Kapsperger, Giovanni Girolamo (1580-1651): I Pastori di Bettelemme (Die Hirten von Bethlehem)

Weihnachtsoratorium für sechs Singstimmen (Chor ad lib.), 2 Instrumente (Blockflöten/Cornetti/Violinen) & B. c., Rom 1630, herausgegeben von Michael Dücker. Das Hirtenspiel (Durata 40'') erzählt die Weihnachtsgeschichte nach Lukas und zeigt Kapsperger auf der Höhe seiner Kunst. Weihnachtsreihe In Dulci Jubilo

„These are most attractive pieces and although considerably more demanding than the collections of his contemporaries, particularly in the fugues where parts pass between the hands, and care will also be required in the pseudo-polyphonic writing in the dances. It is much to be hoped that these exciting suites will take their place in recitals.“ harpsichord & fortepiano (GB), Autumn/2015