GEORG ÖSTERREICH (1664-1735): Sie ist fest gegründet, Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, Dixit Dominus Domino meo, Der Gerechten Seelen sind in Gottes Hand, Und Jesus ging aus von dannen.

Description: Founder of the library at the court of Gottorf which is our greatest source for baroque music between Buxtehude and Bach, Österreich was also a kapellmeister, gifted tenor and composer. These cantatas and psalm settings often have a demanding tenor part. Almost free of counterpoint, the main goal seems to be effect, often achieved by harmonic means radical for their time. Latin, German-English texts. Ulrike Hofbauer, Marie Luise Werneburg (sopranos), David Erler (alto), Hans Jörg Mammel (tenor), Harry van der Kamp (bass), Weser-Renaissance; Manfred Cordes.