The Oratorium germanicum de Passione Domini, composed in 1731, is the only oratorio in the German language by the Viennese court composer Johann Joseph Fux. The work was long considered lost; aside...Read more

The Oratorium germanicum de Passione Domini, composed in 1731, is the only oratorio in the German language by the Viennese court composer Johann Joseph Fux. The work was long considered lost; aside from a handwritten textbook in Kremsmünster Abbey, no other sources appeared to have been preserved. In 2004, a score from Ottobeuren Abbey incorrectly attributed to Antonio Caldara could be identified as identical to the Fux oratorio believed to have been lost.
The ancient myth of Andromeda and Perseus is interpreted by the librettist Heinrich Rademin as an allegory of the Passion of Christ: the daughter (Andromeda) must make atonement for the guilt of her mother (Cassiopeia); she is ultimately freed by Perseus and taken as his wife. In the Christian interpretation, this signifies the forgiveness of original sin through the death of Jesus Christ and his marriage with the human soul, to which the final chorus refers in all clarity. Fux’s oratorio, which can probably be regarded as one of the master`s final compositions.

1 Symphonia (Instrumental) Adagio
2 Vivace
3 Andromeda (Rezitativ) Ach! Mich Unglickselige
4 Andromeda (Arie) Freyheit Ist Mir Unbenohmen
5 Kassiopeia/Andromeda (Rezitativ) Was Hilft All Dein Khlagen?
6 Kassiopeia (Arie) Die Gleiche Sind Begangen
7 Andromeda (Rezitativ) O Himmel!
8 Andromeda (Arie) Mit Mir Ormen
9 Nemesis/Andromeda (Rezitativ) Was Da?
10 Nemesis (Arie) Euer Bosheit Zu Bestrafen
11 Andromeda (Rezitativ) Num Mehro Ist Umbsonst
12 Perseus (Arie) Nicht Verzoge Meine Freindin
13 Andromeda/Perseus (Rezitativ) Wer Ist Zu Meiner Rettung
14 Andromeda/Perseus (Duett) Dir Zuliebe
15 Furor/Perseus (Rezitativ) Schaut Nur Den Eröser Schön
16 Furor (Arie) Strikh Und Khötten
17 Perseus/Andromeda (Rezitativ) Siehe Mein Geliebtes Verlangen
18 Perseus (Arie) Ja Tödet Nur
19 Andromeda/Kassiopeia/Perseus (Rezitativ) O Sündt!
20 Andromeda/Kassiopeia/Perseus (Terzett) Siehe Doch
21 Furor (Rezitativ) Nummehro Ist Unser Muth
22 Furor (Arie) Recht Die Bürgen
23 Perseus/Andromeda (Rezitativ) Schaue Mein Geliebte Seele
24 Kassiopeia (Arie) Weld Und Hölle
25 Perseus/Kassiopeia/Nemesis/Andromeda (Rezitativ) Es Ist Nunmehro
26 Chorus Finalis Alles Trauren Alles Seufftzen

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