Schütz: Die Vögel unter dem Himmel (Sacred Choral Music)

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Schütz: Die Vögel unter dem Himmel (Sacred Choral Music)SUMMARY TRACK LISTING REVIEWS INFO The massed voices of the 140 strong National Youth Choir revel in the magnificence of Schtzs soaring lines, complemented by John Kitchens contributions on the powerful Rieger organ of St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. Revered by his contemporaries as the Orpheus of our time, Schtz would never have heard his music performed by forces such as these and on such a scale surely he would have been a strong advocate of this

"This is the most satisfying recording of baroque guitar music to have come my way in the last year or so

"The result is a delightful programme of melodies and melodic invention performed with refinement by baritone Malcolm Greene and pianist and organist John Kitchen on fortepiano

Total playing time: 1:12:01

"…performances of exhilarating musicality and intimate understanding

with very informative programme notes by Jeremy Cull makes this an exceptionally wonderful CD

both for the performances and the rich repertoire that

Supported by a splendidly vivid recording

"This is one of those rare liturgical reconstructions that create the illusion that the listener is actually in the congregation

Highlights include Neil Gow’s lively “Loch Eroch Side”

"an astonishingly pure voice…the ringing accuracy of Hamilton’s intonation is a continual marvel…The recording is beautifully balanced and clear as a bell"

the Scottish composer Robert Bremner and others including Mozart’s son Franz Xaver with a gloriously vigorous menagerie of spinets

the five-course Baroque guitar was associated – for better or worse – with dance music

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