CARL LOEWE (1796–1869)
Hiob
Libretto: Wilhelm Telschow (1809–1872)
Monika Mauch, soprano
Ulrike Malotta, mezzo-soprano
Georg Poplutz, tenor
Dominik Wörner, baritone
Arcis-Vocalisten München, choir
Barockorchester L’arpa festante, orchestra
Thomas Gropper, dirigent
Composed in 1848, Hiob was Loewe’s twelfth oratorio. To understand the context of the work and Loewe’s
oratorio style in general, it is important to note that Mendelssohn had died a year earlier, having already published
his benchmark oratorios St Paul (1836) and Elijah (1846/47), and Loewe is likely to have been familiar with
them. Telschow’s libretto for the oratorio comprised a summary of the 42 chapters of the Book of Job from the
textbooks and psalms of the Old Testament. The rediscovery and reconstruction of Hiob in Bad Dürkheim in
2001 instigated this recording.