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SCHUTZ, H.: Primo libro de madrigali (Il) (Italienische Madrigale, Complete Recording, Vol. 2) (Dresdner Chamber Choir, Rademann)

Composer(s):Schutz, Heinrich
Artist(s) Dresden Chamber Choir, Choir • Rademann, Hans-Christoph, Conductor
Period(s) Baroque (1600-1750)
Genre Classical Music
Category Choral - Secular
Catalogue Carus83.237
Label Carus
Quality   320kbps
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Schütz —father of modern music—a young man in Italy
Review By EE115671,January 2012

With the benefit of mentor sponsorship in 1609, a young Heinrich Schütz absorbed the culture and influence of Venice to transform himself into Henrico Sagittario Allemanno, to influence the musical world for centuries. Following this fellowship adventure, Schütz went on to compose music a century before Bach to initiate what is considered modern music.

The accompanying booklet for Italian Madrigals carefully explains this musical journey, noting the “cultural transfer” from Italy to Germany for which Schütz became the pioneer.

Subjects of these songs range from nature and love to melancholy and death. The voices of the Dresdner Kammerchor caress each note and enunciation of the five-voice parts, appealing to the singer and listener alike. This group, under the more....
Be Italian!
Review By JD88992,April 2013

Although he is best known for his many sacred compositions, these Italian madrigals are among Schutz's earliest vocal works. Those who only know those later pieces may be surprised to hear a hint of Gesualdo here, but the composer learned the style during his studies in Venice. The entire set was never meant to be heard in one go--like any sweet stuff, it has to be spaced out--so sample, if you can, the eighth in the set, "Fuggi, fuggi o mio core," with its rushing figures and alternating meters, or Number 15, "Dunque addio, care selve," which comes, after four minutes of harmonic twisting, to inevitable and perfect rest.

While I'm not entirely sold on performing this music with so many voices on a part (not that 18 singers is a huge choir), there's little fault to be more....






 

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