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Known for organ praeludia and sacred vocal music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSignature works:\u003c\/em\u003e Passacaglia in D minor, Ciacona in E minor, Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major, Membra Jesu Nostri, Te Deum.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"buxtehude-membra-jesu-nostri-fasolis-radio-svizzera-167055","title":"Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri \/ Fasolis, Radio Svizzera","description":"REVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Record Guide (11-12\/97, p.111) - \"...The recording was made in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Treviso, where the reverberation makes both instrumental and vocal tone rich and sumptuous....On the whole, it is a performance that is technically assured, well-paced, and coherent, with more a chamber than church music feel...\"","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44625552048362,"sku":"730099478724","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/587600.jpg?v=1778343474"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-d-organ-music-013491302324","title":"Buxtehude, D.: Organ Music","description":"Buxtehude, D.: Organ Music","brand":"Delos","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44624198664426,"sku":"013491302324","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/1482552.jpg?v=1778324147"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-membra-jesu-nostri-7318590008713","title":"Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri","description":"Classical Music","brand":"BIS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44624133554410,"sku":"7318590008713","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/2263024.jpg?v=1778320707"},{"product_id":"cantatas-5","title":"CANTATAS","description":"Classical Music","brand":"Cantate","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44717450559722,"sku":"4012476576015","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/543136.jpg?v=1778294919"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-the-complete-organ-music-vol-2","title":"Buxtehude: The Complete Organ Music, Vol. 2","description":"Classical Music","brand":"Danacord","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44722521145578,"sku":"5709499382004","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3891917.jpg?v=1778337923"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-the-complete-organ-music-vol-3","title":"Buxtehude: The Complete Organ Music, Vol. 3","description":"Classical Music","brand":"Danacord","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44722718703850,"sku":"5709499383001","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3891907.jpg?v=1778325153"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-the-complete-organ-music-vol-6","title":"Buxtehude: The Complete Organ Music, Vol. 6","description":"Classical Music","brand":"Danacord","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44722718736618,"sku":"5709499386002","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3891920.jpg?v=1778323795"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-the-complete-organ-music-vol-1","title":"Buxtehude: The Complete Organ Music, Vol. 1","description":"Classical Music","brand":"Danacord","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44722718867690,"sku":"5709499381007","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3891916.jpg?v=1778323800"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-complete-chamber-music","title":"Buxtehude: Complete Chamber Music","description":"New recordings which have the field almost to themselves in an overlooked corner of Buxtehude's output.   'One of the world's most prolific harpsichordists' (Gramophone), Pieter-Jan Belder now leads this comprehensive and often revelatory survey of the surviving chamber music by Dieterich Buxtehude. Comprising eight musicians active on the Dutch early-music scene, Ensemble Fantasticus presents the only complete set of this music on record, making it an essential acquisition for all Baroque-music enthusiasts, further enhanced by detailed notes on both composer and works by Jon Baxendale.  Buxtehude became the Cantor of the Marienkirche in Lubeck in 1668, at the age of 31. This would be his last church post. Bach undertook his famous journey by foot to Lubeck in 1705 - 37 years later - indicating the longevity of Buxtehude's career. His duties required him to focus on writing music for the church, and only latterly did he turn to chamber music (much in the way that Bach did during his last decade). The seven sonatas of Op.1 were published in 1694, and Op.2 appeared two years later; these collections represent the only known examples of his music printed during his lifetime.   Buxtehude seems to have regarded the two collections as a unity, which emerges from study of their instrumentation and key structure. Seven might also be significant since it represents the number of notes in the diatonic scale and is also a number steeped in mysticism and symbolism. It also symbolises the humours of the seven planets, which Buxtehude is reputed to have described musically when encountering the astronomical clock at the Marienkirche.  Considered together, the 14 sonatas (all scored for one or two solo instruments plus continuo, with strings in mind) open up an unparalleled universe of rhetorical expression that never fails to surprise or move the listener. The collection also includes unpublished pieces which round out our grasp of Buxtehude as an instrumental composer: a further 10 sonatas, not easy to date within the composer's career, but full of striking ideas such as the ground-bass passacaglia underpinning an A minor Trio Sonata.    - Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) was a Danish-German composer and organist. He is recognized for bridging Renaissance and Baroque musical traditions, influencing composers such as J.S. Bach and George Frideric Handel.  - Born in either Helsingborg, Sweden, or Helsingor, Denmark (the exact location remains uncertain), Buxtehude spent much of his career in Lubeck, Germany, where he served as organist at the Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church) from 1668 until his death.  - Buxtehude's style blends intricate counterpoint with an expressive, almost improvisational character, making him one of the most significant figures in early Baroque music.  - This new recording presents Buxtehude's complete chamber music output, consisting of two books of Sonatas and several miscellaneous Sonatas. The Sonatas are for one or two violins, viola da gamba and harpsichord.  - Played by Ensemble Fantasticus, featuring (among others) violinist Rie Kimura and harpsichordist Pieter-Jan Belder.","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012471410922,"sku":"5028421970684","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4397829-3329684.jpg?v=1778195169"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-collection","title":"Buxtehude Collection","description":"With this exemplary set, Brilliant Classics has formed a vivid picture of the composer Dietrich Buxtehude across the most important sectors of his output, drawing on a rich back catalogue crowned with new recordings.    More than half of the set is devoted to the ambitious, monumental recording cycle of the complete keyboard music on 10 CDs undertaken by organist-harpsichordist and label stalwart Simone Stella in 2010-11. This pride of place for the solo keyboard is natural considering Buxtehude's own prodigious gifts as a performer on the instruments - and it is this repertoire, through it's ease of dissemination, that exerted his compositional influence most widely on the generations to come, which included the great J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel, born almost 50 years later.    But his works in vocal idioms were equally ground-breaking. For this, Brilliant have licensed important sets from 1996 and 2000 of cantatas for small and larger forces originally issued on the Dacapo label, of Buxtehude's native Denmark, featuring the great Emma Kirkby and Danish bass Johan Reuter, as well as a 2002 Canadian recording of cantatas for one, two and three soloists from Naxos. Brilliant Classics supplement these treasures with a vocal gem in their own catalogue: Buxtehude's great cycle of seven cantatas, Membra Jesu nostri, in a 2021 recording by Groningen's Luthers Bach Ensemble.    Finally, the chamber music is offered in a new release from Amsterdam-based ensemble Fantasticus, recorded in 2023 and comprising the Trio Sonatas Opp. 1 \u0026amp; 2, with an addendum of sonatas in manuscript, on 3 CDs.    Other information:  - Recordings date from 1996-2023  - 32-page booklet in English contains extensive liner notes by Simone Stella (keyboard music), Tymen Jan Bronda (Membra Jesu nostri), Jon Baxendale (chamber music), Kerala Snyder (vocal music) and Kevin Mallon (sacred cantatas)    - Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707) was a Danish-German composer and organist. He is recognized for bridging Renaissance and Baroque musical traditions, influencing composers such as J.S. Bach and George Frideric Handel.  - Born in either Helsingborg, Sweden, or Helsingor, Denmark (the exact location remains uncertain), Buxtehude spent much of his career in Lubeck, Germany, where he served as organist at the Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church) from 1668 until his death.  - As a composer, Buxtehude is recognized for his organ works, including preludes, fugues, and chorale variations. His music blends intricate counterpoint with an expressive, almost improvisational character, making him one of the most significant figures in early Baroque music. His Abendmusiken concerts, held in Lubeck, became famous throughout Europe, attracting musicians from far and wide, including a young Johann Sebastian Bach, who famously walked over 250 miles to study with him.  - Buxtehude composed a wide variety of vocal and instrumental works, including cantatas, sonatas, and oratorios. His sacred music, marked by it's spiritual depth and complex textures, remains a significant part of the Baroque choral repertoire.  - This comprehensive collection contains the complete organ music, harpsichord music, chamber music, and a variety of choral works, among which the famous and moving \"Membra Jesu Nostri\".  - Excellent performances by keyboard player Simone Stella, Peter-Jan Belder and his ensemble, the Luthers Bach Ensemble.","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012478390506,"sku":"5028421970851","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4397830-3320932.jpg?v=1778203266"},{"product_id":"membra-jesu-nostri","title":"Membra Jesu Nostri","description":"Goteborg Baroque  Magnus Kjellson    The long-awaited release of Goteborg Baroque's recording of Dietrich Buxtehude's \"Membra Jesu Nostri\" is finally out! This legendary musical work has been interpreted countless times, and yet Goteborg Baroque brings something new to the table. Recorded in arstads kyrka outside the Swedish town of Falkenberg, artistic director Magnus Kjellson and his group of musicians succeed in delivering an intimate and genuine rendition of \"Membra Jesu Nostri\", with the unmistakable quality that the ensemble has become acclaimed for: the live feeling, that of being in the room with the musicians even when listening to a recording. Goteborg Baroque is pleased to share a most human and heartfelt interpretation of one of the most wondrous works in music history.","brand":"Proprius","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012487794922,"sku":"822359003330","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4405030-3329321.jpg?v=1778222807"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-organ-works-i","title":"Buxtehude: Organ Works I","description":"According to current knowledge, the St. Aegidius organ in Berne has the world's only surviving pipes by the Brabant organ builder Reinhard Lampeler van Mill (1596); it also possesses a significant amount of historical substance from Harmen Kr�ger (1643) and Christian Vater (1714). This organ is an important historical document of North German organ building prior to Arp Schnitger-an instrument full of power, intensity, tone color, and \"sweet sharpness.\" The aim of this recording is not to invent a new instrument for Buxtehude's organ works, but rather to show how the sound of the late 16th and early 17th century Berne organ influences our hearing of Buxtehude's music-his instrument in L�beck also had registers that dated back to this period. The use of pure meantone temperament, registrations based on 16th and 17th century sources, as well as ornamentation and diminutions, also play an essential role here. The meantone temperament also necessitated the transposition of some pieces, a practice also practice also to be found in works by Johann Sebastian Bach.","brand":"Ramee","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012555067626,"sku":"4250128525053","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4484345-3505404.jpg?v=1778196692"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-trio-sonatas-op-1-2","title":"Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1 \u0026 2","description":"The key to Buxtehude's trio sonatas, both for performers and for listeners, is an awareness of the stylus fantasticus which German composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries developed in response to the new freely inventive style of Italian composers such as Claudio Merulo and Girolamo Frescobaldi. 'It is the most free and unrestrained method of composing,' wrote one contemporary theorist. 'It is bound to nothing, neither to any words nor to a melodic subject, instituted to display genius and to teach the hidden design of harmony and the ingenious composition of harmonic phrases and fugues.'    The seven sonatas in each of these collections, published in Hamburg in 1696, offer a continuous succession of short movements, up to eight per sonata, which alternate between slow and fast tempi, and improvisatory and contrapuntal textures, dominated by a dazzling array of ostinato variations which embed the melodies in the listener's consciousness. We encounter witty solos, dialogues and conversations, sublime suspensions, jaunty syncopations and occasional excursions into strange and modal harmony. The expressive range is accordingly wide, venturing in Op.1 No.6 into a D minor realm of darkness and desperation.     The musicians on this new recording of Buxtehude's trio sonatas are experienced and skilful practitioners of Baroque style, with an impressive catalogue of albums on Brilliant Classics to their credit. Valerio Losito has recorded the violin sonatas of Scarlatti, Telemann and Tessarini, among others, while Simone Stella has made complete surveys of the organ and harpsichord output by Froberger and Pachelbel - 'performed with natural flair, especially with respect to clarifying counterpoint' (Gramophone).     Simone Stella introduces these fascinating works, milestones in the history of German-Baroque chamber music, with an extensive booklet essay. This is 'music full of lyrically delicate, sorrowful, and dramatic emotions,' he says, 'as well as melodious, harmonically gratifying, and full of vitality, a world of sound that consecrates him as a unique genius in the Pantheon of Music.'    - Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707) was a prominent German-Danish composer and organist of the Baroque period, renowned for his influence on later composers such as J.S. Bach and Handel. Best known for his sacred vocal music and virtuosic organ works, Buxtehude also wrote a substantial body of chamber music.  - Published in 1694 and 1696 respectively, Buxtehude's Trio Sonatas comprise two sets of seven sonatas each. On this recording they are played with one violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord. These works represent a blend of German counterpoint and Italianate style. The sonatas are notable for their variety of forms, including fugal sections, dance movements, and expressive slow passages, the inventive use of harmony and rhythmic vitality reflecting the lively spirit of the early Baroque. The Op.1 and 2 sonatas are among the earliest significant instrumental works in Northern Germany, and they contributed to the development of the sonata genre.  - Played by three foremost representatives of the Italian Historically Informed Performance Practice: Valerio Losito, Bettina Hoffmann (viola da gamba) and Simone Stella. Valerio Losito successfully recorded for Brilliant Classics works by Tessarini, Veracini, Dal Barba, Telemann and Alessandro Scarlatti.","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012592586986,"sku":"5028421962887","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4433173-3412806.jpg?v=1778208234"},{"product_id":"buxtehude-membra-jesu-nostri","title":"Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri \/ Bronda, Luthers Bach Ensemble","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMembra Jesu nostri\u003c\/em\u003e consists of seven cantatas which graphically depict the suffering of Christ and the different parts of his tormented body. The surprising beauty and integrity of the cycle as a whole lies in its combination of the strict Protestant North German style with that of the Italian school, the symbiosis of mystical outbursts and dancing, transparent and almost ethereal textures. The Groningen-based Luthers Bach Ensemble recorded this in spring 2021, at the height of the pandemic, through which they have played as active a part in the city’s cultural scene as possible with socially distanced concerts and music-making. Formed in 2006, the LBE can call upon a pool of highly practiced early-music specialists in both voices and instruments, as well as the longer Dutch history of historically informed performance praxis. The stylistic pedigree of this new recording of \u003cem\u003eMembra Jesu nostri\u003c\/em\u003e places it alongside the great recordings of the cycle over the course of the last half-century. 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Composing at the dawn of the 18th century, Buxtehude demonstrates a fidelity to the caprices of earlier 17th-century works while also taking up the challenges of the more extended and developed ensemble writing then emerging in the works of Corelli and his 18th-century successors. Filament comprises a core trio of violin, viola da gamba, and keyboards. Filament's mission is to be the bright connective thread — that eponymous filament — linking the world of its audience with that of its repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bridge Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012754591978,"sku":"090404960321","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4327362-3148017.jpg?v=1778219087"},{"product_id":"complete-organ-works-iii","title":"Complete Organ Works III","description":"Friedhelm Flamme plays an extraordinary role in the organ catalogue of our record label. 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Indeed, the openings of Buxtehude’s correnti often follow the melodic contour of the allemande, and in the case of the Suite in F major, BuxWV 238, the corrente approaches an actual variation of it. The Ryge manuscript usually spells this movement “Courent” in a curious mixture of French and Italian; in fact Buxtehude usually follows the Italian corrente, with its lightly running quaver motion, rather than the more subtle French courante. Fuhrmann characterizes the sarabande as an “instrumental aria, usually eight measures, going slowly in triple”, and this is the shortest and simplest movement of a Buxtehude suite. Two of the present suites (BuxWV 226 and 233) offer a second sarabande that is not a double, or variation, of the first. The second sarabande of BuxWV 233 has a distinctly vocal quality, as opposed to the more instrumental stile brisé of the first. 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The works are not complex by any means, and employ a minimal contingent of strings and\/or organ just sufficient to support and add color to the vocal parts, and to supply textural and occasional imitative or contrasting thematic interest. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These little cantatas--each lasting between five and eight minutes--feature four or five voices (in one case, only a solo singer), with texts in Latin or (in two instances) Swedish, drawn from the Psalms or religious poetry. 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It previously appeared on Dacapo. This particular volume was Dacapo 8.224117.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Mortensen is a fine musician, whose approach to Buxtehude is vivacious and dignified in equal proportions. His Buxtehude has both passion and seriousness - but not solemnity - of mind. Mortensen makes sparkling use of the resources of his instrument, a copy by Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen of an original by Ruckers. Though the notes to this present CD give no further details, it sounds like the beautifully-toned instrument, made in 1984, which Mortensen played on some of his Bach recordings (CPO 999 989-2) and Froberger (Kontrapunkt 32040). It sings delightfully – at least it does when played by Mortensen! The use of mean-tone tuning will surely disturb very few modern listeners.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The theme of the set of variations on  \u003ci\u003eMore Palatino\u003c\/i\u003e (not  \u003ci\u003eMore Palantino\u003c\/i\u003e as printed on the back cover) is a student drinking song, though the rather stately form in which Buxtehude presents it is not especially redolent of the tavern. Still, it is an attractive and melodically various set, Mortensen’s varying use of registration producing some charming effects and some insistently dancing rhythms. The same is true of a second set of variations played here, those on  \u003ci\u003eCourant Zimble\u003c\/i\u003e – a title we might translate as ‘Simple Courante’, and aptly so, since it is an uncomplicated piece which invites – and gets – some direct and appealing variations from Buxtehude. 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But these are by no means academic fugues and in both suites the final movements very forcefully remember the dance origins of the gigue.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e All of the shorter pieces in this programme have their genuine attractions and all are well characterised by Mortensen. The chorale ‘Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren’ is more often heard on the organ, although it makes no requirements that the harpsichord can’t fulfil – as Mortensen persuasively demonstrates. Indeed there is a particular sprightliness to this reading that is distinct from anything that can be achieved on the baroque organ and which offers an alternative, equally valid, view of the music. Bux WV 170, 171 and 174 are pieces which survive amongst the manuscripts of Buxtehude’s organ music but which, again, are eminently playable on the harpsichord. The fugal writing here is more ‘correct’ than in the gigues of the suites, but don’t let that make you imagine that these are unduly staid pieces. 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Ihr lieben Christen \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e Roland Wilson, cond; La Capella Ducale; Cologne Musica Fiata \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e cpo 777318 (78:18 \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eText and Translation) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eThis collection of unfamiliar cantatas of Dietrich Buxtehude includes two first recordings, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eBenedicam Dominum\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eWo soll ich fliehen hin?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e; the program concludes with the most familiar one of the group, recorded five times before. (With reference to first recordings, colleague Brian Robins in 30:6 overlooked previous recordings of BuxWV 82 on Vox, Hungaroton, and Ricercar, and of BuxWV 25 on Metronome, neither included here.) If the familiar \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eIhr lieben Christen\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e concludes the program, the first recording of the stunning \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eBenedicam Dominum\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e opens it. Perhaps it has been neglected because of the required forces, six choirs to be placed in the six balconies of the Lübeck church. The text from Psalm 33 (34) lends itself to a festive treatment using trumpets and drums, and the composer takes full advantage of the sonorities of the  instruments. This is a real addition to the composer’s discography, and it’s worth noting that two other recordings of the piece were made at almost the same time, the sort of thing that happens in an anniversary year such as this. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eGott hilf mir\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, on a German text from Psalm 68 (69), is superior to older recordings under Günter Graulich and Martha Johnson, while \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eWie wird erneuet\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, a non-Scriptural poem, can be heard in Ton Koopman’s three-disc box (11:4). \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eWo soll ich fliehen hin?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e is the other first recording, a poetic text in the same style as the previous piece. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eMein Gemüt erfreuet sich\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e is also in Koopman’s box, and \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eHerr ich lasse dich nicht\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e has been recorded with Helmut Rilling’s group and the Ricercar Consort. Among those who have given us the concluding work, Koopman stands out for the boxed set. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eThe comparison of three of these performances with those duplicated by Koopman is instructive. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eWie wird erneuet\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e is more brilliant, more jubilant here than Koopman rendered it, his trumpets more restrained, his singers more subdued. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eMein Gemüt erfreuet sich\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e is a similar expression of rejoicing that Wilson, with a more forceful bass soloist, captures more effectively than Koopman. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eIhr lieben Christen\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, like the other two duplicated here, uses the verb “rejoice” with trumpets and trombones in the first line, but Koopman again finds less to rejoice about, and he is slower in all three of these works. 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Here we are at what must be (just under) about two-thirds of the way through - volume 14, the fifth in the series of the composer's vocal works. The five high soloists and a tenor and bass are lively, confident, sensitive - the dialogue in  \u003ci\u003eBedenke Mensch das Ende\u003c\/i\u003e [tr.5] is a good example of real, studied drama - and technically brilliant (listen to the ensemble singing and pacing towards the end of  \u003ci\u003eJesu, komm, mein Trost und Lachen\u003c\/i\u003e [tr.7], for instance). They infuse their performances with joy, depth, clarity, devotion and the other emotions required by the glorious - yet almost unknown - writing of Buxtehude … essentially Germanic but with the inevitable influence of Italy in general and Monteverdi in particular also much in evidence. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Some of the works on this CD were recorded as long ago as 2007 and 2008; the booklet is unusually unforthcoming about which and where. This suggests that Koopman may be 'collecting' from Buxtehude's œuvre at this stage in the project. But there is nothing about the collection on this generous and amply-recorded CD to make us think we're experiencing the 'also-rans' or dregs. This is music of great exactness: penetrating, striking and original. Buxtehude's gift for melody, structure and the creation of complex, subtle yet highly meaningful textures is in evidence from first note to last. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Only three or four of the works presented here are otherwise available - in compilations and on DVD, for example. So there is every reason to acquire this CD without hesitation - even were its performances not of the extremely high calibre that they are. Each of the soloists has something definite, communicative and enriching to offer. The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra is also on typically excellent form. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The new impetus given to music after the devastation of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) by the evolving  \u003ci\u003eGeistliches Konzert\u003c\/i\u003e (sacred concerto) is also responsible for much of the measured yet unmistakable vivacity of Buxtehude's choral writing here … usually a short instrumental introduction, an impactful, self-contained and focused Biblical phrase or section of text is explored by one or more soloists - with instrumental 'support' rather than intricate comment in its own right. A true point of departure for and from the church cantata. The musicians involved in this excellent CD from Challenge thoroughly understand the idiom of the  \u003ci\u003eGeistliches Konzert\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  This CD has other forms which are as striking by their then innovative nature at Buxtehude's time as by their 'stability' and overseeing command of the blend of musical form and idea with text are to us now. These include the strophic arias and  \u003ci\u003eciacconne\u003c\/i\u003e; and the concerto-aria cantatas ( \u003ci\u003eJe hoher du bist\u003c\/i\u003e [tr.1] and  \u003ci\u003eHerr, wenn ich nur dich habe\u003c\/i\u003e [tr.2]). One senses Buxtehude's delight at the freedom of expression which these forms afford him. And the performers' responsiveness and involvement … Buxtehude was laying all sorts of ground for others - not least Bach. But he was also writing devotional music for local 'consumption' and probably specific occasions in Lübeck. So the singers need to steer a fairly narrow course between emphasising the historical moment in which the music was written; and its more general meaning. They do. At the same time, their singing and playing have a modern touch … it's immediate, 'edgy' almost, the singers' articulation of the all-important texts are crystalline, liquid, limpid - without ever being florid. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The acoustic is clean, though perhaps a touch too dry for the not ostentatious but peacefully declamatory nature of some of the music. The booklet with notes by Christoph Wolff is highly informative and has the texts in German (and Latin for  \u003ci\u003eJesu, dulcis memoria\u003c\/i\u003e) and English. If you're already collecting this cycle, don't hesitate for a second. If you want to sample historically significant and beautiful music from the under-performed Buxtehude, this is a great place to start. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -- Mark Sealey, MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Challenge Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46027361550570,"sku":"0608917225327","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/1889625.jpg?v=1778256923"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/collections\/960px-Dieterich_Buxtehude.png?v=1777587913","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/collections\/dieterich-buxtehude.oembed","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}