The Music of Heinrich Schutz (and Brahms!)
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
There are composers whose influence outstrips their popularity. The Baroque composer Heinrich Schutz falls into this group, due to his total focus on writing sacred vocal music. But for those who know his music, he is essential. He was the most important German composer before Bach and was vital to the development of music. Today I’m going to take you through some of Schutz’s greatest musical achievements, including his Muskalische Exequien, the piece that very likely inspired the Brahms Requiem. Join us!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, a classical music podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | My name is Joshua Weylerstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the music director of the Phoenix |
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| 0:48.0 | So, I've just landed in Quebec City in Canada for a week with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra. |
| 0:54.2 | I will be doing a program of Brahms, the second Symphony, lists second piano concert with |
| 0:58.6 | Louis Lorty, and Ethel Smites on the Cliffs of Cornwall. |
| 1:02.5 | It's a fun program because these are all composers who sort of knew each other. |
| 1:06.2 | Ethel Smites studied with Brahms, as I've mentioned before. |
| 1:09.6 | And though, list is kind of the odd man out. |
| 1:12.2 | There was a little bit more respect, I think, than we often know, between list and Brahms, |
| 1:16.8 | though obviously they had totally different outlooks on music, and I really can't think |
| 1:20.8 | of two more different pieces than the list piano concerto and Brahms' second Symphony. |
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