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Η ιδιοφυία του συνθέτη και οργανίστα Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) δέσποσε χωρίς αντίπαλο στη Γερμανία του 17ου αιώνα. Σήμερα, ο δάσκαλος του πρώιμου μπαρόκ θεωρείται ο σημαντικότερος Γερμανός μουσικός πριν από την εμφάνιση του J. S. Bach. Έγραψε θρησκευτικά κυρίως έργα, όπως το Deutsches Mafgnificat που ακούμε, αλλά και αυτό που θεωρείται η πρώτη γερμανική όπερα. Δυστυχώς το χειρόγραφο του έργου (‘Daphne’) χάθηκε, μαζί με το σύνολο της κοσμικής παραγωγής του.
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The genius of composer and organist Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) was unrivalled in 17th century’s Germany. Today, the early baroque master is considered the most important German musician before J. S. Bach’s appearance. He wrote mainly religious works, such as the Deutsches Mafgnificat that we hear, but also what is considered the first German opera. Unfortunately the manuscript of the work (‘Daphne’) was lost, along with the entirety of his secular production.

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