In music history the name of Johann Christian Schieferdecker [1679 1732] appears mostly as a footnote, although he shared the orchestra pit during opera performances with many of the greats and worked with them, including Reinhard Keiser, Johann Mattheson and George Frideric Handel! Following his tenure at the Hamburger Gänemarkt-Oper he succeeded Buxtehude at the Marienkirche in Lübeck. None of his operas have survived today. His sacred music output includes three cantatas for solo bass and strings which are presented here for the first time, performed in a very impressive interpretation by Klaus Mertens and the Hamburger Ratsmusik. With this lively, declamatory and dramaticmusic Schieferdecker transports the musical idea of opera into the church. The CD is rounded off with some of the composer’s instrumental music. Here creative French and Italian stylistic elements are combined with each other.
| Genres | Sacred |
| Publisher | Carus Verlag |
| Contributors | Christian Schieferdecker, Johann(Composer) |