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The series “Music from Wolfenbüttel Castle” presents chorales by Martin Luther in settings by Michael Praetorius, as sung by the internationally renowned Weser-Renaissance of Bremen. When Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel appointed Michael Praetorius to the post of chamber organist in his court chapel around 1593 and then promoted him to the post of court chapel master in 1604, he selected a musician whose family had enthusiastically followed the Reformation ever since its beginnings. This family’s adherence to the Lutheran confession may be traced back directly to the Reformer himself. After all, until 1534, Michael’s father, at the time still known by the German surname “Schulteis” instead of its Latin equivalent “Praetorius,” studied at the University of Wittenberg, where Luther was a faculty member. Praetorius dealt systematically with the publication of his vast musical œuvre. Mainly sacred in character and mostly involving chorale settings, it conveys the musical heritage of the Reformation in all its multifaceted forms directly to the present. These forms range from the simple cantional setting to the modern polychoral concerto following the precedent set by Giovanni Gabrieli in Venice. The chorale concertos heard here from his collection Polyhymnia caduceatrix et panegyrica are “Solemn Concertos of Peace and Joy.”
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Veni sancte spiritus (Michel Praetorius)
Bremen Weser-Renaissance, Ensemble - Manfred Cordes, Conductor - Martin Luther, Lyricist - Michael Praetorius, Composer
(C) 2017 CPO (P) 2017 CPO
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein (Michel Praetorius)
Bremen Weser-Renaissance, Ensemble - Manfred Cordes, Conductor - Martin Luther, Lyricist - Michael Praetorius, Composer
(C) 2017 CPO (P) 2017 CPO
Vater unser im Himmelreich (Michel Praetorius)
Bremen Weser-Renaissance, Ensemble - Manfred Cordes, Conductor - Martin Luther, Lyricist - Michael Praetorius, Composer
(C) 2017 CPO (P) 2017 CPO
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein (Michel Praetorius)
Bremen Weser-Renaissance, Ensemble - Manfred Cordes, Conductor - Martin Luther, Lyricist - Michael Praetorius, Composer
(C) 2017 CPO (P) 2017 CPO
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (Michel Praetorius)
Bremen Weser-Renaissance, Ensemble - Manfred Cordes, Conductor - Michael Praetorius, Composer
(C) 2017 CPO (P) 2017 CPO
Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort (Michel Praetorius)
Bremen Weser-Renaissance, Ensemble - Manfred Cordes, Conductor - Martin Luther, Lyricist - Michael Praetorius, Composer
(C) 2017 CPO (P) 2017 CPO
Album review
The series “Music from Wolfenbüttel Castle” presents chorales by Martin Luther in settings by Michael Praetorius, as sung by the internationally renowned Weser-Renaissance of Bremen. When Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel appointed Michael Praetorius to the post of chamber organist in his court chapel around 1593 and then promoted him to the post of court chapel master in 1604, he selected a musician whose family had enthusiastically followed the Reformation ever since its beginnings. This family’s adherence to the Lutheran confession may be traced back directly to the Reformer himself. After all, until 1534, Michael’s father, at the time still known by the German surname “Schulteis” instead of its Latin equivalent “Praetorius,” studied at the University of Wittenberg, where Luther was a faculty member. Praetorius dealt systematically with the publication of his vast musical œuvre. Mainly sacred in character and mostly involving chorale settings, it conveys the musical heritage of the Reformation in all its multifaceted forms directly to the present. These forms range from the simple cantional setting to the modern polychoral concerto following the precedent set by Giovanni Gabrieli in Venice. The chorale concertos heard here from his collection Polyhymnia caduceatrix et panegyrica are “Solemn Concertos of Peace and Joy.”
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:09
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Bremen Weser-Renaissance Manfred Cordes
- Composer: Michel Praetorius
- Label: CPO
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2017 CPO (P) 2017 CPO
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