Dorian Recordings
DOR-93168
CAMBRIDGE BACH ENSEMBLE
Martin Luther's reforms changed the liturgy from a purely sacramental act into an occasion for proclamation, and in his view the divine gift of music had a special role to play in proclaiming the Word. Music in church was not ornament or diversion, but an essential part of worship; sacred music not only interpreted scripture in a manner of a sermon, but possessed the additional virtue that through music the meaning of the words was enhanced and the spirit of the listener moved to direct emotional acceptance of the Gospel: "Music is to be praised as second only to the Word of God because by her are all the emotions swayed," wrote Luther. The Reformation thus set the stage for a glorious era of liturgical music in Lutheran Germany which lasted until the death of Johann Sebastian Bach. This recording offers a small sample of this rich repertoire.- Scott Metcalfe
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[ 1] Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt - Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Der Schwanengesang, 1671 I PENTECOST [ 2] Komm, heiliger Geist (chorale) - Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630) Cantional, 1627 [ 3] Komm, heiliger Geist a 8 - Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) Cantiones sacrae, 1620 [ 4] Komm, heiliger Geist a 4 - Scheidt Cantiones sacrae, 1620 [ 5] Komm, heiliger Geist (organ solo) - Franz Tunder (1614-67) II MUSIC OF MOURNING [ 6] Da Jakob vollendet hatte - Schein Israelis Brünlein, 1623 [ 7] Selig sind die Toten - Schütz Geistliche Chor-Music, 1648 [ 8] Komm, Jesu, komm, bwv 229 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) III ADVENT & CHRISTMAS [ 9] Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (chorale melody) - Martin Luther (1483-1546) [10] Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland a 4 - Micheal Praetorius (1571-1621) Musae Sioniae V, 1607 [11] Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland a 6 - Praetorius Musae Sioniae V, 1607 [12] Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf - Johann Cristoph Bach (1642-1703) [13] Magnificat primi toni, buxwv 203 (organ solo) - Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) [14] Gelobet seystu, Jesu Christ (organ solo) - Scheidt Tablatur-Buch, 1650 [15] Gelobet seystu, Jesu Christ a 8 - Scheidt Cantiones sacrae, 1620 |
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