Kaiser-Kantaten
66 min · 13 tracks · classical music
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Ambitious choral framing and the paired transition from mourning to accession give these early cantatas shape, though their ceremonial texts limit their reach.
What we noticed
- The first cantata frames its seven movements with choral laments: the closing chorus returns to the opening lament’s text.
- Recitatives and arias alternate across the Joseph cantata; the Leopold cantata shifts from an opening recitative with chorus through solo and trio movements to a final chorus.
- The two self-contained cantatas move from Joseph II’s death to Leopold II’s accession, with the second ending in a public, choral salute.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Kantate auf den Tod Joseph II, WoO 87: I. Coro „Tot, stöhnt es durch die öde Nacht” 8:25
- 2 Kantate auf den Tod Joseph II, WoO 87: II. Recitativo „Ein Ungeheuer, sein Name Fanatismus” 1:37
- 3 Kantate auf den Tod Joseph II, WoO 87: III. Aria „Da kam Joseph mit Gottes Stärke” 5:08
- 4 Kantate auf den Tod Joseph II, WoO 87: IV. Aria con coro „Da stiegen die Menschen an’s Licht” 5:21
- 5 Kantate auf den Tod Joseph II, WoO 87: V. Recitativo „Er schläft, von den Sorgen seiner Welten entladen” 2:54
- 6 Kantate auf den Tod Joseph II, WoO 87: VI. Aria „Hier schlummert seinen stillen Frieden” 9:36
- 7 Kantate auf den Tod Joseph II, WoO 87: VII. Coro „Tot, stöhnt es durch die Nacht” 7:54
- 8 Kantate auf die Erhebung Leopold II, WoO 88: I. Recitativo con coro „Er schlummert” 4:21
- 9 Kantate auf die Erhebung Leopold II, WoO 88: II. Aria „Fließe, Wonnenzähre, fließe” 10:17
- 10 Kantate auf die Erhebung Leopold II, WoO 88: III. Secco‐Recitativo „Ihr staunet, Völker der Erde” 0:55
- 11 Kantate auf die Erhebung Leopold II, WoO 88: IV. Recitativo accompagnato „Wie bebt mein Herz” 0:52
- 12 Kantate auf die Erhebung Leopold II, WoO 88: V. Terzetto „Ihr, die Joseph Vater nannten” 3:48
- 13 Kantate auf die Erhebung Leopold II, WoO 88: VI. Coro „Heil! Stürzet nieder, Millionen” 5:20
Reference: MusicBrainz
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