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With this CD, we present a composer who is almost completely unknown. An astonishing admission, because his work is well documented in Georg Forster's songbooks and his compositions have also been published in print. Georg Forster himself held vom Brandt in high esteem, so much so that he dedicated the third volume of his InchTeutschen LiedleinInch to him. This dedication emphasises Forster's high regard for vom Brandt, but he also made dedications to other composers. Forster dedicated Volume II to his former fellow student Eck, Volume IV to Stephan Zirler, and Volume V to Dietrich Schwarz von Haselbach, with whom he had been associated since his Heidelberg days. While on the one hand friendship was important to him, he did not lose sight of quality when he wrote that he had Inchpicked out the loveliest and worst from all of themInch. Forster's collection is aimed at the Inchfriend and lover of noble musicInch, not at the professional musician. Hence, the focus on the fact that he had selected not only the InchloveliestInch but also the InchworstInch (in the sense of plain or simple). Forster underscores that Brandt Inchnoch heut bey tags ein sonderlicher Liebhaber un(d) fürderer ist, unnd solchs auch selbs mit der that alß mit setzen oder Componiren... noch heut bey tag beweysetInch (still today by day a special lover and fancier, and also proves this himself with the deed as with setting or composing... still today by day). It seemed remarkable that vom Brandt composed during the day, for composing was not his main occupation. Album Tracks 1. Drei Laub Auf Einer Linden [03 29] 2. Zu Trost Erwelt [03 55] 3. Preambulum I [01 01] 4. Ich Armes Käuzlein Kleine [02 46] 5. Der Nonnen Tantz Mit Hupff Auff [01 43] 6. So WÜNSCH Ich Mir Eine Gute Nacht [06 10] 7. Marr, Wie Du Wilt [05 14] 8. Ach Herzigs Herz [05 52] 9. Preambulum II [01 13] 10. Von Dein
