Arien und Kantaten

Amazon.co.uk Caspar Kittel (1603-39) was a German musician who trained in Italy then returned to work at the Dresden Court, deputising for his colleague Heinrich Schütz when the latter spent a period in Denmark. His sole publication, the 1638 collection of arias and cantatas, was apparently conceived as exercises for the choirboys whose musical education he superintended, but the selection heard here has nothing scholastic about it and the pieces are sung by a group of skilled adult singers. Countertenor-turned-conductor René Jacobs directs them and the small accompanying instrumental group with flair, ensuring that these delightful pastoral settings come over to the best possible effect. Most of the texts are by the German poet Martin Opitz, their mood ranging from the amorous to the spiritual. In terms of style, they're not so far from contemporary works by Monteverdi or Schütz, and anyone seeking something vocal and unusual from the Baroque period would find them rewarding. -- George Hall

1: Aria 14 a 2 Tenori 'Ein ieglich Ding hat seine Zeit'
2: Aria 8 a 2 Soprani 'Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr'
3: Aria 17 a 3, Due Tenori & Basso 'Als ich nechst war ausspazieret'
4: Aria 3. Alto solo 'Coridon, der gieng betrubet'
5: Aria 23 a 4 'Oime Amor, wie schnell hast' mich'
6: Aria 6 sopra la Romanesca a 2 Soprani 'Gleich wie zur Sommerszeit'
7: Aria 12 a 2 Tenori 'Geht, meine Seufzer, hin'
8: Aria 1. Canto solo 'Mein Lieb, wie schone bist doch du'
9: Aria 20 a 3. Canto, Tenore & Basso 'O du Gott der sussen Schnerzen'
10: Aria 4. Passegiata. Tenore solo 'Wie schone FuB'
11: Aria11 sopra l'Aria di Ruggiero a 2 Tenori 'Ietzund kombt die Nacht herbei'

Composer: Caspar Kittel

Number of Discs: 1

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