Heinrich Schutz: Becker-Psalter
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SKU: NX.CV83276

By Dresdner Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Margret Baumgartl, Martin Schicketanz, Matthias Muller, Michaela Hasselt, Stefan Kunath, Stefan Maass, Thomas Friedlaender, and Tobias Mathger. By Heinrich Schutz. Classical. CD. Carus Verlag #CV83276. Published by Carus Verlag (NX.CV83276).

Heinrich Schutz is generally regarded as a master of the art of setting text to music, particularly the text of the Bible in its unaltered form which was of substantial significance to Lutheran doctrine. On the other hand, there are only few examples of settings of rhymed texts in Schutz's oeuvre. One of these is the so-called "Becker-Psalter," a collection of psalm translations by the Leipzig theologian Cornelius Becker. Shortly after the death of his wife, Schutz concentrated on this collection and set numerous verses to music. In the 15th volume of the Schutz Complete Recording, Hans-Christoph Rademann and his Dresdner Kammerchor present an exceptionally spirited interpretation of a selection of these unusually unadorned, transparent, folk-like compositions.