Schütz: Musikalische Exequien / Johannes-Passion

Heinrich Schutz (Composer), Wilhelm Ehmann (Conductor), Westfalische Kantorei (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Westfalische Kantorei
• Conductor: Wilhelm Ehmann
• Composer: Heinrich Schutz
• Audio CD (April 18, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cantate
• ASIN: B000003CFN
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596,167 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7): Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbniß-M

2. Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7): Motette 'Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe', SWV

3. Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7): Canticum B. Simeonis 'Herr, nun lässest du

4. St. John Passion for soprano, 3 tenors, 2 basses & chorus, SWV 481 - Johannes Hoeflin/Jakob Stampfli/Rolf Bossow/Herta Flebbe/Gert Spiering/Reinhard Ruge

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, but occasionally heavy and slow, April 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Schütz: Musikalische Exequien / Johannes-Passion (Audio CD)

Ehmann gets a good sound from his voices thoughout. I like his practice of using brass to double the choral sections in the "Musikalische Exequien", and he mentions a personal note of Schütz that the violone (similar to the modern double bass violin) was an indispensible part of that music. Of course a solid bass line has always been important to German music in any style period. Occasionally, Ehmann runs things a little slow, which makes it sound just a little heavy at times. Overall, it is a good recording, better than most, only slightly below the Mauersberger.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Verry good Performance of Johannes Passion, February 14, 2007

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W. G. Heij "Wouter" (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schütz: Musikalische Exequien / Johannes-Passion (Audio CD)

I sing bass in a churchcoir an we perform the Johannes Passion fro Heinrch Schuetz this year (2007) an Good Friday. Ik like the performance on the CD verry much. Apeccialy the bass party is verry good.