Discovery of a Talent

Donald Macleod delves into the early life of the great German composer Heinrich Schütz, when the boy’s musical talents were discovered by an aristocrat. Macleod follows Schütz on his journey to being offered a prominent position at the Court in Dresden, as well as a dream come true when Schütz goes to study with Gabrieli in Venice.

Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben, SWV 482
La Capella Ducale
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson, director

Tugend ist der beste Freund, SWV 442
Dorothee Mields, soprano
Isabel Schicketanz, soprano
Margaret Baumhartl, violin
Wolfgang von Kessinger, violin
Andreas Arend, theorbo
Matthias Müller, viola da gamba
Beate Rölleke, chamber organ
Hans-Christoph Rademann, director

O primavera, SWV 1
O dolcezze amarissime, SWV 2
Ride la primavera, SWV 7
Miriam Allan, soprano
Hannah Morrison, soprano
Mathilde Ortscheidt, mezzo-soprano
Sean Clayton, tenor
Jonathan Sells, bass-baritone
Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew, director

Wohl dem der ein tugendsam Weib hat, SWV 20
Cantus Cölln
Knabenchor Hannover
Musica Fiata
Roland Wilson, director

Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen, SWV 46
Alleluja, lobet den Herrn, SWV 38
Aurore Bucher, soprano
Andrea Brown, soprano
Rolf Ehlers, countertenor
Beat Duddeck, countertenor
Michael Feyfar, tenor
Nils Giebelhausen tenor
Ekkehard Abele, baritone
Benoit Arnould, baritone
La Chapelle Rhenane
Benoit Haller, dorector

En novus Elysiis, SWV 49 (Syncharma Musicum)
Maria Skiba, soprano
Heidi Maria Taubert, soprano
Dorothea Wagner, soprano
David Erler, alto
Tobias Hunger, tenor
Stephan Gähler, tenor
Ingolf Seidel, baritone
Clemens Heidrich, bass
Matthias Lutze, bass
Cappella Sagittariana Dresden
Norbert Schuster, director