Buxtehude: Opera Omnia III
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Composer: Dietrich BuxtehudePerformer: Ton Koopman
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Music Label: Challenge Classics
Soundtracks:
- Praeludium In Fis BuxWV 146
- In Dulci Jubilo BuxWV 197
- Praeludium In G BuxWV 162
- Ach Herr, Mich Armen Sunder BuxWV 178
- Praeludium In E BuxWV 141
- Nun Lob Mein Seel' Den Herren BuxWV 213
- Ciacona In E BuxWV 160
- Nun Freut Euch Lieben Christen G'mein BuxWV 210
- Praeludium In D BuxWV 139
- Von Gott Will Ich Nicht Lassen BuxWV 220
- Canzonetta In E BuxWV 169
- Toccata In F BuxWV 156
Music reviews of Buxtehude: Opera Omnia III
Music Review: Koopman Shines in Buxtehude's Organ Works
Rating: 5 Stars
Buxtehude's organ works have been well treated by recording companies. Rene Saorgin (on Harmonia Mundi), Harald Vogel (on MD&G), Bine Bryndorf (on DaCapo), Hans Davidsson (on Loft, in progress), Wolfgang Rubsam et al. (on Naxos), and Walter Kraft (on Vox) have all set down the entire opus. Now comes the Dutch conductor and organist Ton Koopman, who is recording the organ compositions as part of the first complete set of all of Buxtehude's works (opera omnia).
Whether you are a long-time admirer of Buxtehude or would like to make his aquaintance, you will find Koopman's recordings of these organ pieces hard to resist. Koopman shines in the large, freely composed works (praeludia, toccatas, and chorale fantasias) and propels the music forward with tempos that are generally a bit faster than average. In the less flamboyant choral preludes, he maintains interest with a variety of registrations. Each volume in the series is recorded on a different historic organ, and the sound is top-notch.
Interestingly, Koopman has recorded this first volume of his cycle in 2006 on the same organ in Altenbruch, Germany, that Rene Saorgin used to record part of his traversal around 1970. The Saorgin recording still sounds great and provides more of the ambience of the venue. Saorgin's 5-CD set was out of print for a while but has recently been re-released Ren? Saorgin Plays Buxtehude. You won't go wrong with either Saorgin or Koopman. Davidsson's recordings on the new north German baroque-style organ in Goteborg, Sweden, are good, too, but seem less inspired.
Volume 2 Dieterich Buxethude: Organ Works, Vol. 2 and volume 3 Complete Works 8: Organ Works of this cycle are now also available from Amazon. Volume 4 is available on the Challenge Classics website.
Description of Buxtehude: Opera Omnia III
This recording contains some of the most mature, harmonically daring and most accomplished of Buxtehude's compositions, including BuxWV 139, 141, 146, 210 and 213. Since Buxtehude in his later organ works was oriented towards the innovations in harmonic temperament introduced by Andreas Werckmeister after 1680, the compositions on this CD were recorded on an organ tuned according to Werckmeister's system. Buxtehude himself was a theatrical personality, the church his theatre. To do his compositions justice we need a ?macho? playing style and virtuosity, but also emotion, fantasy, contrast, beautiful registers and a unique historical instrument. The splendid historic organ of Altenbruch is ideal for the later works of Buxtehude.Dieterich Buxtehude (Dietrich, Diderich) was a German-Danish organist and a highly regarded composer of the baroque period. His organ works comprise a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and church services. He wrote in a wide variety of vocal and instrumental idioms, and his style strongly influenced many composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach. Organist at the Marienkirche in L?beck for most of his life, Buxtehude is considered today to be the leading German composer in the time between Sch?tz and Bach.
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