Episodes
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 01 | 20080908 | Donald Macleod looks at the influence the church reformer Martin Luther had on the life and music of his compatriot Heinrich Schutz. Including: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, SWV 380; Das ist je gewisslich wahr, SWV 388 Candimino Choir Tauno Satomaa (conductor) Finlandia 0630 17676 2 - Trs 5, 8 Wie wenn der Adler; SWV 434; Vier hirtinnen Weser Renaissance Manfred Cordes (conductor) CPO 999 518 2 - Trs 8, 10 The Christmas Story, SWV 435 Paul Agnew (tenor) Ann Crookes (soprano) Oxford Camerata Jeremy Summerly (conductor) Naxos 8553514 - Trs 1-10. With Donald Macleod. Including Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt; Das ist je gewisslich wahr. |
| 2008 | 02 | 20080909 | Henrich Schutz made two visits to Venice, to train with Giovanni Gabrieli. Donald Macleod finds out how these visits influenced Schutz's own music. Including: Es Steh Gott auf, SWV 356 Nigel Rogers, Charles Daniels (tenor) Purcell Quartet Chandos Chan 0566 - Cd 2, Tr 1 6 Italian Madrigals Consort of Musicke Anthony Rooley (director) Harmonia Mundi 16 9527 2 - Trs 1, 2, 3, 5,11, 15 4 Symphoniae Sacrae John Potter, Douglas Nasrawi (tenor) Concerto Palatino Accent ACC9178/79D - CD1 Trs 5, 6, 10, 11 St Matthew Passion Hilliard Ensemble EMI CDC 7492002 - Trs 7, 8, 15. With Donald Macleod. Including Es Steh Gott auf; 6 Italian Madrigals; 4 Symphoniae Sacrae. |
| 2008 | 03 | 20080910 | Donald Macleod looks at Schutz's role as Kapellmeister of the Elector of Saxony, where he worked for 57 years. Including: Nunc Dimittis, SWV 432 The Sixteen Harry Christophers (conductor) COR 16036 - Tr 2 Psalms 98, 84 Laurence Cummings (organ) Oxford Camerata Jeremy Summerly (conductor) Naxos 8 553044 - Trs 4, 5, 7 3 Symphoniae Sacrae Cantus Colln Concerto Palatino Konrad Junghanel (conductor) Harmonia Mundi HMC 901850 51 - CD 2, Tr 1 Psalm 100 Tapiola Chamber Choir Paul Hillier (conductor) Finlandia 522082 - CD 2, Tr 5. Including: Nunc Dimittis, SWV432; Psalms 98, 84; 3 Symphoniae Sacrae; Psalm 100. |
| 2008 | 04 | 20080911 | Donald Macleod looks at the effect war had on Schutz's life and music. Including: Dulcissime et benignissime Christe Dresden Kreuzchor Rudolf Mauersberger (conductor) Berlin Classics 0094492BC - CD 4, Tr 8 Syncharma musicum Weser-Renaissance Bremen Manfred Cordes (conductor) CPO 999 518 2 - Tr 15 Da pacem domine, in diebus nostris Capella Fidicinia Berlin Classics 0091872 BC - Tr 6 Kleine geistliche Konzerte Agnes Mellon (soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Peter Kooy (bass) Collegium Vocale Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) Harmonia Mundi 901534 - Trs 7, 3, 12, 6 Geistliche Chormusik (excerpts) Chorus of Emmanuel Music Craig Smith (conductor) Koch 3 7174 2H1 - Trs 2, 4, 7. With Donald Macleod. Including: Dulcissime et benignissime Christe; Syncharma musicum. |
| 2008 | 05 LAST | 20080912 | Donald Macleod introduces music including Schutz's Swansong - a setting of Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible. Including: 3 Symphoniae Sacrae Emma Kirkby (soprano) James Bowman (alto) Nigel Rogers (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Purcell Quartet 0566/7 - CD 1, Trs 7, 11; CD 2, Tr 12 Musikalische exequien The Sixteen Harry Christophers (conductor) Coro COR16036 - Tr 6 Der Schwangesang; Deutsches Magnificat Tapiola Chamber Choir Paul Hillier (conductor) Finlandia 522082 - CD 1, Tr 4; CD 2, Tr 6. With Donald Macleod. Includes 3 Symphoniae Sacrae; Musikalische exequien; Der Schwangesang |