Credits:

Schutz, Heinrich (1585-1672)

Description:

Quicken’s full Schtz album! The first German-language oratorio to include a masterpiece from the traditionQuicken & La Petite BandNewly recorded in 2018!Four beautiful motets and the masterpiece “The Resurrection of Jesus Christ” are included in this fine album, which conveys the true essence of Schtz, the father of German music. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, written by Schtz in 1623, is considered the first German-language oratorio. By the time Schtz became court music director of Dresden in 1617, “The Resurrection” by Scandello, a former court music director, was traditionally sung. Schtz himself, after several performances of that music, decided to write a new work with the same text. The result is a glorious German musical work filled with strong faith in the midst of the tragedy of the Thirty Years’ War that began in 1618. This oratorio is a masterpiece that has its own