Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Concerti 1748-59 | Various Solo Instruments, Strings and Basso Continuo
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
- Hertel's detailed biography: recordaredomine.com/hertel
"As he approached his native Eisenach, and his eyes fell upon the Wartburg, his heart filled to overflowing with the tenderest of emotions; and it was with genuine rapture, that he at last greeted the hills and dales where, as a stripling with the blissful sentiments of youth, he had so often witnessed the errant flocks climbing in harmonious tintinnabulation; and where, in the company of his playmates, his soul, in its full innocence, was infused with freedom and merriment, in a fullness never to return."
This is how Johann Wilhelm Hertel, writing 30 years later in his autobiography (referring to yourself in the third person), recalled the spring of 1753. This was quite obviously the Age of Sentiment, and nothing could better characterise this age than his own concertos written at that time, shown in this video.
Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727-1789), one of the substantial number of composers of the pre-classical generation, played a major role during the transitional era frequently referred to as the “late Baroque”, was a fascinating character whose acquaintances ranged from C.P.E. Bach and Telemann, to Voltaire and Gotthold Lessing. Although Hertel is not a widely known figure (in English speaking world only), he was highly regarded by his contemporaries, both as a keyboard player and as a composer.
Ernst Ludwig Gerber, in his Historische Biographische Lexicon der Tonkunstler, called him a virtuoso of the keyboard and placed him among the best German composers of the third quarter of the eighteenth century, a link between the baroque and classical periods. This was the period marked by cultural changes and the coexistence of different trends, that should be measured not only by the importance given it in its own time, but also by its ability to reveal transitional stages in structural and stylistic changes.
Concertos in this video are very virtuosic and undoubtfully they were written for Hertel's musician-friends:
Concerto No.5 for Oboe, in g minor
00:00:00 I Allegro - No.5
00:06:55 II Arioso con affetto - No.5
00:11:08 III Presto - No.5
Concerto for Violin, in d minor
00:16:01 I Allegro e spiccato - Violin
00:22:13 II Andante e piano - Violin
00:26:54 III Presto - Violin
Concerto for Oboe, in g minor
00:32:57 I Allegro - Oboe
00:41:30 II Largo - Oboe
00:47:07 III Allegro - Oboe
Concerto for Bassoon, in a minor
00:53:42 I Allegro con spirito - Bassoon
00:59:53 II Grave - Bassoon
01:07:16 III Allegro di molto - Bassoon
Concerto for Cello, in a minor
01:11:42 I Allegro con spirito - Cello
01:19:08 II Adagio poco andante - Cello
01:24:39 III Allegro - Cello
At the age of seventeen, Hertel was hired as violinist and harpsichordist for the court chapel of Mecklenburg-Strelitz house. Thanks to the frequent journeys with his father the famous viola da gamba and violin virtuoso and composer J. Christian Hertel, he became acquainted with the lively cultural life and exciting atmosphere at the court of Berlin. There he began to appreciate the instrumental music of C.P.E. Bach, and the numerous vocal talents from Italy with their unforgettable performances of works by Jommelli, Pergolesi, and Porpora, composers who were very much in fashion at the German courts.
The years of residence in Neustrelitz, were certainly the most important for the development of his compositional style: he was so greatly influenced by the sensitive and gallant style of the Italian composers, that he deeply internalized their characteristics and specific features. First four concertos in this video were composed during this period and Hertel was about twenty one years old.
The last concerto in this video (for cello) was composed by Hertel in 1759 during economic difficulties and the Seven Years’ War, while being appointed as Court Chapel Composer in Schwerin. After changing positions as Organist and than as a Court Chapel Composer in the service of Princess Ulrike Sophie, in 1770 she promoted him to privy councillor, which gave him the freedom to pursue his activities as composer, music theorist, and music critic until the end of his life.
Hertel’s Concertos displays the typical sequence of fast-slow-fast movements borrowed from the Baroque solo concerto in Italian style. The a ritornello structure employed, which is characterized by the alternation between the orchestra and the soloist, spread to German-speaking regions via Antonio Vivaldi’s works and enjoyed great popularity, in the cultural atmosphere of Berlin and Dresden. His musical language displays traits of the gallant style, which was influenced by J. J. Quantz’s vast oeuvre for flute, and has the expressive power of C.P.E. Bach’s sensitive instrumental pieces.
Српски: • Јохан Вилхелм Хертел: ...
Русский: • Иоганн Вильгельм Герте...
Since there were no recording mechanisms back in those days and rare orchestral concerts outside of royal courts, I imagine these beautiful works were not performed in the general public sphere more than five or six times in a decade. Now, thanks to God and man's ingenuity, we can hear them as often as we want.
Really!
they definitely had concertos and operata's very often in opera theatres. Not all composers were court composers that performed once every few months to a monarch and clergy. Even court composers like Salieri and Bach performed very frequently and even toured Europe giving concerts. Imagine hearing the most beautiful concerto you have heard in your life only to slowly forget the melody in a few weeks and be frustrated for the rest of your life that you forgot such a beautiful song.
@Fermati Chebellosei I still live like that and have my Couperin, Lully and Rameau played by court musicians exclusively in my private palace
Совершенно согласен с Вами.
@@fermatichebellosei1595 Maybe "95 percent is definitely missing" for YOU, but not for the 86 other people who took the time on Comment on this marvelous music and its (sadly) overlooked composer.
Never heard from this componist before, but now I am so happy with this music, thank you so much.
WOW
I've been listening to classical for 25 years and never heard of Hertel until now.
Thank you for bringing this phenomenal music into my life.
The concerto for violin is exquisite
Me the same!
Gut komponiert, sehr ansprechende Interpretation. Hertel ist eine Neuentdeckung für mich.
HERTEL - What a pleasant surprise!
Это замечательно!👏👏 Гобой и фагот звучат божественно. Наслаждалась.
You are absolutely right! So wonderful!
Never heard of Hertel before, but this music is very good! Thank you so much, Recordare Domine A415!
Thanks for listening
Beautiful music and a wonderful performance. I had not known of this composer before, but I love his music now. Thanks for sharing this!
One of the more underrated composers.
These are genuinely some of the most enjoyable concerti of the era. Thank you.
Tränen der Dankbarkeit ! Gottes Liebe und Weisheit vereint und stärkt ! AMEN !
Amen! GrÜsse aus Brasilien.
Johann Wilhelm Hertel, nació en la tierra de Bach, Eisenach. Estudió con Franz Benda y fue maestro de Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch ; hijo de uno de mis adorados , el gran Johann Friedrich Fasch . Demasiado bello ! Gracias por compartir esta belleza ! Desde Chile un abrazo ❤🌺
MEugenia RL -- ......Bravo, Maestro....y con abrazos desde Acapulco!
RUclips me ha hecho conocer, hace pocos días, a este compositor. Tantos años de oír música barroca y lo ignoraba! Muchas gfracias por tu comentario. El Universo de la Música es como el astronómico: ¡INAGOTABLE!
@@ulisesiniguezmendoza4445 , así es , la música barroca es inagotable , única , eterna , es parte medular de mi vida . Saludos desde Chile ! 🇨🇱🌺
Gracias por informar. Estoy justo conociendo estos tantos compositores olvidados maravillosos. Desde Brasil otro abrazo.
The best music never dies...
Beautiful channel....will hear all your music...in time... thanks
Thanks for listening
Прелесть! Какая чудная музыка! Гендель тяжеловат; а это -- само изящество! Браво! :)
This is the first time that i am listening to hertel and i am very impressed of his music. He is definitely a giant composer. It was really so dynamic and energetic music. Thanks for uploading.
Same here, thank you 🙂
Herrlich was es alles gab, als wir Belgier noch zum HRR gehörten.
Comme la première lumière du crépuscule, cette œuvre sonore ouvre les yeux à de vieilles promesses et à toutes les anomalies bienfaisantes de la nature. Evocatrices de pouvoirs au-delà de l'observation, ces pièces tirent les ficelles du cœur, attirent les nostalgies et réveillent les tourbillons, les vies écorchés et la torpeur des veilleurs tourmentés 🌺🕊
Thank you so much for this beautiful music and the wealth of information provided about the composer! Regards and greetings from Argentina!
all these brilliant little heard of composers and wonderful music surfacing.
Masterfully written. Thank you "Recordare Domine A415" for this concertis.
That's why this channel is in my favorite links.
When I listen to these music,
comfort surges up within me
strange comment
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Thankyou
Many men, many minds
From A corner of Tokyo
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My grateful thanks for introducing me to a Composer I am not familiar with. What a Revelation indeed. Outstandingly beautiful Music
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to touch such beautiful music!!
*hear* not touch
His Music is Touching though.@@mrb8993
This sounds wonderful!!
Merivigliosa!
Великолепно!
Fantastic.
Thank you!
🌻 Thank you! 🌻
Excelente……👏👏👏👏👏
Awesome concert! Beautiful music! Thanks for sharing! Have a great day
Great taste Molly!!! thank you for sharing it!
Wonderful, bold cocertos! Magnific execution!
congratulation to the interprets - playing so beautifully!
This wonderful performance promotes spiritual uplift and awakening, and activates the human soul
Gracias💙
Je ne connaissais pas ce compositeur. J'adore, super...un grand !
me either!! moi non plus!
Je peu dire le meme.
Maravilloso 🎶🎶😌
All in minor mode. Thank you!
아름답습니다 😊
gracias por compartir este CD Musica siempre refrescante
loved it!
J' adore cest sublime ❤
Heavenly music and performance. Outstanding in it's quality. Bravo.
A triumph!
beeeeaaaauuutiful sound 🔥👌🙏🔥👍❤️❤️🔥👌👌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Grreat .!!!!!!!!!
Это прямо скажем о***льно ❤
Amazing ❤🎻💚🎵💙 I love Italian music
That's not italian music. Is german.
👏🏿👊🏿🎤🇲🇽
Hertel is outstanding and sui generis
.when I check for unknown's I go for adagio, hey there is a Grave in a bassoon concerto, niice!!
Thanks a lot for making us able to discover Hertel's concerti! I am listening to them in a loop, because I enjoy them very much. Could you, please, mention from which castle's park are these nice four Muses' statues (of the picture) coming?
These nice four ladies are from the Zwinger Castle`s `Nymphenbad` in Dresden, Germany. The Nymphenbad is a fountain and pavilion complex within Zwinger. This fountain is of a beautiful late Baroque design and could easily mistaken for Rococo such is the richness of the sculptural ensemble decorating the fountain, not to mention the intricate design of the waterfall feature. The fountain sits in what would originally have been a private area of the palace in a pavilion which contains many classical inspire Baroque sculptures to compliment the ones already on the fountain. Built by architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann during period 1710-28 for Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony.
@@RecordareDomineA415 Very interesting details! Thanks!
Je ne connaissais pas ce compositeur. C'est charmant.
harika
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These shapes are very beautiful..are they italian?
Details from the Zwinger Castle`s `Nymphenbad` in Dresden, Germany. The Nymphenbad is a fountain and pavilion complex within Zwinger. This fountain is of a beautiful late Baroque design and could easily mistaken for Rococo such is the richness of the sculptural ensemble decorating the fountain, not to mention the intricate design of the waterfall feature. The fountain sits in what would originally have been a private area of the palace in a pavilion which contains many classical inspire Baroque sculptures to compliment the ones already on the fountain. Built by architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann during period 1710-28 for Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony.
(Greek-style) neoclassicism.
@@RecordareDomineA415 Thank very much for these informations.
@@robertoschmidlin7318 'for this information.' ('Information' is never plural in English.)
53:42 ❤️
غذاء الروح
Original instruments?
Certainly not
What is the picture of the album cover?
Details from the Zwinger Castle`s `Nymphenbad` in Dresden, Germany. The Nymphenbad is a fountain and pavilion complex within Zwinger. This fountain is of a beautiful late Baroque design and could easily mistaken for Rococo such is the richness of the sculptural ensemble decorating the fountain, not to mention the intricate design of the waterfall feature. The fountain sits in what would originally have been a private area of the palace in a pavilion which contains many classical inspire Baroque sculptures to compliment the ones already on the fountain. Built by architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann during period 1710-28 for Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony.
Does anyone know Hertel’s life dates? Stylistically, the music sounds something like that of J.S. Bach’s son, Carl Philipp Emanuel.
recordaredomine.com/hertel