Seelenfrieden Martin Platz, Lautten Compagney & Wolfgang Katschner

• Johann Philipp Krieger (1649 - 1725): Musicalischer Seelen-Friede:
• 1 Krieger: Musicalischer Seelen-Friede: No. 2, Herr, auf dich traue ich (Psam 31) 11:38
• Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611 - 1675): Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele (Psalm 116):
• 2 Hammerschmidt: Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele (Psalm 116) 01:54
• Dieterich Buxtehude (ca. 1637 - 1707): Oh Gottes Stadt, BuxWV 87:
• 3 Buxtehude: Oh Gottes Stadt, BuxWV 87 09:04
• Johann Rosenmüller (ca. 1619 - 1684): Sonata Settima à 4:
• 4 Rosenmüller: Sonata Settima à 4 06:33
• Welt ade, ich bin dein müde:
• 5 Rosenmüller: Welt ade, ich bin dein müde 03:24
• Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672): Symphoniae Sacrae II:
• 6 Schütz: Symphoniae Sacrae II: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, SWV 447 (Psalm 51) 03:55
• Ich werde nicht sterben, SWV 346 (Psalm 118):
• 7 Schütz: Ich werde nicht sterben, SWV 346 (Psalm 118) 04:22
• Johann Philipp Krieger: Sonata à 4:
• 8 Krieger: Sonata à 4 09:33
• Benedicam Dominum (Psalm 34):
• 9 Krieger: Benedicam Dominum (Psalm 34) 08:37
• Johann Theile (1645 - 1724): Ach, dass ich hören sollte (Psalm 85):
• 10 Theile: Ach, dass ich hören sollte (Psalm 85) 06:22
• Johann Philipp Krieger: Der Herr ist mein Licht und mein Heil (Psalm 27):
• 11 Krieger: Der Herr ist mein Licht und mein Heil (Psalm 27) 07:09
• Total Runtime 01:12:31

Info for Seelenfrieden

With "Seelenfrieden" (Peace of Mind), tenor Martin Platz, the Lautten Compagney Berlin, and their artistic director Wolfgang Katschner present an impressive recording of 17th-century sacred music. The program brings together vocal and instrumental works by Johann Philipp Krieger, Heinrich Schütz, Andreas Hammerschmidt, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Rosenmüller, and Johann Theile—composers who, in an era of profound social, political, and religious upheaval, sought musical forms of expression for solace, trust, and inner composure. At the heart of the album lie settings of psalms and sacred concertos, the texts of which touch upon fundamental existential questions: fear and distress, lamentation and supplication, but also confidence, faith in God, and hope.

Martin Platz, tenor
Lautten Compagney Berlin
Wolfgang Katschner, conductor

Martin Platz
Tenor Martin Platz received his musical training at the University of Music Würzburg. He studied voice with Martin Hummel and choral conducting with Prof. Jörg Straube. Additionally, he attended masterclasses led by—among others—Magret Honig and Peter Nelson. For several years, he has received artistic guidance from Tilman Lichdi.

Martin Platz is a permanent member of the opera ensemble at the Nuremberg State Theatre, where, as a lyric tenor, he has performed roles such as Belmonte in Mozart’s *Die Entführung aus dem Serail*, Tamino in *Die Zauberflöte*, Don Ottavio in *Don Giovanni*, the Steersman in Wagner’s *Der fliegende Holländer*, and the *haute-contre* roles in Rameau’s *Platée* and *Les Indes galantes*. This season, he can be heard—among other roles—as Alan Turing in the world premiere of Anno Schreier’s opera *Turing* and as Fritz in *Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein*.

In the realm of oratorio, Martin Platz has performed many major works. In the summer of 2022, he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival under the baton of Jordi Savall. He has also appeared as a guest artist at the Styriarte Graz, the Beethovenfest Bonn, the Berlioz Festival La Côte Saint-André, the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, the Palau de la Música Barcelona, ​​the Philharmonie im Gasteig Munich, the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, and many other major concert halls across Germany and Europe. His primary focus lies on the Evangelist roles in Bach’s *St. John Passion* and *St. Matthew Passion*—works that, like all other compositions by J. S. Bach, are a true labor of love for him. In addition, he performs numerous concerts featuring music by Monteverdi, Handel, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Dvořák, and many others.

Martin Platz has worked with conductors including Philippe Herreweghe, Jordi Savall, Joana Mallwitz, Christopher Hogwood, Bernard Labadie, Wolfgang Katschner, Hansjörg Albrecht, Enoch zu Guttenberg, Marcus Bosch, Paul Agnew, and Hervé Niquet.

In recent years, he has also performed on numerous occasions with Schubert’s song cycle *Die schöne Müllerin*, Brahms’s *Die schöne Magelone*, and Wolf’s *Mörike-Lieder*. Martin Platz has served as a voice lecturer at the HfM Würzburg since 2007.

Die lautten compagney BERLIN
is one of the most renowned and creative baroque instrument ensembles in Germany. Their concerts, under the artistic direction of Wolfgang Katschner, have fascinated audiences for three decades. With their infectious joy in performing and their innovative concepts, these ‘early musicians’ effortlessly translate the musical language of the Baroque to the present. Whether it’s as a solo chamber ensemble or an opera orchestra, the ensemble is continually crossing boundaries and seeking out encounters with new sounds and other art forms. The ensemble has received numerous awards for its exciting musical collaborations. For its CD recording of the program Timeless, combining early Baroque music with works by Philip Glass, it received an ECHO Klassik award in 2010. And their winning the Rheingau Musik Prize 2012 was in recognition of the Lautten Compagney’s creative concert programming. The ensemble has a particular interest in music theater, especially the works of George Frideric Handel. Their performances of Handel’s Serse on a tour of New Zealand in 2011 took both audiences and press by storm. Their production of Rinaldo, a collaboration with the Milan puppet company Carlo Colla e Figli, was enthusiastically received by young and old alike. The Lautten Compagney is a regular guest at leading national and international concert halls and festivals, including the Konzerthaus and Radialsystem V in Berlin, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Frauenkirche Dresden, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vienna Musikverein, Warsaw Philharmonic, An unmistakable sound, breathtaking blend, tremendous sense of musical assurance and a good portion of charm and wit are amarcord’s special hallmarks. The group’s extremely diverse and wide-ranging repertoire encompasses medieval songs, Renaissance madrigals and masses, compositions and cycles of works from the European Romantic and 20th century as well as a cappella arrangements of folk songs from all over the world, and well-known rock, pop, soul, and jazz songs. The ensemble has won prizes at numerous international competitions. In 2002 amarcord won the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb. Alongside the Gewandhaus Orchestra and St. Thomas’s Choir, amarcord is one of the most important representatives of the music city of Leipzig at home and abroad. The group is a frequent guest at leading music festivals. Numerous concert tours have taken the singers to over fifty countries and to almost every continent in the world. In association with the Goethe-Institut they have given guest performances in Australia, South East Asia, the Middle East, Russia, Africa, and Central America. The International Festival for Vocal Music “a cappella” (www.a-cappella-festival.de), inaugurated by amarcord in 1997, has become one of the most important festivals of its kind under the group’s artistic direction. Numerous CDs impressively document the different facets of amarcord’s repertoire, and have won many prizes such as ECHO Klassik (2010, 2012), the International Classical Music Award, Supersonic Award and the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award.

Booklet for Seelenfrieden