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This recording is the first disc to represent Buxtehude's music for organ and contains some of the most mature, harmonically daring and accomplished of Buxtehude's compositions. Since Buxtehude in his later organ works incorporated the innovations in harmonic temperament introduced by Andreas Werckmeister after 1680, the compositions on this CD were recorded on an organ tuned according to Werckmeister's system. Buxtehude himself was a theatrical personality, the church his theatre. To do his compositions justice a muscular playing style and virtuosity is required along with emotional intensity and imagination. On this CD, the splendid historic instrument at Altenbruch in Germany is the featured organ which, with its beautiful contrasting registers is ideal for these marvellous pieces.
Dieterich Buxtehude was a German-Danish organist and a highly regarded composer of the baroque period. His organ works comprise a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and church services. He wrote in a wide variety of vocal and instrumental idioms, and his style strongly influenced many composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach. Organist at the Marienkirche in Lübeck for most of his life, Buxtehude is considered today to be the leading German composer in the time between Schütz and Bach.
Personnel:
Ton Koopman - the Coci/Klapmeyer organ (1498/1728),
St. Nicolas' Church, Altenbruch , Germany
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Whether you are a long-time admirer of Buxtehude or would like to make his aquaintance, you will find Koopman's recordings of these organ pieces hard to resist. Koopman shines in the large, freely composed works (praeludia, toccatas, and chorale fantasias) and propels the music forward with tempos that are generally a bit faster than average. In the less flamboyant choral preludes, he maintains interest with a variety of registrations. Each volume in the series is recorded on a different historic organ, and the sound is top-notch.
Interestingly, Koopman has recorded this first volume of his cycle in 2006 on the same organ in Altenbruch, Germany, that Rene Saorgin used to record part of his traversal around 1970. The Saorgin recording still sounds great and provides more of the ambience of the venue. Saorgin's 5-CD set was out of print for a while but has recently been re-released René Saorgin Plays Buxtehude. You won't go wrong with either Saorgin or Koopman. Davidsson's recordings on the new north German baroque-style organ in Goteborg, Sweden, are good, too, but seem less inspired.
Volume 2 Dieterich Buxethude: Organ Works, Vol. 2 and volume 3 Complete Works 8: Organ Works of this cycle are now also available from Amazon. Volume 4 is available on the Challenge Classics website.
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