Crato Bütner

Crato Bütner (Sonneberg, 1616—1679) was a German Baroque composer who was kantor and organist in Danzig (Polish: Gdańsk), first at the hospital church of St Salvator, then at Gdańsk's oldest church, St Catherine's. His collection of baroque works disappeared in 1945.

Works

His works survive in manuscript in Stuttgart and in the Düben collection.

• songs in Georg Neumark's Lustwäldchen 1652, 1657
• songs in Johann Franck's Geistliche Sion
• Geistliche Konzerte, Hamburg 1651
• Psalm 147, Danzig 1661
• Te Deum a l2, Danzig 1662

Editions

• Edition: cantata Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit
• Edition: Wollt Ihr wissen. Aria Sunamithica ... a voce sola con doi violini. Hofius.

Recordings

• Laudate Pueri Dominum Anna Jobrant, on Düben Delights Footprint 2009.