David Pohle forges a near-direct link between the influence of Heinrich Schütz and the generation of Bach and Telemann. One of Schütz's last students, Pohle had composed at least one complete cantata cycle for the Lutheran church year by 1665. However, Pohle never published any of his works and the cantata cycle, along with most of the other music he composed, has disappeared. Carus-Verlag's David Pohle: Wie der Hirsh schreyet collects some of the little bit of sacred choral music from Pohle's pen that has survived, along ...
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David Pohle forges a near-direct link between the influence of Heinrich Schütz and the generation of Bach and Telemann. One of Schütz's last students, Pohle had composed at least one complete cantata cycle for the Lutheran church year by 1665. However, Pohle never published any of his works and the cantata cycle, along with most of the other music he composed, has disappeared. Carus-Verlag's David Pohle: Wie der Hirsh schreyet collects some of the little bit of sacred choral music from Pohle's pen that has survived, along with five of his instrumental sonatas, which exist in nearly equal number to his sacred vocal works; about 30 of them are extant. All but one of the sonatas has been recorded before, but the six sacred vocal works featured here are new to recordings.The sonatas are completely delightful, consisting of very short movements that tend to highlight abrupt contrasts when they change, some languid and expressive, others fleet and sinewy. Harmonically they are steeped in a style that sounds...
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