Category: Organ / Sacred Music , Recordings
SANCTA TRINITAS, the „Holy Trinity“ is a triple path to understand the infinity of God and the depth oft he universe and it is a wonderful theological metaphor: in a archetypical sense it is the profound structure of many others religions as well as of the modern quantum physics. Open mindes you should read the Holy Trinity as I: The Creator and the Origin, II: The Love, III: The World Spirit and the etheric power.
Movements: Part 1: WE ALL BELIEVE IN ONE TRUE GOD
1. Introduction: WE ALL BELIEVE (Martin Luther) 2:39
2. Jubilus: WE ALL BELIEVE (Martin Luther) 3:35
3. HE BOTH SOUL AND BODY FEEDETH (Martin Luther) 4:36
4. Exclamatio: GREAT IS OUR LORD (Johannes Kepler) 1:30
5. PRAISE HIM, SUN, MOON, AND PLANETS (Johannes Kepler) 4:24
6. FROM ETERNITY TO ETERNITY (Johannes Kepler) 4:15
Part 2: JESUS CHRISTUS - HUMAN BEING & BROTHER
1. Prologue for orchestra
2. Conduktus: WE ALL BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST (M. Luther) 4:38
3. CRUCIFIXION according to Marcus Gospel 1:03
4. MY GOD! WHY DID YOU FORSAKE ME? (Marcus Gospel) 2:37
5. TENEBRAE for orchestra and violin solo 2:11
6. RECONCILIATION OUT OF THE DARKNESS (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) 5:25
7. Epilogue: QUESTIONING LIGHT for orchestra and violin solo 2:35
Part 3: SPIRITUS SANCTUS: DOVE - WATER - FIRESTORM
1. WE ALL CONFESS THE HOLY GHOST (M. Luther) 6:41
2. Interludium I: THE DOVE for orchestra 3:49
3. SPIRITUS SANCTUS MOVENS OMNIA (Hildegard von Bingen) 2:19
4. Interludium II: THE WATER for orchestra 3:38
5. Firestorm: I AM THE FIRE (Hildegard von Bingen)
Duration: 65 Minutes
Publisher of notes/sheet music: Strube-Verlag München , 2015
Instrumentation: SANCTA TRINITAS - Oratorio Triptych for Soprano, Baritono, Choir and Orchestra, with:
Inga Lisa Lehr (Soprano) - Jens Hamann (Baritone)
Aachener Bachverein
Deutsches Radio Kammerorchester
conductor: Georg Hage
Text/Lyrics by: Martin Luther, Hildegard von Bingen, Johannes Keppler, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Markus-Evangelium/Neues Testament
Introduction: The oratorio is centred on the trinity song of Martin Luther 1524 WIR GLAUBEN ALL AN EINEN GOTT (We all believe in one god). The three verses oft he song refer tot he three articles of faith with Father, Son and Holy Spirit
In each verse oft he lutherian song we have juxtaposed a free and non-liturgical text: In Part 1 it is a glorification of God by the astronomer, natural philosopher, mathematician and theologian Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). In Part 2 it is a eulogy (ex: „Poems from the resistance“) of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), which he wrote shortly before his assassination by the Nazis; he was in dungeon custody full of pain and doubts. The context in Part 2 is the existential question of „Why?“ and „My God! Why did you forsake me?“. Part 3 about the Holy Spirit names the symbols of baptism, - the dove and the water. But mainly this Part 3 offers the Spiritus Sanctus with ist roaring energy: the commentary oft he mystic Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) „Der Heilige Geist ist Quelle des Lebens“ (The Holy Spirit ist the source of Life) thematizes the burning and glowing oft he wild fore and is leading to an impressive finale.
World premiere: 26.11.2017, Aachen, Kirche St. Michael / Hagios Dimitrios im Rahmen der 44. Aachener Bachtage 2017
Performers at world premiere: In Aachen, the old emperor city of germany, took place 26th of november 2017 the 1st premiere of the entire version of SANCTA TRINITAS. The premieres of the three single parts have been:
Part 1: January 2015 Bayreuth Evangelische Stadtkirche
Part 2: April 2015 Bayreuth im Rahmen der Bayreuther Osterfestspiele Evangelische Stadtkirche
Part 3: June 2015: Bayreuth Evangelische Stadtkirche
Records: Ambiente Audio as Volume 14 of the Series ENJOTT SCHNEIDER - SACRED MUSIC ACD 3042 LC 07811, 2018
Performers on recording: Inga Lisa Lehr (Sopran) - Jens Hamann (Bariton)
Aachener Bachverein
Deutsches Radio Kammerorchester
(Nina Reddig, Solovioline)
Leitung: Georg Hage
Tonmeister (Aufnahme und Schnitt): Toms Spogis
