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Heinrich Schütz: Kleine geistliche Konzerte II

1/24/2018, 31 Tracks, 1:57:33

Featuring

  • Isabel Schicketanz
  • Gerlinde Sämann
  • Maria Stosiek
  • David Erler
  • Georg Poplutz
  • Tobias Mäthger
  • Tobias Berndt
  • Felix Schwandtke
  • Matthias Müller-Mohr
  • Renata Pank
  • Nina Lehninger
  • Katharina Holzhey
  • Ilemi Kemonah Martinez
  • Ludger Rémy
  • Stefan Maass
  • Heinrich Schütz

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Composer Biography

Schütz spent two years at the Danish court from 1633 to 1635, a period he described as producing his 'best musical things.'

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Heinrich Schütz's 'Kleine geistliche Konzerte II' were created in the midst of the Thirty Years' War, a period of immense destruction.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The 'Kleine geistliche Konzerte II' are dedicated to Duke Frederik, who later became King Frederik III of Denmark.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Schütz's works, including the 'Kleine geistliche Konzerte,' can be seen as a 'sonorous history' of the Thirty Years' War, reflecting the societal conditions through their scoring and structure.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Heinrich Schütz is known as the 'Father of our modern music' for his ability to blend Italian musical developments with the German language and to use space as an aesthetic category.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Schütz hoped that the arts, which were suffering during the war, would be restored to their former dignity through God's grace.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Princess Hedevig of Denmark, a patroness and benefactress, played a decisive role in Heinrich Schütz's artistic survival during the Thirty Years' War.

Source: Booklet

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