HEINRICH SCHÜTZ
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ
Soloists:
David Douglas Bryant, Bjarke Moe, Prof. Matthias Herrmann, Dr. Christina Siegfried, Hans-Christoph Rademann
Director:
Jörg Kobel
Heinrich Schütz was presumably the first internationally renowned German composer. In the 40 years he spent as court ''kapellmeister'' in Dresden, he left a strong impression on musical life in Europe. Although he was named ''father of our modern, meaning German, music'', he was long forgotten after his death in 1672. His works in their clear beauty still seem up-to-date, almost modern. However, only his vocal works - a small part of his extensive oeuvre - are known today. Narrating this documentary are, amongst others, international musical experts from Germany, Venice or Copenhagen - like David Douglas Bryant, Bjarke Moe, Prof. Matthias Herrmann, Dr. Christina Siegfried - as well as conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann, who was the first to record Schütz's complete (known) oeuvre.
Label:
Arthaus Musik
Genre:
Dokumentation
Running Time:
66
Picture Format:
16:9
Sound Format:
PCM Stereo
Number of Discs:
1
Region:
0
Languages:
DE
Subtitle Languages:
GB, DE
UPC:
807280917598
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