Moritz Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel (1572-1632)
Ich ruffe zu dem Herren
In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr
Kom heyliger Geist Herre Gott
Caecus is est
Concussam ventis
Ut lanis ovium
Cantate Domino
Discipulis tribus
Affectus cordis vitiosi
Andreas simplex piscator
Eia age, laetemur
Zu Gott dem Herren
Sey Lob, Ehr, Preiß und Herrligkeit
Unser Vatter
Quam bona, quam suavis
Pavana della Signora Elisabetha d’Hassia
Una candida cerba
Ballet für Laute solo
Benedetto sia ’l giorno
Pavana Malinconia
Se’l pensier che mi strugge
Landtgraves Alman
Perch’ al viso d’amor
Fuga in a
Amor et io si pien di meraviglia
Courrente de Mad. la premiere Fille d’Hessen
Aventuroso si piu d’altro terreno
Paduana del molto valeroso Sigr. Gasparo Widemarchero
Gagliarda del Sopradetto
Lobe den Herren

Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen
Manfred Cordes, direction

Landgrave Moritz von Hessen-Kassel, »Maurice the Learned« from the House of Hesse, ruled Hessen-Kassel from 1592 to 1627. He numbered among the intelligent rulers who had a broad interest in the arts and sciences and felt an inner need to acquaint themselves with a number of disciplines and with details motivating them to put their heart and soul into artistic expression. Already at the age of fifteen Moritz impressed his professors during his studies and distinguished himself with his universal knowledge in theology, mathematics, poetry, various languages, and other subjects. From the very beginning music was what mattered most to him, and he was instructed in this discipline by Georg Otto. In his own compositions he initially imitated Otto, Franco-Flemish composers, with whom he had become acquainted through his acquisition of musical scores, and the current modern achievements in this field originating in Italy. The art-loving landgrave also developed his taste from the works that a number of composers – above all Michael Praetorius, Heinrich Schütz, Melchior Franck, and Hans Leo Hassler – dedicated to him. The WESER-RENAISSANCE ensemble led by Manfred Cordes is presenting some of his sacred and secular works on the third volume of our Renaissance in the North series.