Buxtehude : Septem Verba & Membra Jesu Nostri

CD1

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

CD2

1. Fried- und freudreiche Hinfahrt - 2. Muß der Tod denn auch entbinden (Klag-Lied)
2. Fried- und freudreiche Hinfahrt - 1. Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
3. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott
4. Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund - I. Introitus
5. Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund - II. Symphonia
6. Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund - III. Die sieben Worte
7. Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund - IV. Symphonia
8. Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund - V. Conclusio
9. Lamentum eller En Sorge-Music - I. Aria
10. Lamentum eller En Sorge-Music - II. Öde-Gudinnornas Swar
11. Lamentum eller En Sorge-Music - III. Aria
12. Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr

Sébastien Daucé and his musicians here make a geographical detour, forsaking England and France in order to explore Lutheran Europe before J. S. Bach. One is struck by the expressive vigour of these finely detailed works, which have retained all their power to fascinate today’s listeners. Merging old and new, the austerely beautiful language of Buxtehude, Schütz and the much more rarely heard Dijkman unexpectedly echoes the music of their contemporary Marc-Antoine Charpentier.