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Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672)

Composer of the Week by BBC

Feb 17, 202667:24Music

Donald Macleod delves into the life of the great German composer Heinrich Schütz. Music featured: Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben, SWV 482 Tugend ist der beste Freund, SWV 442 O primavera, SWV 1 Wohl dem der ein tugend...

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Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672) is an episode from Composer of the Week by BBC. Donald Macleod delves into the life of the great German composer Heinrich Schütz. Music featured: Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben, SWV 482 Tugend ist der beste Fr...

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Donald Macleod delves into the life of the great German composer Heinrich Schütz. Music featured: Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben, SWV 482 Tugend ist der beste Freund, SWV 442 O primavera, SWV 1 Wohl dem der ein tugendsam Weib hat, SWV 20 Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen, SWV 46 En novus Elysiis, SWV 49 (Syncharma Musicum) Ich heb mein Augen sehnlich auf, SWV 226 (Becker Psalter) Mit dem Amphion zwar mein Orgel und mein Harfe, SWV 501 Auferstehungshistorie, SWV 50 Fili mi, Absalon, SWV 269 Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt, SWV 305 Erhöre mich, wenn dich ich rufe, SWV 289 O der grossen Wundertaten, SWV 278 Musikalische Exequien, SWV 279 Ich werde nicht sterben, SWV 346 (Symphoniarum sacrarum II) Die mit Tränen säen, SWV 378 (Geistliche Chormusik) Haus und Güter erbet man von Eltern, SWV 21 Teutoniam dudum belli, SWV 338 Was betrübst du dich, SWV 353 (Symphoniarum sacrarum II) Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, SWV 386 Seid barmherzig, SWV 409 (Symphoniarum sacrarum III) Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener, SWV 432 Schütz: Die Erde trinkt für sich, SWV 438 Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich, SWV 415 (Symphoniarum sacrarum III) St Matthew Passion, SWV 479 Vater Abraham, erbarme dich mein, SWV477 Ich rufe von ganzem Herzen, SWV 491 For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672): And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here:

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