After he finished recording everything he could possibly record by J.S. Bach in 2004, Dutch keyboard player and conductor Ton Koopman turned to recording everything he could possibly record by Dietrich Buxtehude in 2005. It made perfect sense. Buxtehude was a direct inspiration for the young Bach -- the story of the younger composer trekking from his central Germany home to hear the older composer at work in Denmark is well-known -- and his music is an ideal adjunct to Bach's. Or, rather, an ideal prologue, since many of ...
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After he finished recording everything he could possibly record by J.S. Bach in 2004, Dutch keyboard player and conductor Ton Koopman turned to recording everything he could possibly record by Dietrich Buxtehude in 2005. It made perfect sense. Buxtehude was a direct inspiration for the young Bach -- the story of the younger composer trekking from his central Germany home to hear the older composer at work in Denmark is well-known -- and his music is an ideal adjunct to Bach's. Or, rather, an ideal prologue, since many of the things that are loved and honored in Bach's music can likewise be found in Buxtehude's music: magnificent counterpoint, wonderful melodies, striking harmonies, and above all a deep and unshakable devotion to sacred music.All these features are manifest in this first volume of Koopman's survey of Buxtehude's vocal works -- even though the music may not in fact be by Buxtehude. The oratorio "Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht" exists only in separate parts -- with a few parts...
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