MAYR, J.S.: Tobia, o Tobiae matrimonium – Oratorio (2CD)

MAYR, J.S.: Tobiae matrimonium (The Marriage of Tobias) (Oratorio) (2CD)

Composer: Johann Simon Mayr (1763–1845)

Performers:

• Judith Spiesser – Soprano (Raguel)

• Margriet Buchberger – Soprano (Anna)

• Cornelia Horak – Soprano (Sara)

• Stefanie Irányi – Mezzo-soprano (Tobias)

• Susanne Bernhard – Soprano (Archangel Raphael)

• Simon Mayr Chorus

• Simon Mayr Ensemble

• Franz Hauk – Conductor, Harpsichord

CD 1 – Part I (56:36)

1. Overture (4:34)

2. Chorus: O filia misera (2:20)

3. Recitative: Ne plangatis o chari (Sara, Raguel, Anna) (0:50)

4. Aria: Non amplius tormentum (Anna) (2:32)

5. Recitative: O mater mea! (Sara, Raguel) (0:35)

6. Duet: Aura sonat, unda murmurat (Tobias, Raphael) (5:18)

7. Recitative: En pedes meos (Tobias, Raphael, Raguel) (1:08)

8. Accompanied Recitative: Pater… pater… (Sara, Raguel, Raphael, Tobias) (1:25)

9. Quartet: Dulci motu palpitando (Sara, Raguel, Raphael, Tobias) (4:04)

10. Recitative: Tobias nepos dilecte! (Tobias) (0:40)

11. Recitative: Nec vana verba tua (Raphael, Tobias, Raguel, Sara) (0:51)

12. Accompanied Recitative: Quidnam o coeli! (Sara) (0:34)

13. Aria: Agitata, incerta, oppressa (Sara) (4:24)

14. Recitative: Cur tanta poena sua? (Raphael, Raguel, Tobias) (0:50)

15. Accompanied Recitative: Vere felix Tobias! (Tobias, Sara) (3:29)

16. Duet: O momentum fortunatum (Sara, Tobias) (4:49)

17. Recitative: Tobias, amice egisti? (Raphael, Raguel, Tobias, Sara) (0:33)

18. Accompanied Recitative: Vade, vade Tobias (Tobias) (1:51)

19. Aria: Cedit ipsa? … est mea … quis timor! (Tobias) (3:33)

20. Accompanied Recitative: Misera! Quo vado? (Sara, Tobias) (1:33)

21. Duet: Vivam semper sponsae unitus (Tobias, Sara) (3:42)

22. Accompanied Recitative: O vere felix pater (Raphael, Tobias, Sara, Raguel) (1:02)

23. Chorus and Soloists: Vive sponse, sponsa vive (6:00)

CD 2 – Part II (38:43)

1. Recitative: Da pacem poenae tuae (Raphael, Raguel) (0:56)

2. Accompanied Recitative: Ah tacete, tacete (Raguel) (0:25)

3. Aria: Tenero patri amanti (Raguel) (3:01)

4. Recitative: Tempus accedit (Raphael) (0:23)

5. Accompanied Recitative: Veni, sponsa dilecta (Tobias, Sara) (1:57)

6. Accompanied Recitative: O Deus, vocem audi dolentem (Sara) (1:19)

7. Aria: Tu, cui servi sunt terrae (Sara) (4:40)

8. Accompanied Recitative: Quam animatus sum! (Tobias, Raphael, Sara) (2:07)

9. Terzetto: Veni, monstrum, non pavesco (Tobias, Sara, Raphael) (6:13)

10. Recitative: En religavi monstrum (Raphael, Tobias, Sara) (0:20)

11. Accompanied Recitative: Siste. Quid? (Raphael, Sara) (0:34)

12. Aria: Serena cor turbatum (Raphael) (3:27)

13. Accompanied Recitative: Sine, o crudelis, me (Sara, Tobias) (4:28)

14. Aria: Terge, o chara, tuas pupillas (Tobias) (5:43)

15. Accompanied Recitative: Troppo chiaro si vede (Sara) (0:26)

16. Finale: Non ha l'umana vita (Soloists and Chorus) (2:43)