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Nunc Dimittis: Music from the Düben Collection

10/23/2020, 12 Tracks, 1:17:15

Featuring

  • Jörg-Andreas Bötticher
  • Dominik Wörner
  • Kirchheimer DübenConsort
  • David Pohle
  • Kaspar Förster
  • Anonymous
  • Samuel Capricornus
  • Johann Michael Nicolai
  • Johann Krieger
  • Sebastian Knüpfer
  • Heinrich Schütz
  • Carlo Pallavicino

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Recording & Production

Nine of the twelve pieces on this album are first recordings, based on newly created editions from the autograph sources of the Düben Collection.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

This album draws its repertoire from the Düben Collection, a vast 17th-century musical archive in Uppsala, Sweden, which is a central source for understanding Northern European music history.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The Kirchheimer Dübenconsort, founded in 2020, aims to perform 17th and early 18th-century works as authentically as possible, incorporating the latest research findings.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The Düben Collection is notable for its size, containing almost 2000 manuscripts and prints, and its international character, reflecting connections across Europe.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Dominik Wörner, the bass singer on this album, won 1st prize at the Leipzig Bach Competition in 2002 and has been involved in over 80 CD and DVD productions.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Gustav Düben, the Swedish Court Kapellmeister who assembled the collection, was the son of organist Andreas Düben, a pupil of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck.

Source: Booklet

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