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Buxtehude on fire!,
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This review is from: Buxtehude: Organ Music, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
I do not claim to be an expert on the subject of North-German organ music, but I do have a great love and respect for it, particularly Dietrich Buxtehude, whose glorious music is given a fine airing in this wonderful Naxos recording.
The instrument is superb, the acoustics perfect for the repertoire, and Ellenberger's interpretations are really quite something. Once again, Naxos provide brilliant sleeve notes, which are brief without missing important details. Whilst Ellenberger's playing and interpretations might not be everyone's idea of "traditional" Buxtehude, these are far more invigorating and interesting than, say, Wolfgang Rubsam's, who is included in this same series of discs (incidentally, Rubsam is the recording producer on this disc). The instrument itself (Evangelical Lutheran City Church, Buckeburg) is a wonderful example of Rudolf Janke's stylish building; and although it was completed as recently as 1997, the tonal colour and verve is everything I would want and expect from a good Buxtehude disc. Ellenberger has a great command of the instrument and demonstrates a huge variety tonal colour, stop combinations etc., not least in the first track "Magnificat primi toni" BuxWV203, which is the highlight of this wonderful disc - although the entire programme and combination of pieces has been carefully thought-out and presented as a wonderful sample of the most beautiful of Buxtehude's works. Despite being an organist myself, I often find CDs of organ music quite unexciting, but this recording is truly magnificent in every sense of the word. For those looking for an exciting, invigorating CD of Buxtehude, look no further! I only wish others in this same series were as brilliant as this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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well performed organ works,
By R. Rockwell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Buxtehude: Organ Music, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
After listening to this CD, I understand why Bach traveled to hear Buxtehude's organ music. Only Bach would only top his inventive compositions. I am no expert on this composer and have not listened to other performers by I was blown away by the beauty and complexity of this music. AS usual Naxos has great notes explaining each of the works.
For me the highlights of this CD are the Mqagnificat primi toni which contains four wonderfully arrange fugues in nine minutes of rapturous beauty and the preludium in g minor which is unusual in Buxtehude in that it contains a chaconne which followed by variations. I believe that some Buxtehude organ music shoul be heard by all interested i classical music. Whether the are better recordings I doubt because I was spellbound. Please excuse typos I have a neurolgic disease. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
overcoming my son's sarcasm,
By R. Miller "bald spot" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Buxtehude: Organ Music, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
As I was playing this for the first time, after receiving it from another terrific Amazon associate dealer, my 34-year-old son [country, alternative Christian rock] walks through the living room as one of the slower pieces is playing and grumbles, "Funeral dirge". To which I reply, "Funeral dirge, my big toe!"
So after a while I hear him coming back down the stairs, so I switch it to the final piece, a powerful prelude. With a sly grin (he's actually enjoying this music to some extent), he starts mumbling, "Line up the limos....." To which I reply, as Buxtehude is starting to rock and fully engage the bass pedals, "Line up the limos and Kick Butt!" Wonderful music, wonderfully played, on an organ that is more than up to the task. Terrific variety, too. 1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Great organ music at good price,
By J. Schick - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Buxtehude: Organ Music, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)
This CD captures all the great sounds of the included works by Buxtehude, whose works rival those of his better-known successor, J. S. Bach
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