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Damijan Močnik composed his Johannespassion ("St. John Passion") in 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for large orchestra, soloists, and chorus. This 2022 version is a bit pared down, featuring woodwind, percussion, and strings along with the chorus. The effect of this is to highlight the percussion, and indeed, this work is a percussionist's dream, right from the big timpani strokes that mark the beginning of the narrative. To offer a St. John's Passion in the face of the examples by Bach and Schütz takes nerve, but Močnik's work can stand on its own. He combines a melodic idiom rooted in the medieval era, especially in Gregorian chant, with an operatic dynamic. The setting is stark and monumental, even in the reduced setting. Močnik deploys six soloists, including a female Historicus (or narrator); soprano Siobhan Stagg has a heavy load and sustains dramatic interest. Jesus is a ponderous bass-baritone. There is a large cast of nine solo parts, with two soloists taking two parts each. Conductor Ivan Repušić, leading the Munich Radio Orchestra and Slovenian Philharmonic Choir, is equal to the music's ambitions and to the challenge of holding multiple large ensembles together. Močnik is a composer who once conducted a choir of 1,700 singers, and this is music for those who value grand gestures. They will find this Passion setting convincing and fresh.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Pasijon Po Janezu (St. John Passion) (Damijan Mocnik)
Munich Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Max Hanft, FeaturedArtist - Lydia Teuscher, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siobhan Stagg, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Repusic, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damijan Mocnik, Composer - Gabriel Rollinson, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Slowenischer philharmonischer Chor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BR-Klassik 2023 (P) BR-Klassik
Munich Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Max Hanft, FeaturedArtist - Siobhan Stagg, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Repusic, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damijan Mocnik, Composer - Gabriel Rollinson, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Slowenischer philharmonischer Chor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rok Ferenčak, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BR-Klassik 2023 (P) BR-Klassik
Munich Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Max Hanft, FeaturedArtist - Lydia Teuscher, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siobhan Stagg, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Repusic, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damijan Mocnik, Composer - Gabriel Rollinson, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Slowenischer philharmonischer Chor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BR-Klassik 2023 (P) BR-Klassik
Munich Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Max Hanft, FeaturedArtist - Lydia Teuscher, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siobhan Stagg, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Repusic, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damijan Mocnik, Composer - Gabriel Rollinson, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Slowenischer philharmonischer Chor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rok Ferenčak, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tadej Osvald, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BR-Klassik 2023 (P) BR-Klassik
Munich Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Max Hanft, FeaturedArtist - Lydia Teuscher, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siobhan Stagg, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Repusic, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damijan Mocnik, Composer - Gabriel Rollinson, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Slowenischer philharmonischer Chor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Attilio Glaser, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BR-Klassik 2023 (P) BR-Klassik
Munich Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Max Hanft, FeaturedArtist - Lydia Teuscher, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Siobhan Stagg, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivan Repusic, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Damijan Mocnik, Composer - Gabriel Rollinson, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Slowenischer philharmonischer Chor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rok Ferenčak, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tadej Osvald, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Attilio Glaser, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2023 BR-Klassik 2023 (P) BR-Klassik
Album review
Damijan Močnik composed his Johannespassion ("St. John Passion") in 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for large orchestra, soloists, and chorus. This 2022 version is a bit pared down, featuring woodwind, percussion, and strings along with the chorus. The effect of this is to highlight the percussion, and indeed, this work is a percussionist's dream, right from the big timpani strokes that mark the beginning of the narrative. To offer a St. John's Passion in the face of the examples by Bach and Schütz takes nerve, but Močnik's work can stand on its own. He combines a melodic idiom rooted in the medieval era, especially in Gregorian chant, with an operatic dynamic. The setting is stark and monumental, even in the reduced setting. Močnik deploys six soloists, including a female Historicus (or narrator); soprano Siobhan Stagg has a heavy load and sustains dramatic interest. Jesus is a ponderous bass-baritone. There is a large cast of nine solo parts, with two soloists taking two parts each. Conductor Ivan Repušić, leading the Munich Radio Orchestra and Slovenian Philharmonic Choir, is equal to the music's ambitions and to the challenge of holding multiple large ensembles together. Močnik is a composer who once conducted a choir of 1,700 singers, and this is music for those who value grand gestures. They will find this Passion setting convincing and fresh.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:08
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ivan Repušić Slowenischer philharmonischer Chor Munich Radio Orchestra
- Composer: Damijan Mocnik
- Label: BR-Klassik
- Genre: Classical
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