Heinrich Schütz - Lukas-Passion Ars Nova Copenhagen & Paul Hillier

• Lukas-Passion, SWV 480
• 1Das Leiden unsers Herren Jesu Christi (Chorus)01:34
• 2Es war aber nahe das Fest der sussen Brot (Evangelist, The Disciples, Jesus, Peter)14:03
• 3Und er ging hinaus nach seiner Gewohnheit (Evangelist, Jesus, The Disciples, The Maid, Peter, A Boy, Another Boy)09:17
• 4Die Manner aber, die da Jesum hielten (Evangelist, Jews, High Priests, Jesus)03:19
• 5Und der ganze Haufe stund auf (Evangelist, High Priests, Pilate, Jesus, Crowd)07:19
• 6Aber sie lagen ihm an mit grossen Geschrei (Evangelist, Jesus, Rulers, Soldiers, Malefactors)11:09
• 7Da aber der Hauptmann sahe (Evangelist, Centurion)03:54
• 8Wer Gottes Marter in Ehren hat (Chorus)02:07
• Total Runtime52:42

Info for Heinrich Schütz - Lukas-Passion

Ars Nova Copenhagen and Paul Hillier here present the first recording in a series devoted to the narrative works (Historia) of Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672). The Danish vocal ensemble thus celebrate Denmark's proud connection with this German master who was appointed Kapellmeister to King Christian IV and worked at the Danish court for two periods over the course of eleven years. The cover illustrations show reliefs in beaten metal by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976), a member of the Die Brücke group founded in 1905 in Dresden – a city with which Schütz himself was closely associated.

'Paul Hillier delivers a first-rate recording to launch a promising Schütz series. The 14 singers sing with superb diction, poise, intonation, blend and expressiveness. On this eveidence, the serie will be manna from heaven for admirers of the greatest German composer before Bach.' (Gramophone Magazine)

Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier, conductor
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, bass
Johan Linderoth, tenor
Heinrich Schütz, composer

Ars Nova Copenhagen
is widely recognized as one of the finest vocal ensembles in Europe. Founded in 1979, the ensemble today is busier than ever. In addition to its annual season of concerts in Copenhagen and throughout Denmark, the ensemble regularly appears across Europe, and in North and South America. At the heart of Ars Nova Copenhagen's work is its equal dedication to early music and new music. Some programs explore the cross-currents between the two, while others form detailed portraits of individual composers or genres within a given period.

Since its beginning, Ars Nova has worked closely with some of the most important Danish and Scandinavian composers like Per Nørgård, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Bent Sørensen, Sven-David Sandström, and each season, the group invites a composer in residence: Toivo Tulev (Estonia) in 2007, Bernd Franke (Germany) 2008, Sunleif Rasmussen (Faroe Islands) 2009, Áskell Másson (Iceland) 2010 and Steve Martland (England) 2011.

Ars Nova is also building collaborations with creative artists in different fields such as drama, film and ballet, as well as cultivating new modes of concert performance and innovative repertoire. Besides the concerts, Ars Nova produces a number of CDs each year - both on its own record label, Ars Nova Records, and for labels such as Dacapo Records and Harmonia Mundi. Ars Nova Copenhagen is sponsored by The Danish Cultural Ministry, the Danish Association of Professional Choruses and a number of private Danish foundations.

Paul Hillier
has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen since 2003. Founding director of the Hilliard Ensemble, and subsequently of Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier's career has embraced singing, conducting, and writing about music. His books about Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich, and numerous anthologies of choral music, are published by Oxford University Press.

Paul Hiller has taught at the University of California at Santa Cruz and Davis, and from 1996-2003 was Director of the Early Music Institute at Indiana University. In 2006 Paul Hillier was awarded an OBE for services to choral music, and in 2007 he received the Order of the White Star of Estonia, and was awarded a GRAMMY for Best Choral Recording (with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir).

In 2008 he was appointed Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the National Chamber Choir of Ireland, and in 2009 was invited to form the new Coro Casa da Musica in Porto, Portugal. He won a second GRAMMY in 2010 (with Theatre of Voices and Ars Nova Copenhagen), this time in the category for Best Small Ensemble Performance, and in 2012 he was nominated in the category Best Choral Performance (also with Ars Nova Copenhagen).

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