Track Listing

1. Magnificat anima mea, for soloists, 2 violins, 3 trombones, chorus ad lib & continuo, SWV 468
2. Erbarm Dich mein, O Herre Gott, for soprano, 4 violes, violone & continuo, SWV 447
3. Quemadmodum desiderat cervus, for soprano, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 336 (Op. 9/31)
4. Work(s): Anima Mea, SWV 263 / Adjuro vos, SWV 264 (Symphoni� Sacr�, Opus sextum 1629)
5. Ach Herr, du Sch�pfer aller Ding, for soprano, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo (after Marenzio's 'Deh poi ch'era ne' fati'), SWV 450
6. Die sieben Worte unsers lieben Erl�sers und Seeligmachers Jesu Christi, for soloists, 5 instruments & continuo, SWV 478
7. Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, motet for soprano, 2 violins (or other instruments) & continuo, SWV 344 (Op. 10/4)
8. Die mit Tr�nen s�en, motet for 2 sopranos, 2 tenors, 6 trombones & continuo, SWV 42 (Op. 2/21)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42082 in Music
• Released on: 2001-07-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

Customer Reviews

Simply beautiful and dramatic music
Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz is performed with great skill, care and feeling by Ensemble Clément Janequin and Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse. I have not heard a better interpretation of this work anywhere. The cornetts (cornets à bouquin) and sackbuts (saqueboutes) provide a very rich and nobly ecclesiastical backdrop for the voices.

The other works presented on this wonderful CD include the great Magnificat, SWV 468 and the setting of the Magnificat for solo soprano voice, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 344 - sung by Agnés Mellon.

The two-part work from Symphoniæ Sacræ I, 1629 - Anima mea, SWV 263 (prima pars) and Adjuro vos, SWV 264 (secunda pars) is sung by Bruno Boterf and Philippe Cantor. The men's voices are accompanied by Jean-Pierre Canihac abd Philippe Matharel on the cornetti. The continuo group consists of Konrad Junghänel, lute, Jonathan Cable, bass viol and violone, and Willem Jansen, organ.
Several other works are presented. All provide further evidence of the greatness of Heinrich Schütz.

This CD is now on Harmonia Mundi's budget label. If you're a lover of the music of Heinrich Schütz, you'll want to have this recording (if you do not have it already). If you're new to Schütz, this CD presents a powerful case for this composer.

Truely Mediterranean
Another great performance by one of the most unique artists of the mediterranean. I enjoyed the second third and sixth songs the most.