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Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel~~~~602~1657~~

Blurb~Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690-1749) was court composer at Gotha from 1719 until his death. Renowned during his lifetime as an opera composer, most of Stölzel's surviving oeuvre was written for the court church.~~~602~1605~~

Drei sind, die da zeugen~This cantata for Trinity Sunday opens with a fine chorus. The following sequence of recitatives and arias (and another Soprano / Alto duet) is typical of the tuneful Stölzel - this is lovely music! To see the opening of the Bass aria, click here >>>~~Six scores and parts|STO019.2|Score|STO019.1|Extra Violin 1 part|STO019.6|Extra Violin 2 part|STO019.7|Extra Viola part|STO019.8|Extra Basso part|STO019.9|~602~3138~Stölzel, cantata, Trinity Sunday, german, baroque~

Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe~A cantata for Christmas night that works equally with choir and solo voices. The instruments include oboe d'amore, although the part almost fits the standard oboe and an alternative part is included in the set, and a modest part for solo violin in one aria. The arias are for Soprano and Tenor.~~Six scores and parts|STO001.2|Score|STO001.1|Extra Violin 1 part|STO001.6|Extra Violin 2 part|STO001.7|Extra Viola part|STO001.8|Extra Bass part|STO001.9|~602~313~Stoelzel, soprano, tenor, oboe d%27amore, violin~

Gehet hin, und lehret alle Völker~This fine cantata for Trinity Sunday is among the first to use the oboe d'amore. Each of the four voices has a solo (although strictly speaking, the Soprano and Alto share a duet!). Click here to see the opening >>>~~Six scores and parts|STO018.2|Score|STO018.1|Extra Violin 1 part|STO018.6|Extra Violin 2 part|STO018.7|Extra Viola part|STO018.8|Extra Basso part|STO018.9|~602~3137~Stölzel, cantata, Trinity Sunday, german, baroque~

Herr, tue meine Lippen auf~This cantata was written for the Feast of St John the Baptist ((24th June) and is scored for SATB, two trumpets, strings and continuo. The five movements are: Chorus, Duet (Soprano and Tenor), Recitative and Aria (Bass with instruments) and Chorale.

Click here to see the opening. (PDF file, 32kb)~~Six scores and parts|STO017.2|Score|STO017.1|Extra Violin 1 part|STO017.6|Extra Violin 2 part|STO017.7|Extra Viola part|STO017.8|Extra Bass part|STO017.9|~602~3198~John the Baptist~

Kundlich gross~This charming Christmas cantata features a solo oboe and obbligato organ. The five movements are quite short (a typical feature of Stölzel's music), but each has am attractive feature - the soprano aria with two obbligato instruments is delightful, and the striking alto aria with just upper strings no less so.

To see the opening of the piece, click here.~~Six scores and parts|STO006.2|Score|STO006.1|~602~2213~Stoelzel, tenor, alto, satb, soprano, tenor, bass, oboe, string, organ obbligato~

Liebster Jesu, deine Liebe~This is the only known cantata by Stölzel for solo voice with instruments (violin, viola and continuo). Its tuneful arias are typical of his style and make this a particularly attractive work for Alto and strings.

Click here to see the opening. (PDF file, 42kb)~~Two scores and parts|STO016.2|Score|STO016.1|~602~3199~alto~

Sind wir denn Kinder~This cantata was performed in the court chapel at Gotha during the Christmas festivities of 1720, and sets a text that J. S. Bach adapted for Leipzig some years later. With arias for Soprano and Bass, it complements another cantata (in preparation) for the same day in which the soloists are the Tenor and the Alto.

Click here to see the first page of the score.
~~Six scores and parts|STO004.2|Score|STO004.1|~602~806~Stoelzel, tenor, alto, satb, soprano, tenor, bass, oboe d%27amore, string, bass viol~

Ich will beständig stets an Jesu hangen~~~~602~4381~~

Sind wir aber mit Christo gestorben~~~~602~3689~~

Dieser Jesus, welcher fur euch aufgenommen ist~~~~602~4056~~

Mass in A minor~This Missa brevis (Kyrie and Gloria only) is scored for SATB (possibly just soloists originally, but the piece will work well with a small choir), two oboes d'amore, strings (including viola da gamba for one aria section) and continuo.

Stölzel writes beautifully tuneful arias and skilfully crafted contrapuntal choruses, and this short mass (lasting around 12 minutes) is typical of his church music.

The performing set includes two full scores, four vocal scores and all the necessary instrumental parts.

Click here to see the first page of the score.~~Performing set|STO007.2|Score|STO007.1|Vocal score|STO007.X|Extra Violin 1 part|STO007.6|Extra Violin 2 part|STO007.7|Extra Viola part|STO007.8|Extra Bass part|STO007.9|~602~2853~mass, missa brevis, oboe d%27amore, viola da gamba, gamba, gotha, stoelzel, stölzel~

Mass in E flat~This Missa brevis also features unusual solo instruments, in this case a trumpet in E flat (which means it would be an ideal partner piece for Bach's "Christmas" Magnificat!) and obbligato organ. As usual, the piece is a tapestry of solos and choruses, with strong harmonic passages and exciting (but never too complex!) fugues.

The performing set includes two full scores, four vocal scores and all the necessary instrumental parts.

Click here to see the opening. (PDF file, 27kb)~~Performing set|STO020.2|Score|STO020.1|Vocal Score|STO020.6|Extra Violin 1 part|STO020.8|Extra Violin 2 part|STO020.9|Extra Viola part|STO020.X|Extra Bass part|!1797|~602~3274~mass, missa brevis, trumpet, organ, obbligato, gotha, stoelzel, stölzel~

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Blurb~While his church music becomes more popular (mainly thanks to the wonderful recordings made by Ludger Rémy for cpo), Stölzel's instrumental output remains little-known - it's time that changed!~~~602~2981~~

Sonata in A~The first of two trio sonatas for flutes, this delightful four-movement work is, perhaps, more rococo than baroque.>>>~~Score and parts|STO008.2|Score|STO008.1|~602~2975~flutes, trio sonata~

Sonata in D~The two flutes are well balanced in this three-movement sonata. The central Siciliana is just lovely. >>>~~Score and parts|STO009.2|Score|STO009.1|~602~2976~flutes, trio sonata~

Concerto in E minor~Unusually, Stölzel opts for three-part string accompaniment (unison violins and viola above the continuo line). There are three movements. >>>~~Score and parts|STO010.2|Score|STO010.1|Extra violin part|STO010.6|Extra viola part|STO010.7|Extra bass part|STO010.8|~602~2977~concerto, solo flute~

Concerto in B minor~Using the same orchestra, the composer now adds either a second flute or an oboe to the concertino - a fine three-movement work. >>>~~Score and parts|STO011.2|Score|STO011.1|Extra violin part|STO011.6|Extra viola part|STO011.7|Extra bass part|STO011.8|~602~2978~solo flute, solo oboe, concerto~

Sonata in E minor~The first of two trios from the Uppsala set for flute, violin and continuo, this piece has three movements. >>>~~Score and parts|STO012.2|Score|STO012.1|~602~2979~flute, violin, trio sonata~

Sonata in G~The central Lento of this trio is full of crunchy suspensions. >>>~~Score and parts|STO013.2|Score|STO013.1|~602~2980~flute, violin, trio sonata~

Introduzzione in D (Orchestra)~~~~602~3597~~

Sonata in F (Two violins and continuo)~~~~602~3602~~

Quadro in G~~~~602~4596~~