Hamburger Morgenpiost

Johann Schop - Hamburger Ratsmusicus - Hamburger Ratsmusik
(Erster Theil newer Paduanen, Galliarden […] - 1633)
Classical, Baroque | 1 CD | EAC | FLAC, CUE, LOG | Scans | 307 MB | RS
Recorded: 3-5/1 2006, Schloss Salzau, Schleswig-Holstein | TT: 55:58
Released: 2006 | Label: Thorofon CTH 2464
Hamburger Ratsmusik - Simone Eckert

Johann Schop [c. 1590-1667] was director of town music in Hamburg for much of the period overshadowed by the Thirty Years War (1618-48). After the war, he worked in the city until 1665, and died two years later. He was a virtuoso violinist and it is no surprise that he seems to have been highly regarded by the other town musicians […] Despite this apparent fame in his own time, Schop's music remains almost unknown. […]

[…] the individual lines as played here are admirably clear. The recorded balance between the parts is also excellent. The players perform the music very well indeed, and with a great deal of sensivity […] the commitment and musicianship that Hamburger Ratsmusik bring to their performances […] you cannot fail to be drawn to this music. (Michael Robertson, Early Music, Feb. 2007)

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