One of the key German composers before Bach with over 500 surviving individual pieces, Heinrich SchÃ¼tz mainly composed church music. Credited with bringing the Italian style to Germany, he continued it's evolution from the Renaissance into the early Baroque. Despite living most of his long life in Germany, SchÃ¼tz made two trips to Venice in his twenties. The first was between 1609 and 1613, during which he studied under Giovanni Gabrieli. The second trip occurred in the late 1620s, possibly to meet and study under Monteverdi. These visits significantly influenced SchÃ¼tz's music as he blended the ornate and theatrical Venetian style with the more subdued Lutheran tradition. This album explores his solo cantatas alongside examples of the brilliant and virtuosic Venetian-style instrumental music.

Tracklist:

Lobet den Herrn, SWV 350 (from Symphoniae sacrae II, Op. 10)
Confitebor tibi Domine, SV 193 (from Messa a quattro voci et salmi concertati)
O sÃ¼ÃŸer, O freundlicher, SWV 285 (from Erster Theil kleiner geistlichen Concerten, Op. 8)
terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12~Sonata sopra l'aria di Ruggiero
Exultavit cor meum, SWV 258 (from Symphoniae sacrae I, Op. 6)
Stabat Mater
Paratum cor meum, SWV 257 (from Symphoniae sacrae I, Op. 6)
Lauda Sion Salvatorem
Ich werde nicht sterben, SWV 346 (from Symphoniae sacrae II, Op. 10)
terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12~Sonata ottava sopra l'aria Ã‰ tanto tempo hormai
Cantabo Domino in vita mea, SWV 260 (from Symphoniae sacrae I, Op. 6)
O quam suavis es
Herr, unser Herrscher, SWV 343 (from Symphoniae sacrae II, Op. 10)
Decantabat populus Israel
Ich danke dir Herr, SWV 347 (from Symphoniae sacrae II, Op. 10)

UPC: 5060216349145
Label: First Hand
Release Date: 4.19.24
Format: CD

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