IDAGIO | Splendid Harmony - 17th Century Instrumental Music by Students of Heinrich Schütz 886446336190

Featuring

Christoph Hesse
Angelika Balzer
L'Arpa festante
Clemens Thieme
Johann Wilhelm Furchheim
Johann Vierdanck

Johann Jacob Lowe von Eisenach
David Pohle

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Vierdanck's compositions, more than those of other pupils, reflect Heinrich Schütz's affinity for and influence from Italy, where Schütz studied with Giovanni Gabrieli.

Historical Context

Heinrich Schütz's 55-year tenure as chapel-master in Dresden (1617-1672) created a network of his pupils who held prestigious musical positions across central and northern Germany.

Performer Biography

L'arpa festante, the ensemble performing on this album, was founded in 1983 and is one of Germany's most long-lived early music ensembles.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Heinrich Schütz, the most influential German composer of the early Baroque era, was called the 'universal schoolmaster of German musicians' by Johann Mattheson in 1740.

Composer Biography

Clemens Thieme, a composer featured on this album, was recommended by Heinrich Schütz to become an instrumentalist in the Saxon court chapel in 1651 and later secured him a position in Zeitz.

Interpretation

L'arpa festante uses period instruments appropriate to the era of the works performed, allowing them to faithfully recreate the music's original sound.

Composer Biography

Johann Vierdanck, another composer on this album, was one of Heinrich Schütz's first pupils, with Schütz noting his 'good and solid start in the art of composition' as early as 1616.