (bassoon) in rehearsal (a truly collaborative process). We also adopted a kind of Biberesque approach, not least because Biber is an exact contemporary of Krieger, as well as a fellow countryman. You will consequently hear a cow in Im Dunkeln, a bear and a sow in Der Brummbär and a hiccupping beer drinker in Die neue Bauernstube.

The operas from which the remnant arias spring are Cecrops (first performed in 1688), Flora, Ceres und Pomona, a masquerade (also first performed in 1688), Cephalus und Procris (1689) and Phöbus (1692). Very few details of plot or characters have survived. The first and last operas, Flora and Phoebus, revolve around the sun god, while Cecrops and Procris are related to dew, which explains the title of our CD.

— Amanda Cole

Artists

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Janet Brewer

harpsichord

Janet Brewer performs regularly in South East Queensland with Pacific Chamber Players (of which she is Artistic Director) and Arioso Chamber Ensemble, and recently made her debut with Camerata of St. John's.

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Amanda Cole

mezzo soprano

Amanda Cole is an Australian mezzo-soprano, composer and arranger. She has performed to critical acclaim in Australia, New Zealand, Austria and Germany.

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Neil Heymink

bassoon

Neil Heyming studied bassoon at the Queensland Conservatorium and in the Netherlands.

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Johann Philipp Krieger

composer

Johann Philipp Krieger (1649–1725) is one of the important forerunners of Bach and Handel. The oldest of twelve children, he is known by both given names so as to distinguish him from his brother Johann, also a composer of note. Krieger was trained in his native town of Nuremberg by teachers linked to important composers of the time, Froberger and Carissimi.

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Performers

Technical credits

  • Producer Amanda Cole
    Janet Brewer
    Tom Stiles
  • Editing Engineer Tom Stiles
  • Mastering Engineer Kathy Naunton
  • Venue Heliport Studios, Buderim

Details

List price
$25.00 AUD
Total playing time
70 minutes 6 seconds
Release date
Category
Classical
Genres
Baroque, Vocal & Opera
Musical work copyright
© 2017 Amanda Cole
Sound recording copyright
℗ 2017 Move Records
Catalogue
MCD 565
EAN
9314574056525

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