Religious music from all centuries. This episode is dedicated to Easter, with music from the 17th century. Featuring: Heinrich Schütz, his pupil Christoph Bernhard and Thomas Selle.
The first two sections will feature pieces directly related to the events surrounding the resurrection. In the third and final section, we will listen to motets that have a more general relevance to the resurrection.
This episode features three composers: Heinrich Schütz, his pupil Christoph Bernhard and Thomas Selle. Additionally we will listen to an instrumental piece: the eleventh of the ‘Rosary Sonatas’ by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, titled ‘The Resurrection’.
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
1. Surrexit pastor bonus (SWV 469)
Weser-Renaissance Bremen conducted by Manfred Cordes
(CD: “Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi”, CPO 777 027-2, 2005)
Christoph Bernhard (1628-1693)
2. Heute ist Christus von den Toten auferstanden
Ekkehard Abele, bass. Das Kleine Konzert conducted by Hermann Max
(CD: “Geistliche Harmonien”, CPO 777 046-2, 2005)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704)
3. Sonata XI in G ‘Die Auferstehung’ (C. 100)
Mayumi Hirasaki, violin. Jan Freiheit, viola da gamba. Michael Freimuth, theorbo. Christine Schornsheim, organ
(CD: “Mystery Sonatas – Rosenkranz-Sonaten”, Passacaille PAS 1088, 2022)
Heinrich Schütz
4. Dialogo per la pascua: Weib, was weinest du? (SWV 443)
Weser-Renaissance Bremen conducted by Manfred Cordes
(CD: see 1)
Christoph Bernhard
5. Sie haben meinen Herrn hinweggenommen
Movimento
(CD: “Lied der Liebe – Das Hohelied im Deutschen Barock”, Christophorus CHR 77378, 2013)
Thomas Selle (1599-1663)
6. Christ lag in Todesbanden
7. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns den Gotteszorn wandt
8. Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebt
Weser-Renaissance Bremen conducted by Manfred Cordes
(CD: “Die Auferstehung Christi”, CPO 777 396-2, 2009)
Heinrich Schütz
9. Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben (SWV 324)
Weser-Renaissance Bremen conducted by Manfred Cordes
(CD: see 1)
additionally:
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
10. Fuga in G (BuxWV 175)
Harald Vogel, organ
(CD: “Orgelwerke Vol. 6”, Dabringhaus und Grimm MD+G L 3426, 1993)
Pictured above: Jesus is risen (painter: Merrilyn Jaquiery)
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