Knüpfer:
Quemadmodum desiderat cervus
Anonymous (17th century):
Sonata A. 4. 2. Violin Viol d. Gamb:
e Violon o Fagott
Julius Johann Weiland:
Jesu dulcis memoria – Basso solo con 3 stromenti
Christoph Bernhard:
Suite in d (Partiturbuch Ludwig)
Bonifazio Graziani:
Dedit abyssus vocem suam – Motetto a voce sola
Johann Caspar Horn:
Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein reines Herz a 6
Christian Andreas Schulze:
Wie der Hirsch schreiet nach frischem Wasser
Julius Johann Weiland:
Sonata a 3
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti:
Jubilate, gaudete
Crato Bütner:
Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn
Moritz Edelmann:
Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf
Wolfgang Carl Briegel:
Wie der Hirsch schreiet nach frischem Wasser
Johann Caspar Kerll:
Canzone a 3
Johann Rosenmüller:
Stürmet, all ihr Winde (RWV.E 222)

What comforts the soul? The various settings of the 42nd Psalm and other spiritual works that are brought together on this recording provide different answers to this central human question. It’s always about a path between complaint and hope. The juxtaposition of the solo bass voice, which represents the human soul, and a string ensemble offers exciting opportunities for composers like Knüpfer, Schulze and Briegel to show not quick answers, but strong emotional developments. Other spiritual and instrumental works, primarily from Central Germany, show other aspects of this affective search for reliable values and are all first recordings by the Kirchheimer DübenConsort with Dominik Wörner as bass soloist and directed by Jörg-Andreas Bötticher.