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The sometimes quiet, sometimes shrill music from the scattered “land” of the 16th and 17th century moves between heartbreak, tears and love . While most of the discourse is about love – unrequited love, of course – the protagonists are occasionally allowed to retreat behind a pious fear of God. The integration of instrumental pieces on the Renaissance lute and theorbo provide an even richer impression of the musical style of the time.

Works by: Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630), Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Johann Nauwach (1595-1630), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675), Heinrich Albert (1604-1651), Leonhard Lechner (1553-1606) and Melchior Newsidler (1531-1591)