Gabrieli, Schütz, Scheidt, Albinoni, Bach & Händel: Famous Music for Brass

Featuring

Ludwig Güttler
Blechbläserensemble Ludwig Güttler
Giovanni Gabrieli
Heinrich Schütz
Johann Sebastian Bach
Tomaso Albinoni

Samuel Scheidt
George Frideric Handel

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Historical Context

Heinrich Schütz, considered the first German composer of European renown, studied with Gabrieli in Venice and later influenced musical developments in Dresden for over half a century as Kapellmeister.

Compositional Technique

Giovanni Gabrieli, an organist at San Marco in Venice, was a master of 'Venetian polychoral music,' where multiple spatially distributed groups of singers and/or instrumentalists perform.

Performer Biography

Ludwig Güttler, the trumpeter and corno da caccia soloist, is considered one of the most successful virtuosos of his time and has also gained international renown as a conductor, researcher, event organizer, and promoter.

Recording & Production

This album features recordings from two different periods: some tracks were recorded in 2001, while others date back to 1987.

Interpretation

The practice of arranging music for different instrumentations, as seen on this album, is a long-standing tradition, with 16th-century scores often indicating 'for every kind of instruments'.

Performer Biography

Ludwig Güttler founded the 'Leipzig Bach Collegium' in 1976, the 'Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble' in 1978, and the chamber orchestra 'Virtuosi Saxoniae' in 1985.

Interpretation

Ludwig Güttler, the director of the Brass Ensemble, carefully selected and compiled the works on this album to highlight the 'musical route Venice - Vienna - Dresden'.