Discovery of a Talent

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Donald Macleod delves into the early life of the great German composer Heinrich Schütz, when the boy’s musical talents were discovered by an aristocrat. Macleod follows Schütz on his journey to being offered a prominent position at the Court in Dresden, as well as a dream come true when Schütz goes to study with Gabrieli in Venice. Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben, SWV 482 La Capella Ducale Musica Fiata Roland Wilson, director Tugend ist der beste Freund, SWV 442 Dorothee Mields, soprano Isabel Schicketanz, soprano Margaret Baumhartl, violin Wolfgang von Kessinger, violin Andreas Arend, theorbo Matthias Müller, viola da gamba Beate Rölleke, chamber organ Hans-Christoph Rademann, director O primavera, SWV 1 O dolcezze amarissime, SWV 2 Ride la primavera, SWV 7 Miriam Allan, soprano Hannah Morrison, soprano Mathilde Ortscheidt, mezzo-soprano Sean Clayton, tenor Jonathan Sells, bass-baritone Les Arts Florissants Paul Agnew, director Wohl dem der ein tugendsam Weib hat, SWV 20 Cantus Cölln Knabenchor Hannover Musica Fiata Roland Wilson, director Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen, SWV 46 Alleluja, lobet den Herrn, SWV 38 Aurore Bucher, soprano Andrea Brown, soprano Rolf Ehlers, countertenor Beat Duddeck, countertenor Michael Feyfar, tenor Nils Giebelhausen tenor Ekkehard Abele, baritone Benoit Arnould, baritone La Chapelle Rhenane Benoit Haller, dorector En novus Elysiis, SWV 49 (Syncharma Musicum) Maria Skiba, soprano Heidi Maria Taubert, soprano Dorothea Wagner, soprano David Erler, alto Tobias Hunger, tenor Stephan Gähler, tenor Ingolf Seidel, baritone Clemens Heidrich, bass Matthias Lutze, bass Cappella Sagittariana Dresden Norbert Schuster, director