Heinrich Schütz Becker-Psalter. Complete recording, Vol. 15 (Rademann)

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

Klaus-Martin Bresgott was born 1967 in Greifswald and initially studied Protestant theology, later German language and literature and art history (M. A.), parallel thereto choral conducting. Contracts as an ensemble singer led him to the most notable concert venues in Europe under conductors such as René Jacobs, Marcus Creed, Daniel Reuss, Hans-Christoph Rademann and Fabio Luisi, and directors such as Sasha Waltz, Luc Perceval, Barrie Kosky and others. His main focus is on ensemble work that spans epochs and interdisciplinary contexts. This has led to a regular co-operation with composers and poets of our time such as Thomas Jennefelt and Frank Schwemmer as well as Christa Wolf (†) and Christian Lehnert. As well as works on art history, including Ernst Barlach, he has edited several books of choral music, including Frau Musica spricht. Chorbuch Reformation (2011) and Chorbuch Leonhard Lechner (2014, Carus 4.022), Vier Weihnachtsmotetten (2015, Carus 7.389) and Hugo Distler’s Die Weihnachtsgeschichte op. 10 (2015, Carus 10.011). He was awarded the “Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik” in 2008 for the first complete recording of the Geistliche Chormusik op. 12 by Hugo Distler, 2019 the french "Choc de Classica" for Samuel Scheidt: Cantiones Sacrae. Plus d'information sur la personne

Le Dresdner Kammerchor (Chœur de chambre de Dresde) – l’un des meilleurs chœurs d’Allemagne – est bien connu pour sa sonorité unique, faite d’une grande intensité et clarté. Rayonnement dynamique, homogénéité et transparence sonores souvent cités en exemple sont les points forts de cet ensemble demandé au niveau international. Le chœur a été créé en 1985 par Hans-Christoph Rademann et des étudiants du Conservatoire de musique « Carl Maria von Weber » de Dresde. De nombreuses tournées de concerts ont établi la notoriété de l’ensemble également hors d’Europe. En ont résulté des invitations régulières à d’importants festivals internationaux. Le répertoire du chœur va de la musique de la Renaissance à des compositions du 21ème siècle. Des interprétations de la musique chorale romantique et contemporaine ont été récompensées de prix spéciaux lors de concours internationaux, ainsi que du prix d’encouragement de la fondation Ernst von Siemens. En dehors de la pratique a cappella, le chœur de chambre se consacre intensément à la coopération avec le Dresdner Barockorchester et l’ensemble « Alte Musik Dresden », donnant des impulsions importantes à la pratique de la musique ancienne en Saxe. Une foule d’enregistrements pour la radio et pour le CD, ainsi que la coopération avec des orchestres allemands et étrangers viennent renforcer la renommée du Chœur de chambre de Dresde. Le CD paru aux Editions Carus de Stuttgart, avec le premier enregistrement mondial du Requiem en mi bémol majeur de Johann Adolf Hasse s’est vu décerner le prix de la Critique allemand du disque. Plus d'information sur la personne

Conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann is an immensely versatile artist with a broad repertoire who devotes himself with equal passion and expertise both to the performance and rediscovery of early music and to the first performances and cultivation of Contemporary Music. Born in Dresden and raised in the Erzgebirge mountains, he was influenced at an early age by the great Central German kantorial and musical tradition. He was a student at the traditional Kreuzgymnasium, a member of the famous Kreuzchor, and studied choral and orchestral conducting at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden. During his studies, he founded the Dresdner Kammerchor and formed it into a top international choir which is still under his direction today. Since 2013, Hans-Christoph Rademann has been the academy director of the International Bach Academy Stuttgart. He regularly collaborates with leading choirs and ensembles of the international music scene. From 1999 to 2004 he was chief conductor of the NDR Choir and from 2007 to 2015 chief conductor of the RIAS Chamber Choir. Guest conducting engagements have led and continue to lead him to the Nederlandse Bachvereniging, the Collegium Vocale Gent, the Akademie für Alte Musik, the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, the Sinfonieorchester Basel, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, among others. Hans-Christoph Rademann has been awarded prizes and honors for his artistic work, including the Johann Walter Plaque of the Saxon Music Council (2014), the Saxon Constitutional Medal (2008), the Sponsorship Prize as well as the Art Prize of the state capital Dresden (1994 and 2014 respectively). He received the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik several times for his numerous CD recordings (most recently in 2016), as well as the Grand Prix du Disque (2002), the Diapason d’Or (2006 & 2011), the CHOC de l’année 2011 and the Best Baroque Vocal Award 2014. In 2016 he was awarded the European Church Music Prize of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd. His exemplary interpretation and recording of the complete works of Heinrich Schütz with the Dresdner Kammerchor in the Stuttgart Carus-Verlag, which was completed in 2019, was awarded the newly endowed Heinrich Schütz Prize as well as the OPUS KLASSIK 2020 in the same year. Hans-Christoph Rademann is professor of choral conducting at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden. He is also artistic director of the Musikfest Erzgebirge, ambassador of the Erzgebirge and patron of the Christian Hospice Service Dresden. Plus d'information sur la personne

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Tenor Tobias Mäthger studied singing, conducting and school music in Dresden and works as a freelance singer, conductor, teacher and church musician. He has already achieved considerable success with a varied concert career both nationally and internationally. He is a member and soloist with the Dresdner Kammerchor, as well as a member of the soloists’ ensemble of the Musik Podium Stuttgart under Frieder Bernius. In addition, he regularly works with leading artists and ensembles including Marc Minkowski, Rafael Frubeck de Burgos, Dresden Staatskapelle, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Bremer Kammerphilharmonie, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Rheinische Kantorei and many others, as a soloist or as a conductor’s assistant. Plus d'information sur la personne

The baritone Martin Schicketanz began studying voice at the Hochschule für Musik Dresden in 2008. He continued his vocal training in the concert classes of Christiane Junghanns and Olaf Bär. On the opera stage he has already performed such roles as "Zangezi" in a joint project of the same name produced together by the Semperoper, Dresden and the composition class of Manos Tsangaris. Schicketanz has a special affinity for works in the area of concert music and already he performs regularly in oratorios and cantatas at various festivals, including the Gstaad Menuhin Festival (CH), the Musikfest Stuttgart (Germany), the BOZAR Festival (Belgium) and the Musikfest Erzgebirge (Germany). Musically and professionally he received vital stimulus through his participation in master classes given by Britta Schwarz, Dorothee Mields and Ingeborg Danz. He also sings in various ensembles, including the Dresdner Kammerchor, Collegium 1704, and the Collegium Vocale Gent. Plus d'information sur la personne

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Stefan Maass studied classical guitar and lute, specializing in music of the 17th and 18th centuries, both as a soloist and as a continuo player. He is Lord of Batzdorf Castle near Meißen and co-founder of the Batzdorf Hofkapelle. He regularly performs in the opera houses of Halle and Karlsruhe, the Semper Opera Dresden and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. His numerous CD productions include collaborations with the Dresdner Kammerchor conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann and the Capella Sagittariana, the Dresdner Staatskapelle, Thomas Quasthoff, Daniel Hope and the contralto Britta Schwarz, as well as with the actors Corinna Harfouch and Michael Quast. Stefan Maass was awarded the prestigious Arras Prize for Art and Culture in Dresden in March 2000. Plus d'information sur la personne

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Margret Baumgartl studied violin in Dresden with Günter Friedrich and in Munich with Urs Stiehler. During her time as a student she specialized in authentic performance practice on historic instruments, working with conductors such as René Jacobs, Frieder Bernius, Jos van Immerseel, and Hans-Christoph Rademann. Her most important teacher and chamber music partner in the area of early music was Reinhard Goebel. She was a member of Musica Antiqua Köln from 2002 to 2006, performing in concerts throughout Europe, the USA and Canada, and appearing in a TV film on Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Margret Baumgartl became the concertmaster of the Dresdner Barockorchester in 2004. Plus d'information sur la personne

Matthias Müller works as a freelance musician in Freiburg im Breisgau. Since completing his studies he has pursued a busy international concert career, including performing on numerous CDs. The range of instruments he plays encompasses all of the gamba family, including various types of violone, and the lyra da gamba. Since 2000 he has been a permanent member of the ensemble Cantus Cölln, and also works together with various other leading ensembles and conductors. Plus d'information sur la personne