Schütz: Psalmen Davids SWV22-47
- Schütz: Psalmen Davids
- Kammerchor Stuttgart / Musica Fiata Köln - Frieder
Bernius
Sony Vivarte 48042 (2 CDs)
Contents:
CD1
- Der Herr sprach zu meinem Herren (SWV22)(3:05)
- Warum toben die Heiden (SWV23)(3:51)
- Ach Herr, straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn (SWV24)(4:23)
- Aus der Tiefe ruf ich, Herr, zu dir (SWV25)(3:44)
- Ich freu mich des, das mir geredt ist (SWV26)(3:50)
- Herr, unser Herrscher (SWV27)(4:11)
- Wohl dem, der nicht wandeltim rat der Gottlosen (SWV28)(4:31)
- Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (SWV29)(6:08)
- Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet (SWV30)(4:28)
- Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen (SWV31)(7:18)
- Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich (SWV32)(5:24)
- Der Herr ist mein Hirt (SWV33)(3:56)
- Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen (SWV34)(5:05)
CD2
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (SWV35)(4:56)
- Jauchzet dem heren, alle Welt (SWV36)(4:03)
- An den Wassern zu Babel (SWV37)(4:59)
- Alleluja! Lobet den herren in seinem Heiligtum (SWV38)(7:30)
- Lobe den Herren, meine Seele (SWV39)(5:15)
- Ist nich Ephraim mein teurer Sohn (SWV40)(5:08)
- Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren (SWV41)(6:53)
- Die mit Tränen säen (SWV42)(4:23)
- Nicht uns, Herr, sondern deinem Namen (SWV43)(5:13)
- Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet (SWV44)(3:17)
- Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich (SWV45)(6:21)
- Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen (SWV46)(4:44)
- Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (SWV47)(7:10)
Recorded: Reutlingen-Gönningen, Germany, July 1991
Timing: CD1 59:55; CD2 69:52
Texts and Notes in German, French, English and Italian
The Psalms of David were Schütz' first published collection
(1619) after becoming the Choirmaster of the Duke of Saxony.
Composed over a number of years, they blend Venetian inspired
polychorality with the German of Luther's Bible translation.
Throughout, particular attention is evident in the wordsetting,
the meaning of the text as exemplified by the music was a driving
force for Schütz throughout his creative life. Texts employed
are mainly psalms or psalmselections, with a few other biblical
excerpts. Produced with a view to their use in churchservices
(with evidence they were so used), the psalms use varying instrumental
forces. Indeed, often no particular instruments are specified in
the scores; rather general indications. Schütz apparently
intended to publish a further volume of the psalms, but failed to
do so in later life. A number of surviving individual psalmsettings
gives some impression of how Schütz changed his views during
his composing life.
Vocal Solists: Mieke van der Sluis, Mona Spägele - Soprano;
David Cordier, Detlef Bratschke - Alto; Gerd Türk, Christoph
Prégardien, Markus Brutscher - Tenor; Peter Kooy, Frans -
Josef Selig, Adolph Seidel - Bass.
Musica Fiata Köln: Roland Wilson - Cornett/Cornetto
Sordino/Recorder; Paolo Fanciullacci - Cornett/Trumpet; Jeremy West
- Cornett/Alto Cornett; François Petit-Laurent - Tenor
Cornett/Trumpet; Yuji Fujimoto - Alto Sackbut/Tenor Sackbut; Peter
Sommer - Tenor Sackbut/Bass Sackbut; Henning Plumeyer - Bass Sackbut;
Matthias Sprinz - Alto Sackbut/Tenor Sackbut/Trumpet; Robin
Schwerdtfeger - Tenor Sackbut/Trumpet; Claudia Schäfer - Bass
Sackbut/Trumpet; Thibaud Robinne - Trumpet; Thomas Höfs -
Kettledrums; Bernhard Junghänel - Bass Curtal; Birgit Siefer
- Tenor Curtal/Bass Curtal; Regina Sanders - Tenor Curtal; Anette
Sichelschmidt - Violin; Eva-Maria Röll - Violin; Paula Kibildis
- Viola; Hartwig Groth - Viola da Gamba; Dane Roberts - Violone/Double
- Bass; Tina Groth - Viola da Gamba; Christoph Lehmann - Organ/Spinet;
Klaus Eichhorn - Organ/Regal; Lee Santana - Chitarrone/Lute; Wolfgang
Katschner - Chitarrone.
Other recordings of this collection:
- Schütz: Psalmen Davids
- Cantus Cölln / Concerto Palatino - Konrad Junghänel
Harmonia Mundi 901652/53 (2 CDs)
- Schütz: Psalmen Davids
- Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius / Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse
Accord 205 582 (2 CDs)
And a few other recordings of major scope:
- Schütz: Christmas Vespers
- Gabrieli Consort & Players / Paul McCreesh
DG Archiv 463 046
- Schütz: Symphoniae Sacrae II / Vater Abraham
- Kammerchor Stuttgart / Musica Fiata Kön - Roland Wilson
Sony Vivarte 68261 (2 CDs)
- Schütz: Historien der Geburt und Auferstehung Jesu
Christi
- Kammerchor Stuttgart / Musica Fiata Kön / Barockorchester
Stuttgart - Frieder Bernius
Sony Vivarte 45943
- Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
- Taverner Consort & Players - Andrew Parrott
Virgin Veritas Edition 561 353
- Schütz: Weihnachts-Historie
- Concerto Vocale - René Jacobs
Harmonia Mundi 901310
- Schütz: Auferstehungs-Historie
- Concerto Vocale - René Jacobs
Harmonia Mundi Suite 7901311
- Schütz: Christmas Works
- La Petite Bande - Sigiswald Kuijken
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77511
- Schütz: Auferstehungshistorie / Deutsches Magnificat /
Sacred Concertos
- Akadémia - Françoise Lasserre
Zig-Zag Territoires 030 101
- Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie
- Akadémia - Françoise Lasserre
Zig-Zag Territoires 041101
- Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie / Auferstehungshistorie
- Ars Nova Copenhagen - Paul Hillier
Da Capo 8.226058
- Schütz: Musicalische Vesper
- Kölner Kammerchor / Collegium Cartusianum - Peter Neumann
MD+G 332 1170
And a recording of another important cycle by Schütz:
- Schütz: Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross
- Ensemble Clément Janequin - Dominique Visse
Harmonia Mundi 901255
A similar cycle by the present ensemble devoted to to Schütz'
most important German contemporary, Johann Hermann Schein
(1586-1630):
- Schein: Psalms of David, Motets, Te Deum
- La Capella Ducale / Musica Fiata Köln - Roland Wilson
Glissando 006
Finally, recordings devoted to some related but more obscure
composers of this era:
- Theile: Psalm Motets / Missa
- Weser-Renaissance Bremen - Manfred Cordes
CPO 999 489
- Cesare: Melodie per voci et instrumenti
- Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse
Accord 205 532
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