A new high point in the first Schütz Complete Recording: very little secular music by Heinrich Schütz survives today. His songs and wedding music are a precious proof of his masterly madrigalian artistry, a skill which he acquired during his years studying in Venice. Full of emotion and vibrant color, these works show a new and different picture of the composer which make evident his vitality, his frequently playful word-painting and his fine wit. Soloists (including Dorothee Mields and Georg Poplutz) and obbligato instruments – cornetts, violins, trombones, and gambas – combine and intertwine with each other here in captivating melodies.