Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw - Loben den Herrn

In 1983, the Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw was founded by Hans-Jörg Kalmbach. The name 'Aurelius' was choosen in remembrance of the first patron of the Hirsau monastery, which over the centuries inspired cultural and spiritual life in Western Europe. Spiritual and contemporary choir music is sung by the Aurelius Sängerknaben. In 2001 Johannes Sorg became the new director of music, continuing the educational and choir tradition as established in the early years. In 2002 he and his Aurelius Sängerknaben received the honour of the Bruno-Frey-Preis and he achieved first prize at the "German Choir Contest" at Osnabrück with his men's ensemble. Today the boy choir has an excellent reputation far beyond the borders of Germany.

An intensive education of solo parts is an essential part of their education. Since 1987 the boys have sung solo parts on national and international stages and operas, predominantly the part of the "three boys" in W. A. Mozarts "The magic flute". Important engagements were, among others, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, the opera at Frankfurt, the Württembergische Staatstheater Stuttgart, the opera at Bonn, the Nationaltheater Mannheim and the Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe. Furthermore the solists of the Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw were engaged at the Ludwigsburger Festspielen, the Mozartfesten Würzburg as well as at the operas of Strassbourg, Nice and Toulouse, Lisbon, Madrid, Edinburgh and Graz. Top solo parts were covered by solists of the Aurelius Sängerknaben in operas (i.e. in Brittens "Turn of the Screw" and "A Midsummernight's Dream", Weills "Ja-Sager") and in concerts (i.e. Händels "Messiah", Mendelssohns "Elias", Eötvös "Altlantis").

The cooperation with famous conductors and orchestras became more important over the last decade. The Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw performed among others with the Wiener Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado, with the Bamberger Symphony under Herbert Blomstedt. Successful performances were also achieved with the orchestra of the Ludwigsburger Festspiele under Wolfgang Gönnenwein, the SWR-Sinfonie-Orchester Baden-Baden/Freiburg under the lead of Michael Gielen as well as with the Chicago-Symphonie-Orchestra under Pierre Boulez.

'Loben den Herrn', Philipp Heinrich Erlebach.

Treble: Raphael Joos; alto: Ralf Popken; tenor: Knut Schoch; bass: Jelle Draijer

A key figure in late seventeenth century German music, composer Philipp Heinrich Erlebach nonetheless has gained recognition very slowly for his considerable role in the middle Baroque. Born in the East Friesland town of Esens, Erlebach was a citizen of East Friesland when it was a free duchy, and would have come of age in an atmosphere heavily impacted by Franco-Flemish culture. It was in the service of the Friesian Court that Erlebach first made his name as a musician, and based on his exceptional abilities Erlebach's services were loaned out to the court of Albrecht Anton von Schwarzberg-Rudolstadt, Count of the larger principality of Thuringia, starting in 1678. In 1681, Erlebach was named to the post of Kapellmeister to the Thuringian Court, a position he held until his death 33 years later. In this time, Erlebach built a reputation as one of the great composers in Central Germany, and enjoyed connections to the courts in Nuremburg, Mühlhausen (where the young Johann Sebastian Bach was employed from 1707-08) and at Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Count Albrecht Anton's successor, Prince Ludwig Friedrich I, thought enough of Erlebach's music to purchase his manuscript collection from Erlebach's widow after the composer's death in 1714. Unfortunately, a fire in 1735 wiped out this entire legacy, and posterity is dependent upon published editions, manuscript copies and a single holograph in Erlebach's own hand to account for his talents.


Philipp Heinrich Erlebach a été actif, de 1679 jusqu'à sa mort en 1714, à la cour des comtes de Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, sise dans la capitale thuringienne de Rudolstadt.

D'abord musicien et valet de chambre du comte, il devient en 1681 "Kapelldirector" puis "Kapellmeister".

Son oeuvre est mal connue, à cause d'un incendie survenu en 1735 au château des comtes de Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt qui détruisit la collection des partitions d'Erlebach, que la cour avait acquise auprès de sa veuve après sa mort.

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[tritonusgesang]

Fantastique cet enregistrement! - Compliment!

[treblechoir99]

@tritonusgesang Merci, très apprécié.

[2urchins]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece. I very much appreciate the extensive history, it adds much to the enjoyment.

[treblechoir99]

Yes very important for me this info. Very appreciat for your comment, thank you.

[milchi27]

The treble on this recording isn´t Kai Podack. There are 2 trebles are on the LP, and this recording/tune is sung by Raphael Joos.

[treblechoir99]

Precisely, yes I see for this part with Raphael. Thank you, appreciat.

[MATTDUNCAN1]

thank you...you have just made my day !!!

[HARMONICO101]

Very beautiful.

[milchi27]

even though it´s possible to hear him ( K.P. ) in the "choire" parts (treble)

[titussenlair]

Oui ! un auteur qui mériterait une meilleure reconnaissance ( ou simplement connaissance) . Il est dommage qu'un simple incendie nous prive du reste de son oeuvre... comme quoi il faut toujours multiplier les "copies"...surtout dans une époque où le support informatique est encore plus "fragile". Merci pour ce partage !