COMPOSERS: Schutz
LABELS: Hannsler
WORKS: Christmas Oratorio; Symphoniae Sacrae III
PERFORMER: Heinrich Schütz Ensemble; Monteverdi Orchestra of Munich/Wolfgang Kelber
CATALOGUE NO: PH 06028
An agreeably intimate account of Schütz’s half-hour telling of the Christmas story paired here with three of his ‘spiritual concertos’ for solo voices and choir, with instrumental accompaniment. Fine period performances. Terry Blain