Gustav Schreck Christus, der Auferstandene

Just in time for the 100^th anniversary of his death, Gustav Schreck (1849–1918) is finally given the attention he deserves. Schreck was the only of Bach’s twentieth-century successors as cantor at St Thomas’s Church, Leipzig, to be active as a composer. The present disc presents the world premiere recording of Schreck’s oratorio ‘Christ, the Risen One’, which has not been performed in Germany since 1892.
Buried in the archives for a century, the work is once more restored to life by the Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheaters Cottbus under the direction of Fabian Enders at the church of St Thomas in Leipzig. The oratorio effectively combines the colourful riches of a late Romantic orchestration with choral splendour like few other works of the sacred repertoire. Its stunning beauty and addictive sound offer a thrilling sonic experience of great drama: Schreck’s masterpiece was unjustly forgotten and is certainly worth being performed once again!
 

Andreas Scheibner • Christus (Bariton)
Ute Selbig • Maria (Sopran)
Viktoria Wilson • Maria Alphäi (Sopran)
Marie Henriette Reinhold • Maria Magdalena (Mezzosopran)
Franziska Abram • Engel (Sopran)
Lars Conrad • Barnabas (Bass)
André Khamasmie • Cleophas (Tenor)
Johannes Pietzonka • Johannes (Tenor)
Julian Dominique Clement • Petrus (Bass)
Estelle Haussner • Alt
Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheaters Cottbus
Sächsischer Kammerchor
Fabian Enders

FONO FORUM (April 2019, Christoph Zimmermann)
"Um Informationen über den 1849 geborenen, nahezu anonymen Komponisten Gustav Schreck zu erhalten, muss man energisch recherchieren. Ein Konzertmitschnitt des Oratoriums "Christus, der Auferstandene" vom 20. Mai des vergangenen Jahres in der Leipziger Thomas-Kirche regt dazu
nachhaltig an.[...] Hochbeeindruckend die Leistungen von Chor und dem Philharmonischen Orchester Cottbus. Die Interpretation von Fabian Enders lässt Liebe zum Werk  bewegend spüren."