The Kleine geistliche Konzerte by Heinrich Schütz represent solo vocal music right at the height of its time, the result of his (second) journey to Italy and his encounter with Claudio Monteverdi’s musico-dramatic works.

Part I of the Kleine Geistliche Konzerte, published in 1636, can already by seen as a pattern book of compositions, and based on their structure Schütz was then able to set more extensive pieces. This applies even more impressively to the second book because of its often...