Thomas Müntzer: Deutsche Evangelische Messe & Deutsches Kirchenamt

Featuring

Wolfram Lattke
Robert Pohlers
Frank Ozimek
Daniel Knauft
Holger Krause
Amarcord

Thomas Müntzer

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Recording & Production

This CD project was realized on the occasion of the five hundredth anniversary of Thomas Müntzer's death.

Composer Biography

Thomas Müntzer, a theologian and Reformer, translated Latin Mass texts into German and published them with music as the "Deutsches Kirchenamt" (1523) and the "Deutsche Evangelische Messe" (1524).

Performer Biography

AMARCORD, founded by former members of the St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022 and is now one of the world's most renowned vocal ensembles.

Critical Reception

Martin Luther categorically rejected Müntzer's liturgy, criticizing his use of old-fashioned Gothic notation and stating that both text and music should originate from the native language.

Composition History

Thomas Müntzer, like Martin Luther, concerned himself with redesigning the liturgy, specifically by introducing the German language for sermons and liturgy so that the congregation could understand.

Historical Context

This album features the musical statements of radical Reformer Thomas Müntzer, which illustrate the changes in liturgy introduced by the Reformation and give sound to the events leading up to the Peasants' War.