Composer of the Week - Heinrich Schutz - Episode 5

Donald Macleod introduces music including Schutz's Swansong - a setting of Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible. Including: 3 Symphoniae Sacrae Emma Kirkby (soprano) James Bowman (alto) Nigel Rogers (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Purcell Quartet 0566/7 - CD 1, Trs 7, 11; CD 2, Tr 12 Musikalische exequien The Sixteen Harry Christophers (conductor) Coro COR16036 - Tr 6 Der Schwangesang; Deutsches Magnificat Tapiola Chamber Choir Paul Hillier (conductor) Finlandia 522082 - CD 1, Tr 4; CD 2, Tr 6.