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Buxtehude: Eine Lübecker Abendmusik / Roland Wilson, Et Al
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Buxtehude: Eine Lübecker Abendmusik / Roland Wilson, Et Al

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Composer
BUXTEHUDE, DIETRICH
Artist
Roland Wilson, Musica Fiata, La Capella Ducale
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Aug 28, 2007
Catalog #
777318-2
UPC
761203731824

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BUXTEHUDE Benedicam Dominum. Gott hilf mir. Wie wird erneuet. Wo soll ich fliehen hin? Mein Gemüt erfreuet sich. Herr ich lasse dich nicht. Ihr lieben Christen • Roland Wilson, cond; La Capella Ducale; Cologne Musica Fiata • cpo 777318 (78:18 Text and Translation)


This collection of unfamiliar cantatas of Dietrich Buxtehude includes two first recordings, Benedicam Dominum and Wo soll ich fliehen hin? ; 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 Ihr lieben Christen concludes the program, the first recording of the stunning Benedicam Dominum 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.


Gott hilf mir , on a German text from Psalm 68 (69), is superior to older recordings under Günter Graulich and Martha Johnson, while Wie wird erneuet , a non-Scriptural poem, can be heard in Ton Koopman’s three-disc box (11:4). Wo soll ich fliehen hin? is the other first recording, a poetic text in the same style as the previous piece. Mein Gemüt erfreuet sich is also in Koopman’s box, and Herr ich lasse dich nicht 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.


The comparison of three of these performances with those duplicated by Koopman is instructive. Wie wird erneuet is more brilliant, more jubilant here than Koopman rendered it, his trumpets more restrained, his singers more subdued. Mein Gemüt erfreuet sich is a similar expression of rejoicing that Wilson, with a more forceful bass soloist, captures more effectively than Koopman. Ihr lieben Christen , 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. Wilson’s superiority in these works makes me eager to hear his new Das jüngste Gericht on Sony, not issued over here yet but a work that contrasts in mood with these pieces. This generous collection is well worth hearing, a splendid contribution to the anniversary.


FANFARE: J. F. Weber

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Benedicam Dominum, BuxWV 113 11:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Benedicam Dominum, BuxWV 113
    Duration
    11:42
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Venice Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata
    Conductor
    Roland Wilson
  2. 2 Gott hilf mir, BuxWv 34 13:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gott hilf mir, BuxWv 34
    Duration
    13:34
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Venice Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata
    Conductor
    Roland Wilson
  3. 3 Wie wird erneuet, wie wird erfreuet, BuxWV 110 11:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    Wie wird erneuet, wie wird erfreuet, BuxWV 110
    Duration
    11:18
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Venice Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata
    Conductor
    Roland Wilson
  4. 4 Wo soll ich fliehen hin?, BuxWV 112 15:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Wo soll ich fliehen hin?, BuxWV 112
    Duration
    15:03
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Venice Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata
    Conductor
    Roland Wilson
  5. 5 Mein Gemut erfreuet sich, BuxWV 72 07:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mein Gemut erfreuet sich, BuxWV 72
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Venice Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata
    Conductor
    Roland Wilson
  6. 6 Herr, Ich lasse dich nicht, BuxWV 36 07:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Herr, Ich lasse dich nicht, BuxWV 36
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Venice Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata
    Conductor
    Roland Wilson
  7. 7 Ihr lieben Christen freut euch nun, BuxWV 51 10:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Ihr lieben Christen freut euch nun, BuxWV 51
    Duration
    10:37
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Venice Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata
    Conductor
    Roland Wilson