tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727760322430110049.post296465634439788380..comments2024-03-24T18:39:05.017-05:00Comments on Musical Musings: Schütz - Motet For Bass, Trombones And Continuo 'Fili Mi Absalon'Alan Beggerowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09319550956740738799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1727760322430110049.post-20161818547095654492016-01-24T19:28:24.384-06:002016-01-24T19:28:24.384-06:00Beautifully rendered. Given the lethal state of af...Beautifully rendered. Given the lethal state of affairs in Europe in Schuetz's time, with death lurking everywhere, I take the "sacred pathos" of this piece very seriously. It gives sadness and grief a majestic profundity that is unique to the period. To know God is to know the holiness of grief, which is just around the corner. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com