On Boxing Day, Thursday 26th December, the ‘Weihnachtshistorie’ by Heinrich Schütz can be heard in Missa etcetera.
This work is on the new CD of the well-known early music ensemble Vox Luminis.
This CD has as its central work the “Historia der Geburth Jesu Christi” from 1664 by Heinrich Schütz. In this work, the events surrounding the birth of the Christ Child are told in a lively and musical way according to the Lutheran tradition.
This composition is characterised by the way in which Schütz manages to combine Italian expressiveness with the German Protestant tradition.
In many respects, the work is a model for the genre that would later be used by Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries. Missa etcetera also features several Christmas-related works by Schütz’s contemporaries Andreas Hammerschmidt and Michael Praetorius.
Broadcasts:
Thursday 26th December 2024, 22:00 – 23:00
Tuesday 7th January 2025, 12:00 – 13:00
Click here to go to the playlist.
