Early Music Vancouver - From War to Peace: Heinrich Schütz and His Time

About this event

A collection of musicians, including musica intima, Capella Borealis, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, join forces to mark the 350th anniversary of prolific composer Heinrich Schütz’s death. Directly affected by the violence and political tension that accompanied the Thirty Year’s War (1618–1648), Schütz produced works of comfort and lamentation to directly comment on the conflict. Alongside the famous Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich? (1650) and settings of the Psalms of David, we end with the splendid hymn of thanks, “Danket dem Herren” (“Thanks be to God”) with trumpet calls that might be heard as a call to arms, or as a celebration of peace long desired.

This stream is available to watch until May 30, 2023.

Artists

Arwen Myers and Danielle Reutter-Harrah, sopranos

Nicholas Burns, alto

Lawrence Williford, tenor

Sumner Thompson, baritone

musica intima

Cappella Borealis

The Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme

Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Alexander Weimann, conductor

Alex Fisher, concept and programming

Programme

• 1. Concert – approx. 77 min programme

Repertoire

PART I: War

1. Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672): Der Herr sprach zu meinem Herren, SWV 22 (1619)

2. Samuel Michael (c.1599–1632): Lob und Danck Lied (1631)

3. Heinrich Schütz: Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?, SWV 415 (1632)

4. Erasmus Widmann (1572-1634): Gott ist unser Zuversicht (1633)

5. Heinrich Schütz: Da pacem, Domine, SWV 465 (1627)

6. Heinrich Schütz: “Eile mich, Gott, zu erretten” from the Kleine geistliche Konzerte (1636)

7. Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612): Canzon III à 6 (C197) (1615)

8. Heinrich Schütz: “Herr nun lässest Du Deinen Diener,” from the Musikalische Exequien, SWV 281 (1636)

PART II: Peace

9. Heinrich Schütz: Verleih uns Frieden SWV 372, 373

10. Heinrich Schütz: Gib unsern Fürsten SWV 372, 373 (1648)

11. Heinrich Schütz: Fili mi, Absalon, SWV 269 (1629)

12. Johann Erasus Kindermann (1616–1655): “Ach Herr sih doch wie bang ist mir” from Musicalische Friedens-Seufftzer (1642)

13. Melchior Franck (1580–1639): Suspirium Germaniae Publicum (1628)

14. Sophie-Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1613–1676): Ich, der hässlich bleiche Tod (1642)

15. Andreas Berger (1584–1656): Da pacem Domine (1635)

16. Sigismund Theophil Staden (1607–1655): “Brich an, du schöner Tag” (1651)

17. Heinrich Schütz: Danket dem Herren (1619), SWV 45

This event was recorded live at St. Andrews Wesley United Church Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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