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Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 2 / Arcangelo

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Composer
BUXTEHUDE, DIETRICH
Artist
Arcangelo
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Sep 24, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA738
UPC
3760014197383

About

The sonata concertata form is perfectly illustrated in these trios by Dietrich Buxtehude which, according to Peter Wollny constitute ‘a landmark in the history of the sonata’. They provide a better understanding of a composer who has owed his fame chiefly associated to his cantatas and organ works, and to the admiration of the young Johann Sebastian Bach, who walked 400 kilometres to hear him play. After recording Buxtehude’s first set of chamber sonatas (ALPHA367), the musicians of Arcangelo (Sophie Gent, Jonathan Manson, Thomas Dunford and Jonathan Cohen) now revive the pieces from the second collection, published in 1696. It shows the multiple European influences (Baltic, Italian, German, French) that flourished in Lübeck, the north German city where Buxtehude worked as organist of the Marienkirche, but also in Hamburg, where the music was type set.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 1, BuxWV 259 08:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 1, BuxWV 259
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Arcangelo
    Conductor
    Jonathan Cohen
  2. 2 Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 2, BuxWV 260 13:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 2, BuxWV 260
    Duration
    13:53
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Arcangelo
    Conductor
    Jonathan Cohen
  3. 3 Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, BuxWV 261 12:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 3, BuxWV 261
    Duration
    12:28
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Arcangelo
    Conductor
    Jonathan Cohen
  4. 4 Sonata in C Minor, Op. 2, No. 4, BuxWV 262 08:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sonata in C Minor, Op. 2, No. 4, BuxWV 262
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Arcangelo
    Conductor
    Jonathan Cohen
  5. 5 Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 5, BuxWV 263 09:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 5, BuxWV 263
    Duration
    09:48
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Arcangelo
    Conductor
    Jonathan Cohen
  6. 6 Sonata in E Major, Op. 2, No. 6, BuxWV 264 09:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sonata in E Major, Op. 2, No. 6, BuxWV 264
    Duration
    09:24
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Arcangelo
    Conductor
    Jonathan Cohen
  7. 7 Sonata in F Major, Op. 2, No. 7, BuxWV 265 08:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sonata in F Major, Op. 2, No. 7, BuxWV 265
    Duration
    08:49
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Ensemble
    Arcangelo
    Conductor
    Jonathan Cohen