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- Sorti le: 1994-04-05
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Par FrKurt Messick
Heinrich Schütz (1585 -1672) is often considered the most important German composer prior to J.S. Bach. He composed pieces in the secular and the sacred areas, including the first German opera, 'Dafne', which is unfortunately lost. A contemporary of Monteverdi, he also exists in the period of transition from medieval polyphony and Renaissance styles and the emerging Baroque era.
The Symphoniae Sacrae are among the most important compositions of the seventeenth century, and a definite monument to German composition prior to J.S. Bach. Schütz drew inspiration from the Italian school (he studied with Gabrieli, who reportedly gave Schütz his signet ring as a symbol that Schütz would be his successor in composition). Schütz wrote three collections of sacred symphonies: the first was done in Venice in 1629, the second in Dresden in 1647, and the third in Dresden in 1650. The first set, the subject of this collection, was done very much in the influence of Gabrieli.
These of the first set are vocal concertos written in Latin, 'a concession of the Protestant composer to his Catholic hosts', according to Wolfram Steinbeck. His later two sets involves the language of Luther's Bible, which had a sacred feel about it for Schütz, but he was still heavily influenced by his mentor Gabrieli for this first set. The voices are often accompanied by instruments - violins were modern instruments of the time, but other instruments such as lute and organ were well known. Of the 20 concertos of this collection, 14 have exact instrumentations, while the others name violins as the basic pieces.
One commentator has written about Schütz's wonderful music being vocal concertos involving a singer, or often a group of vocalists who are soloists as opposed to a larger chorus and orchestra, which has its own instrumental counterpoint. This is a precursor for the end of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in many ways.
The Capella Fidicinia Leipzig, under the direction of Hans Grüss, has put together a wonderful rendition of these pieces. Soloists include Peter Schreier, Werner Marschall, Ekkehard Wagner, Reinhart Ginzel, Gothart Stier, Albrect Lepetit, Günther Schmidt, and Hermann Christian Polster. This recording was done in 1984 in Dresden with the Dresdner Kreuzchor; it is not a complete set of the first Sacred Symphonies, but a good representative sample.
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