Grief and Elation
Donald Macleod sees Schütz endure the death of his wife, after only six years of marriage, and explores the music he composed to mark her parting.
Donald Macleod sees Schütz endure the death of his wife, after only six years of marriage, and explores the music he composed to mark her parting. Schütz makes the difficult decision to send his two daughters away to live with their grandmother, but he's also able to find inspiration and joy when he embarks on a new tour of Italy.
Ich heb mein Augen sehnlich auf, SWV 226 (Becker Psalter)
Dresdner Kammerchor
Dresdner Barockorchester
Hans-Christoph Rademann, director
Mit dem Amphion zwar mein Orgel und mein Harfe, SWV 501
Wolfram Lattke, tenor
Cappella Sagittariana Dresden
Norbert Schuster, director
Auferstehungshistorie, SWV 50 (excerpt)
Dresdner Kammerchor
Instrumenta Musica
The Sirius Viols
Hans-Christoph Rademann, director
Fili mi, Absalon, SWV 269
Venite ad me, SWV 261
Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore, SWV 267
Monika Mauch, soprano
Markus Brutscher, tenor
Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson, director
Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt, SWV 305
Weser-Renaissance Bremen
Manfred Cordes, director
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Broadcast
- Tue 10 Feb 202616:00BBC Radio 3
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