Schutz: Sacred Music / Mauersberger, Dresdner Kreuzchor

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Brilliant Classics
Release Date
November 19, 2013
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUTZ, HEINRICH
    • PERFORMER
      Dresdner Kreuzchor, Rudolf Mauersberger
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 19, 2013
    • UPC
      5028421946979
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI94697
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      5
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 35, "Psalm 98"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    2. Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt, SWV 28, "Psalm 1"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    3. Warum toben die Heiden, SWV 23, "Psalm 2"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    4. Psalm, SWV 36, "Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    5. Der Herr ist mein Hirt, SWV 33, "Psalm 23"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    6. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, SWV 29, "Psalm 84"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    7. Aus der Tiefe, SWV 25, "Psalm 130"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    8. Ach Herr, straf mich nicht, SWV 24, "Psalm 6"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    9. Ich hebe meine Augen auf, SWV 31, "Psalm 121"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    10. Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, SWV 41

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    11. Ich danke dem Herrn, SWV 34, "Psalm 111"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    12. Ich hebe meine Augen auf, SWV 31, "Psalm 121"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    13. Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, SWV 41

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    14. Symphoniarum sacrarum III, Op. 12, SWV 398-419: No. 20. Komm, heiliger Geist, SWV 417

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor, Staatskapelle Dresden

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    15. Machet die Tore weit, SWV A8

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    16. Ich bin die Auferstehung, SWV 464

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    17. Ach Herr, straf mich nicht, SWV 24, "Psalm 6"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    18. Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 494, "Teutsch Magnificat"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor

      Performer: Ernst-Ludwig Hammer, Werner Joroslawski, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    19. Sumite psalmum, SWV A9

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia

      Performer: Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    20. Magnificat anima mea, SWV 468

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia

      Performer: Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    21. Surrexit pastor bonus, SWV 469

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia

      Performer: Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    22. Domini est terra, SWV 476, "Psalm 24"

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia

      Performer: Hans Otto, Walter Heinz Bernstein

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    23. Der Gott Abraham, SWV A3

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia

      Performer: Hermann Christian Polster, Henrik Pitt, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    24. Da pacem, Domine, SWV 465

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Dresdner Kreuzchor, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia

      Performer: Hans Otto

      Conductor: Rudolf Mauersberger

    25. No. 1. Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben, SWV 482

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    26. No. 2. Tue wohl deinem Knechte, SWV 483

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    27. No. 3. Zeige mir, Herr, den Weg deiner Rechte, SWV 484

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    28. No. 4. Gedenke deinem Knechte an dein Wort, SWV 485

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    29. No. 5. Du tust Guts deinem Knechte, SWV 486

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    30. No. 6. Meine Seele verlanget nach deinem Heil, SWV 487

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    31. No. 7. Wie habe ich dein Gesetze so lieb, SWV 488

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    32. No. 8. Ich hasse die Flattergeister, SWV 489

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    33. No. 9. Deine Zeugnisse sind wunderbarlich, SWV 490

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    34. No. 10. Ich rufe von ganzem Herzen, SWV 491

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    35. No. 11. Die Fursten verfolgen mich ohne Ursach, SWV 492

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    36. No. 12. Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt, SWV 493

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe

    37. No. 13. Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 494

      Composer: Heinrich Schütz

      Ensemble: Berlin Radio Children's Choir, Berlin Soloists, Cappella Sagittariana Dresden

      Conductor: Dietrich Knothe


"Seculi sui Musicus excellentissimus" was the epitaph inscribed on his tombstone in the old Frauenkirche of Dresden -- to his contemporaries, the Saxon-born Heinrich Schütz was one of the most outstanding composers of the century, and even writers of music history today refer to him as 'Musicus poeticus ecclesiasticus', whose works were and are still the epitome of Protestant church music.

This collection is a tribute to the great Baroque composer, who received most of his training in Venice from the organist of St Mark's, Giovanni Gabrieli. The richness of colour and musical splendour of the Psalmen Davids, scored for several choruses and first to feature on the release, reflects the arts-minded Saxon court for which they were composed; next comes a collection of motets, which similarly follow in the footsteps of Venetian composition through 'painting in sound' the content of the text and dividing the choir into two or more tonal groups. The motet played a significant role in church service music, and Schütz also wrote a number of polychoral concertos for festive occasions, the affective Magnificat anima mea SWV468 for Christmas among them. Rounding off the compilation is the composer's Schwanengesang, literally meaning 'Swan Song' and deemed to be his parting gift to the world -- here Luther's version of the 'German Magnificat' at the end of the piece reveals Schütz's taking on the role of musical interpreter in the cause of Lutheran teaching.

The renowned Dresden Kreuzchor became closely associated with the works of Schütz under the directorship of Rudolf Mauersberger, who made the choir an instrument of singular appeal. Here they feature alongside a number of other distinguished German choral groups and ensembles, including the Berliner Solisten, to perform the works of a composer who represented an important transitional phase in sacred music.

Other information:
- Recordings made in 1965, 1970 and 1983--4.
- Heinrich Schütz was no doubt one of the most important composers from the period of transition from Renaissance to Baroque, a German who imbued the strict german polyphony with Italian melos of warmth and emotion. Johann Sebastian Bach considered him the greatest of his predecessors.
- Brilliant Classics has given Schütz ample due in its Schütz Edition volumes 1-4, and this new set presents some of his grandest works, the splendid Psalms of David, Polychoral Concertos and Motets and his moving Schwanengesang, music both magnificent and intimate.
- Performances in the best german choral tradition by the famous Dresdner Kreuzchor, Capella Fidicina and the Berliner Solisten.
- Booklet contains detailed notes on the composer and his music.