BUXTEHUDE

Harpsichord Works 2, Opera Omnia Vl

 

CD 1

 1.  Aria in C BuxWV 246 ***               13:20

 2.  Suite in e BuxWV 236 ***                7:49

      Allemande  Courante Sarabande  Gigue

 3.  Aria in a BuxWV 249 ***                 4:52

 4.  Suite in F BuxWV 239 ***                4:42

      Allemande  Courante Sarabande Gigue

 5.  Suite a BuxWV deest *                     7:57

      Allemande Courante Sarabande  Gigue

 6.  Canzona in d BuxWV 168 ***          3:45

 7.  Suite in a BuxWV 244 ***                8:09

      Allemande Courante Sarabande Gigue

 8.  Suite in C Bux 227 *                             7:03   

      Allemande  Courante  Sarabande  Gigue            

 9.  Toccata in G BuxWV 165 *                                4:19       

 

CD 2

 1.  Aria Rofilis in d BuxWV 248 **             2:42

 2.  Suite in G BuxWV 240 *                        6:14

      Allemande Courante Sarabande Gigue

 3.  Suite in e BuxWV 237 *   Allemande                 8:54

     Courante – Sarabande – Sarabande - Gigue

 4.  Canzona in C BuxWV 166 *                               4:03

 5.  Courante in d  BuxWV Anh. 6 **           1:55

 6.  Suite in g BuxWV 241 ***                                7:13

      Allemande  Courante Sarabande Gigue

 7.  Suite in C BuxWV 229 ***                                3:55

      Allemande Courante  Sarabande

 

Ton Koopman - harpsichord

 

In this sixth and final volume of the Opera Omnia of Dieterich Buxtehude, Ton Koopman performs the remainder of the composer’s impressive but sadly neglected output of harpsichord works. In total his harpsichord-compositions comprise four cd's, one more than Koopman optimistically stated in the first volume. The Suites offer many opportunities for improvisation, or 'diminutions', as they are called in the 17th century, and Koopman employs a heavy dose of Italian esprit. One of these pieces (track 5) is newly discovered and recorded here for the first time.

 

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 repertoire and his style of composition 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 of the period between Schütz and Bach.

 

Ton Koopman studied harpsichord with the legendary Gustav Leonhardt, and has over a distinguished career of 40 years become one of the worlds leading experts in the field of baroque music performance. As president of the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society, he is considered to be the world’s leading authority on his music.

 

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