Featuring: soprano, violin, cornetto, 2 sackbuts, dulcian, violone, theorbo, organ
In this program Concerto Scirocco travels through different german regions of the Baroque Era, following the footsteps of most illustrious composers of that time. The musical history of this country is built around a north-south route : from Lubec (Buxtehude) to Freiburg (Hammerschmidt) through Wolfenbüttel (Rosenmüller), Merseburg (Pohle), Leipzig (Schein), Dresden (Schütz) and Würzburg (Rosenmüller), the musical life of the german Seicento reveals itself as full of incredible power and beauty. The musical style in Germany was strongly influenced by the Italian style, especially by the venetian school. Composers/travellers like Heirnich Schütz, who studied in Venice with Giovanni Gabrieli, contributed spreading the italian style in northern territories. But Italy was not the only muse for German composers: we find remarcables French influences, such as the Instrumental Suite or the Instrumental dances. The historical division between lutherans and catholics reflects itself also into german sacred music: the Concerto Sacro Form grows in lutheran courts and churches, abandoning Latin in favor of German language.
Johann Rosenmüller (1617-1684) Sinfonia III
Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) Nun danket alle Gott
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Bringt her dem Herren
Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675) Pavana
Heinrich Schütz Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Andreas Hammerschmidt Machet die Tore auf
Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667) Capriccio in G
Samuel Scheidt (1585-1654) Bergamasca
Dietrich Buxtehude (1636-1707) Herr, wenn ich nur Dich habe
Andreas Hammerschmidt Das Wort war Fleisch
Daniel Speer (1636-1707) Sinfonia in a moll
David Pohle (1624-1695) Canzona 23
Andreas Hammerschmidt Herr, nun lässest Du deinen Diener
Photo @Susanna Drescher
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