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Heinrich Schutz

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

This composer set the text of Psalm 119 as his
Schwanengesang, or Swan Song; words from the psalm were framed in his house, and formed the basis of the oration at his funeral.
PAUL NICHOLSON (organ)
STEPHEN STUBBS (theorbo)
ANDREW LAWRENCE-KING (harp) HILLIARD ENSEMBLE directed by PAUL HILLIER
(Given on 29 April as part of the British Library 1987 Stefan Zweig Series)

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Nicholson
Unknown:
Stephen Stubbs
Harp:
Andrew Lawrence-King
Harp:
Hilliard Ensemble
Directed By:
Paul Hillier
Source: Radio Times

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