608917225723

Buxtehude: Opera Omnia Xviii - Vocal Works Volume 8

Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CC72257

Release Date:  03 March 2014

Label:  Challenge Classics

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  608917225723

Genres:  Classical  Baroque  

  • Description

    With the 2-CD set Opera Omnia XVII, Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra approach the end of their critically-acclaimed project to record all of Dieterich Buxtehude's vocal and instrumental works; there are only two further recordings to come. This recording is the series' eighth release of vocal music and includes a selection of hymn settings and sacred arias, sung by soloists and the Amsterdam Baroque Choir.

    The music in this selection includes pieces like "O Clemens, o mitis" which are based on Latin works, alongside settings of Lutheran hymn texts like Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme". The pietist movement became prominent in later 17th-century Lutheran Germany and several lyrical texts set by Buxtehude reflect this leaning toward reflective individual piety. "Meine Seele, willtu ruhn" (BuxWV 74) and "O Gottes Stadt, o güldnes Licht" (BuxWV 87) represent particularly prominent examples of sacred arias.



    Ton Koopman is one of the world's foremost early music specialists and directors. His recording of the complete Bach Cantatas on Challenge Classics received worldwide acclaim. As president of the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society, Ton Koopman is considered to be one of the world's leading authorities on his music.



    Personnel: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Ton Koopman (direction), Bettina Pahn, Dorothee Wohlgemuth, Miriam Feuersinger (soprano), Maarten Engeltjes (alto), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass)

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BuxWV 101
      • 2. O clemens, o mitis BuxWV 82
      • 3. Gen Himmel zu dem Vater mein BuxWV 32
      • 4. Surrexit Christus hodie BuxWV 99
      • 5. Lauda anima mea Dominum BuxWV 67
      • 6. Mein Herz ist bereit BuxWV 73
      • 7. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BuxWV 98
      • 8. Canon BuxWV 121
      • 9. Gigue BuxWV 121

      Disc 2

      • 1. Meine Seele, willtu ruhn BuxWV 74
      • 2. Herr, ich lasse dich nicht BuxWV 36
      • 3. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BuxWV 100
      • 4. O Gottes Stadt, o güldnes Licht BuxWV 87
      • 5. Wie soll ich dich empfangen BuxWV 109
      • 6. Sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem BuxWV 97
      • 7. Salve desiderium, salve clamor gentium BuxWV 93
      • 8. Gott hilf mir, denn das Wasser geht mir bis an die Seele BuxWV 34 16