Description

Johann Hermann Schein – Fontana d’Israel (Israels Brünnlein) (2 CD Reissue)

UPC: 845221050461

Overview

Johann Hermann Schein’s Fontana d’Israel (“The Fountain of Israel,” 1623) is a monumental Italian-style madrigal collection setting Old and New Testament texts. This complete 2 CD recording—reissued by Capriccio in 2011 as part of WDR’s Cologne Broadcasts series—features Hermann Max’s authoritative performance with the Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert. Experience Schein’s radiant polyphony in works ranging from intimate solo motets to full choral‐instrumental splendor.

Product Features

Format: 2 × CD, Reissue (Digital Stereo, DDD)
Series: WDR The Cologne Broadcasts
Release Date: 2011 (originally recorded 1990)
Genre: Classical (Early Baroque / Italian Madrigal Style)
Label: Capriccio (2) – C5069
Total Tracks: 26 selections drawn from “Fontana d’Israel”
Instrumentation: 4-part choir, solo voices, dulcian, chitarrone, viols, organ, continuo

Track Listing

Disc 1 (16 tracks)

O Herr, ich bin dein Knecht
Freue dich des Weibes deiner Jugend
Die mit Tränen säen …
Unser Leben währet sieb’nzig Jahr
Ihr Heiligen, lobsinget dem Herren

Disc 2 (10 tracks)

Herr, lass meine Klage
Siehe, nach Trost war mir sehr bange
Ach Herr, ach meiner Schöne …
Nun danket alle Gott

Publishers and Artists

Composer: Johann Hermann Schein (1586–1630)
Conductor: Hermann Max
Choir: Rheinische Kantorei
Ensemble: Das Kleine Konzert
Soloists:
- Soprano: Johanna Koslowsky, Martina Lins
- Alto: Maria Arentz
- Tenor: Bernhard Schneider
- Bass: Raimund Nolte
Continuo & Instruments:
- Chitarrone: Konrad Junghänel
- Dulcian: Michael McCraw
- Organ/Harpsichord: Christoph Lehmann
- Viola da Gamba & Violone: Christine Kyprianides, Hartwig Groth
Co-production: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln & Capriccio
Cover Photo: Arman Zhenikeyov/fotolia.com; Design: sowiesodesign.de