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Splendid Harmony: 17th-Century Instrumental Music by Schutz’s Students | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (DHM) 88985419452

Splendid Harmony: 17th-Century Instrumental Music by Schutz’s Students

Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (DHM)

Cat No: 88985419452

Barcode: 0889854194529

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 23rd June 2017

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Today Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) is considered the most important and influential German composer of the early baroque era. In his 55 years of service as chapel master to the court of Saxony in Dresden, he taught not only the choirboys in his chapel but music students sent to him from other German courts. His pupils were highly sought after as (court) chapel masters, orchestra leaders or church music directors throughout northern Europe.

L’Arpa Festante (Italian for “The Festive Harp”) is a chamber orchestra with a rich tradition. Founded in Munich in 1983, it has specialised with notable success in the revival of unknown music. This recording, made in the church of Niedereggenen, illustrates the great wealth of music composed by Schütz’s pupils. Under the leadership of Christoph Hesse, the ensemble has recorded suites and sonatas by Clemens Thieme (1631–1688), Johann Wilhelm Furchheim (1635–1682), Johann Vierdanck (1605–1646), Johann Jakob Löwe (1629–1703) and David Pohle (1624–1695) – gems of early German baroque music, all appearing here for the first time on an outstanding recording.

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