Alice Foccroulle & InAlto
Mein Herz ist bereit – Christmas in a Desolate Land
Beauty and refinement: that is what all the works share in this programme that fluctuates between atmospheric contemplation and exuberant joy. Browsing through the oeuvres of several major composers of the early Baroque in Germany (Franz Tunder, Matthias Weckmann, Johann Theile), the leading Belgian ensemble InAlto, led by cornett player Lambert Colson, has selected a treasury of compositions: sometimes intimate, sometimes virtuoso, always moving. Heinrich Schütz probably the most important composer in Germany before Bach occupies a place of honour. This is the early Baroque in all its diversity, with refined vocal and instrumental expression: InAlto’s CD recording was rightly awarded a Diapason d’Or de l’Année 2017.