Heinrich Schütz / Alfons Scheirle (arr.) Aller Augen warten auf dich, Herre

Heinrich Schütz is regarded as the first German musician of European stature. As a choirboy from 1599 at the court of Landgrave Moritz of Hessen-Kassel, he received a thorough education. In 1608 he began a law degree in Marburg, but broke this off in 1609 in order, with the support of the Landgrave, to study composition with Giovanni Gabrieli, organist at St Mark’s in Venice. In 1613 Schütz returned to Kassel, but two years later was enticed away by Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony to the Dresden court as “Organist und Director der Musica”, where he held the position of Hofkapellmeister (court Kapellmeister) from 1617 until his death. Schütz’s great cycles of vocal works marked the high point of his reputation in Germany and northern Europe. But these represent only part of Schütz’s output; individual works are represented in printed collections with works by other composers, others only survive in manuscript, and much has been lost. The Stuttgart Schütz Edition makes available Schütz’s complete oeuvre, and all works are also published in practical Urtext editions. Plus d'information sur la personne

Études de pédagogie, de musique scolaire, d'histoire et de musicologie à Stuttgart et Tübingen. Professeur de musique au lycée Friedrich-Schiller de Fellbach jusqu'en 1998, a assumé différentes fonctions au sein de l'administration scolaire du Bade-Wurtemberg ; chef de chœur depuis 60 ans, activité de premier plan au sein de l'association chorale souabe, entre autres formation de chefs de chœur ; nomination au titre de chef de chœur honoraire de l'association ; diverses formations, exposés et publications sur des questions relatives à la chorale et à la formation vocale, de la voix des enfants à la voix des personnes âgées. Plus d'information sur la personne