Buxtehude: Cantatas

CD1

1. Buxtehude: Nichts soll uns scheiden von der Liebe Gottes, BuxWV 77
2. Buxtehude: Ihr lieben Christen, freut euch nun, BuxWV 51
3. Buxtehude: Jesu dulcis memoria, BuxWV 56
4. Buxtehude: Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe, BuxWV 39
5. Buxtehude: Nun danket alle Gott, BuxWV 79
6. Buxtehude: Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BuxWV 43
7. Buxtehude: Jesu, meines Lebens Leben, BuxWV 62
8. Buxtehude: Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BuxWV 33
9. Buxtehude: An filius non est Dei, BuxWV 6
10. Buxtehude: Jubilate Domino, BuxWV 64
11. Buxtehude: In dulci jubilo, BuxWV 52
12. Buxtehude: Wie wird erneuet, wie wird erfreuet, BuxWV 110

CD2

1. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: I. Ad pedes - Ecce super montes
2. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: II. Ad genua - Ad uber portabimini
3. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: III. Ad manus: Quid sunt plagae istae
4. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: IV Ad latus - Surge amica me
5. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: V. Ad pectus - Sicut modo geniti infantes
6. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: VI. Ad cor - Vulnerasti cor meum
7. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75: VII. Ad faciem: Illustra faciem tuam

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was Danish-born, but made his career in Germany. He was celebrated as an organist (Johann Sebastian Bach was among his admirers) and as a composer, with many sacred vocal works in his output. The works in this collection range from chamber-scale music to grandly conceived pieces for soloists, choir and instruments.

The distinguished Dutch keyboard-player and conductor Ton Koopman (b.1944) founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra in 1979. The group consists of internationally renowned baroque specialists. Conductor and orchestra are joined here by singers acknowledged as leading specialists in the baroque repertoire.