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Dietrich Buxtehude is a composer whose reputation is on the rise as performers look beyond the organ works that Bach took a 300-mile stroll to hear, and find a wealth of other riches. This disc, the second of a pair issued by its performers covering the similar repertory, focuses on a group of highly accomplished religious pieces for one or more voices and instruments, without chorus. Unlike Bach during most of his career, Buxtehude was an organist first and foremost; another Lübeck composer took care of the weekly vocal music for church. Though they are presented as a unitary set by the packaging and liner notes, the works on this album are of two sharply different types. Some are for small groups of voices, plus a small string group and continuo. It's easy to imagine these being sung on a Sunday in the living room of a well-established Lübeck merchant family; they have an intimate devotional quality that is familiar to us from Bach's music but that comes through especially nicely in this comparatively unusual setting. Other cantatas are for a solo voice, and these were not sung in anyone's home; they are fiery works for trained singers that Buxtehude must have had at his disposal. Some of the music is in German, the rest in Latin, and Buxtehude seems to have partially inspired Bach's ability to wring dramatic impact out of the sonic characteristics of a single German word. Try singing "nichts" repeatedly and rapidly as the performers here must do; they pull it off perfectly.
Four top English soloists -- soprano Emma Kirkby, countertenor Michael Chance, tenor Charles Daniels, and bass Peter Harvey -- plus the Purcell Quartet handle these varied chores well in general. Those who want to hear Kirkby pushed to her limits can do so in the "Gloria Patri" movement of the cantata Dixit Dominus Domino meo, BuxWV 17, and the other soloists except for Harvey also get their athletic moments. Chance plays a bit loose with the pitch but is highly expressive. In the vocal-ensemble cantatas this English group does especially well in structures that point back to the middle seventeenth century -- ground basses, little strophic movements. Their precise style feels a little restrained in the moments where Buxtehude is closest to Bach, but some listeners may like it that way. In any event, this is an above-average exposition of some unfamiliar and quite important music.
© TiVo
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Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Nichts soll uns scheiden von der Liebe Gottes, BuxWV 77 (Dieterich Buxtehude)
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Dixit Dominus Domino meo, BuxWV 17 (Dieterich Buxtehude)
Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Emma Kirkby, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
An filius no est Dei, BuxWV 6 (Dieterich Buxtehude)
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Reiko Ichise, Soloist, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Reiko Ichise, Soloist, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Reiko Ichise, Soloist, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Reiko Ichise, Soloist, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Reiko Ichise, Soloist, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Reiko Ichise, Soloist, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Lobe den herrn, meine seele, BuxWV 71 (Dieterich Buxtehude)
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Clare Salaman, Violin, MainArtist - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Clare Salaman, Violin, MainArtist - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Clare Salaman, Violin, MainArtist - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Clare Salaman, Violin, MainArtist - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Jane Rogers, Viola, MainArtist - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Clare Salaman, Violin, MainArtist - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble - Rachel Byrt, Viola, MainArtist
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Herr, nun lässt du deinen Diener, BuxWV 37 (Dieterich Buxtehude)
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Michael Chance, MainArtist, Countertenor - Charles Daniels, MainArtist, TenorSolo - William Hunt, MainArtist - Dietrich Buxtehude, Composer - Peter Harvey, MainArtist, BassVocals - Purcell Quartet, MainArtist, ChamberMusicEnsemble
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
Album review
Dietrich Buxtehude is a composer whose reputation is on the rise as performers look beyond the organ works that Bach took a 300-mile stroll to hear, and find a wealth of other riches. This disc, the second of a pair issued by its performers covering the similar repertory, focuses on a group of highly accomplished religious pieces for one or more voices and instruments, without chorus. Unlike Bach during most of his career, Buxtehude was an organist first and foremost; another Lübeck composer took care of the weekly vocal music for church. Though they are presented as a unitary set by the packaging and liner notes, the works on this album are of two sharply different types. Some are for small groups of voices, plus a small string group and continuo. It's easy to imagine these being sung on a Sunday in the living room of a well-established Lübeck merchant family; they have an intimate devotional quality that is familiar to us from Bach's music but that comes through especially nicely in this comparatively unusual setting. Other cantatas are for a solo voice, and these were not sung in anyone's home; they are fiery works for trained singers that Buxtehude must have had at his disposal. Some of the music is in German, the rest in Latin, and Buxtehude seems to have partially inspired Bach's ability to wring dramatic impact out of the sonic characteristics of a single German word. Try singing "nichts" repeatedly and rapidly as the performers here must do; they pull it off perfectly.
Four top English soloists -- soprano Emma Kirkby, countertenor Michael Chance, tenor Charles Daniels, and bass Peter Harvey -- plus the Purcell Quartet handle these varied chores well in general. Those who want to hear Kirkby pushed to her limits can do so in the "Gloria Patri" movement of the cantata Dixit Dominus Domino meo, BuxWV 17, and the other soloists except for Harvey also get their athletic moments. Chance plays a bit loose with the pitch but is highly expressive. In the vocal-ensemble cantatas this English group does especially well in structures that point back to the middle seventeenth century -- ground basses, little strophic movements. Their precise style feels a little restrained in the moments where Buxtehude is closest to Bach, but some listeners may like it that way. In any event, this is an above-average exposition of some unfamiliar and quite important music.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:18
- Main artists: Purcell Quartet Emma Kirkby Michael Chance Charles Daniels Peter Harvey
- Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Sacred Vocal Music Cantatas (sacred)
2005 Chandos Records 2005 Chandos Records
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