Credits:

Ulrike Hofbauer

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Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):.[Included in the recordingFantasia in F major FaWV O:F1/SerenataFour Hours of a Day FaWV B:3World premiere recordingPerformersUlrike Hofbauer(Soprano/Cynthia),Monika Mauch(Alto/Aurora), Georg Poplutz(Tenor/Hoebs)Georg Poplutz (tenor/Hoebs),Thomas Gropper (bass/Hesperus),L’Arpa Festante,Markus Uhl (conductor)Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), a German composer contemporary of J.S. Bach, studied under Johann Kuhnau and served as court rector to Johann August (Margrave Anhalt-Zerbst). His works are scattered with extremely advanced techniques, and it is said that J.S. Bach copied many of his works. This album features the world premiere recording of the Serenata “Four Hours of the Day” for four soloists and orchestra, which Fasch is said to have composed for Johann Augustus, with the four soloists playing the roles of the gods Aurora (morning), Hoebs (noon),