Schutz: German Requiem / Seven Last Words Of Christ

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Cat No: 8555705

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Release Date: 04 January 2004

Label: Naxos - Nxc / Naxos Classics

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 747313570522

Genres: Classical

Composer/Series: SCHUTZ

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Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)Musicalische Exequien • Die sieben Worte Jesu ChristiDie mit Tranen saen • So fahr ich hin zu Jesu ChristThe leading German composer of the seventeenthcentury, Heinrich Schütz lived through one of the mostdifficult periods in the history of the German lands. Hewas born in Kostritz, near Gera, in 1585, the son of theformer town clerk of Gera, who had taken over therunning of the family inn in Kostritz, and his secondwife, daughter of the burgomaster of Gera. In 1590 hemoved with his family to Weissenfels, where his fatherlater became burgomaster. As a boy Schütz wasrecruited by the Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel as achorister, in spite of some opposition from his parents,and had his academic and musical training at Kassel,before entering the University of Marburg. With theencouragement and support of Landgrave Moritz he wasable to move to Venice to study with Giovanni Gabrieli,then near the end of his life, remaining there into afourth year. On Gabrieli's death in 1612 or in thefollowing year he returned to Germany to join theLandgrave's Hofkapelle, while his family did their bestto dissuade him from a career as a musician. In 1615,during a period of court mourning at Kassel, he wasinvited to spend some time at Dresden in the Hofkapelleof the Elector of Saxony, Johann Georg I, in whoseservice he took on the duties of Kapellmeister, a positionhe occupied formally from 1619, remaining in Dresdenin spite of the repeated attempts of the Landgrave Moritzto persuade the Elector to allow his return to Kassel.During a long career that brought work in othercourt musical establishments, when his patron allowedit, Schütz made frequent attempts to secure hisretirement from the Dresden court. Nevertheless he wascompelled to remain in the service of Johann Georg Iuntil the latter's death in 1657, directing the courtKapelle through periods of extreme privation, as theThirty Years War, in which Saxony was finallyinvolved, took its course. On his accession the newElector, Johann Georg II, gave much responsibility tothe Italian musicians that he had recruited, while Schützretained his title, now as principal Kapellmeister, withoccasional calls on his services. He moved first toWeissenfels and continued to respond to demands on hisabilities from various princely musical establishmentswith which he had had earlier connections. He returnedto Dresden in about 1670 and died there in 1672.Schütz was a composer of the greatest importance,linking the traditions of Gabrieli's Venice with themusic of Protestant Germany. The greater part of hismusic was in sacred choral works. Here, like Bach andHandel a century later, he provided a synthesis ofItalian, Netherlands and German Protestant traditions ina large number of compositions, written during thecourse of an exceptionally long active life.Schütz wrote his Musicalische Exequien for thefuneral in Gera of Prince Heinrich Posthumus of Reuss,the composer's nati
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