Schutz, H. - Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi SWV 435

This performing edition is based on the revised first volume of the “New Edition of the Complete Works of Heinrich Schütz” (BA05935-01), published in 2017. For the first time, editor Bettina Varwig was able to access all surviving sources, allowing a fresh perspective on the presumed form of the work. The edition preserves the original note values and follows the editorial principles of the Schütz edition. Of the introduction, only the figured bass with the text incipit “Die Geburt” has survived; for performances, the instrumental and choral parts therefore needed to be reconstructed. Arno Paduch undertook such a reconstruction in 2024 for a performance at the University of Music and Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig. His version of the introduction has been incorporated into this new edition.