Winter Journeys

Description

The new recording from Lautten Compagney arrives just in time to brighten the upcoming winter season. They take us on musical winter journeys, which is also the name of the new album. The album brings together 24 popular classics from the 16th and 17th centuries in new arrangements. Featured are motets by important German Renaissance and Baroque composers such as Michael Praetorius, Heinrich Schütz, and Johann Hermann Schein, as well as atmospheric folk songs like "Es saßein klein wild Vogelein", "Es ist ein Schnee gefallen", and "O Tannenbaum, du trägst ein' grünen Zweig". All the pieces presented reflect different aspects of winter such as warmth, winter nature, Christmas joy, solitude, or longing for spring. While the song "Ach bittrer Winter, wie bist du kalt" focuses on the harshness of the season, choral pieces by Andreas Hammerschmidt such as "Sei willkommen, Jesulein" as well as "Ein Kind ist uns geboren" by Heinrich Schütz convey the joy of the festive season. For this recording, Lautten Compagney is joined by vocal soloists Hanna Herfurtner (soprano), David Erler (alto), Stephan Scherpe (tenor), and Jakob Ahles (bass).