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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Buxtehude - Vocal Works 6Opera Omnia XVI
This is the sixth volume of Vocal Music (Opera Omnia XVI) in the critically acclaimed series of the complete works of Dieterich Buxtehude from acclaimed early music specialist Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque. It features “Membra Jesu Nostri”, a rarely recorded sacred cantata based on 13th century lyric poetry. The seven-part cantata cycle “Membra Jesu Nostri” owes its origin to the close and lasting friendship between two musicians, the Lübeck organist Dieterich Buxtehude and the Stockholm organist and capellmeister Gustav Düben. It seems likely that Düben commissioned the “Membra” from his friend for performances in Stockholm. “Membra Jesu Nostri Patientis Sanctissimi” is a multi-sectional sacred work of non-liturgical character based on lyric poetry of medieval mysticism usually attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, but more likely written by Arnulf of Louvain (1200-1250). The source for Buxtehude’s text seems to have been an edition published 1633 in Hamburg under the heading “D. Bernhardi Oratio Rhythmica”. Ton Koopman is one of the world’s foremost early music specialists and directors. In recent years his recordings of the complete Bach Cantatas with Amsterdam Baroque on Challenge Classics have received worldwide acclaim. Since then he has undertaken the daunting task of recording all of the music of his compatriot Dieterich Buxtehude. As president of the International Buxtehude Society, Ton Koopman is considered to be one of the world’s leading authorities on his music. Amongst a string of accolades for previous recordings in the series Opera Omnia X, (CC72249), was a Gramophone “Editor’s Choice” “This time he has reduced his group to 20 singers plus five soloists...What hasn't changed is Koopman's easy rapport with Buxtehude's supple piety. Koopman captures the fascinating creative tension between the text, which is rooted in Catholic mysiticism, and a sense of Buxtehude the northern Lutheran.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2012 **** “His choice of five cooperative team soloists marks a transformation from the conventional oratorio-style all-star soloists he employed a quarter-century ago...[the sopranos'] confident embellishments go some way to compensating for occasional shrillness and dodgy tuning...I enjoyed Koopman's customarily elaborate yet intelligent organ realisation.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 “This disc presents a subtle, delicately-articulated, gentle yet penetrating account of Buxtehude's seven-part cantata cycle...The singing and playing, the sensitivity to the particularities as much as to the idiom of Buxtehude's beautiful music, the meticulous execution with both attention to detail and a holistic understanding of the composer's motives make this CD shine as much as any in the series.” MusicWeb International, July 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Yo-Yo Ma - AppassionatoRomantic Music for Cello
Brahms: | Liebe Schwalbe, kleine Schwalbe ('Swallow Song'), Op. 112 No. 4 with Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102: II. Andante with Isaac Stern, violin | Franck, C: | Cello Sonata in A major with Kathryn Stott, piano | Gershwin: | Prelude No. 2 with Jeffrey Kahane, piano | Kabalevsky: | Doce De Coco from Obrigado Brazil with Paquito D’Rivera, clarinet & Romero Lubambo, guitar Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 49 (Largo) The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words for Cello & Piano, Op. 109 with Emanuel Ax (piano) | Mimiya: | Mikin Pekko (Finnish folk song) with Joel Fan, piano First Impressions from Appalachia Waltz with Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor | Morricone, E: | Nostalgia from Cinema Paridiso Ennio Morricone Gabriel's Oboe Ennio Morricone | Piazzólla: | Soledad with Octavio Brunetti, piano | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne with Robert Casadesus, piano | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Winter - Largo Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman | Williams, John: | Going to School from Memoirs of a Geisha Soundtrack with John Williams, piano |
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| |  | Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4 and 7
“They take precedence over all the competition, both as performances and as recordings. The playing has wonderful life and warmth, tempi are always aptly judged, and although original instruments are used, this is authenticity with a kindly presence.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“…Ma is the star of the album, if a modest one, always well-integrated with his musical colleagues, alert to their phrasing, and making real chamber music - the final 'Dite ohimè' for two cellos and lute is a little gem.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2004 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Simply Baroque IIBach & Boccherini
Arrangements by Ton Koopman | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV167 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe' St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude Ertödt uns durch dein Güte from Cantata 22 Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' Chorale Prelude BWV650 'Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter' Cantata BWV163 'Nur jedem das Seine' Cantata BWV136 'Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz' Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068 | Boccherini: | Cello Concerto No. 7 in G major, G 480 Cello Concerto No. 8 in D major, G. 478 |
“This appealing compilation is extremely imaginative: nine movements from Bach sensitively arranged for cello and chamber orchestra, plus an attractive pair of Boccherini cello concertos. Yo-Yo Ma's Stradivarius was altered for the occasion by luthier Charles Beare, and Ma uses a Baroque bow. As superior 'light' listening goes, it's difficult to think of a happier 70 minutes' worth. It also provides an ideal 'soft-option' introduction to the sound of period instruments. The St Matthew Passion's 'Erbarme dich' becomes a cleverly worked duet for violin and cello, always flowing and discreet, aided by responsive strings and a tactile lute continuo.
Ton Koopman's harpsichord brushes Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring into action with a flourish, answered by a mellifluous mix of solo cello, strings and winds. Bassoon and cello join forces for a swaggering 'Lass mein Herz die Münze sein', before the brief chorale 'Dein Blut, der edle Saft'. Last comes the inevitable 'Air' from the Third Orchestral Suite, tellingly arranged (as a duet for cellos) and superbly played. In fact, Koopman's 'second' cello – his lead cellist Jaap ter Linden – is every bit as eloquent as the star act.
Listening to the two Boccherini works on this marvellous CD reminds you again of Ma's uncanny technical facility, at once elegant and unselfconsciously virtuosic. Ton Koopman provides the cadenzas and the performances are pure delight.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Buxtehude - Vocal Works 5Opera Omnia XIV
Ton Koopman (organ & director), Miriam Meyer, Siri Karoline Thornhill, Bettina Pahn, Dorothee Wohlgemuth (sopranos), Bogna Bartosz (alto), Jörg Dürmüller (tenor) & Klaus Mertens (bass) Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra This is the fifth volume of Vocal Music in the critically acclaimed Opera Omnia series of Dieterich Buxtehude, (number XIV in the complete cycle performed by Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque). The set of pieces featured could well be subtitled ‘The Unknown Buxtehude’, since it presents eight unfamiliar works that due to the wide arrange of their dates of composition are extremely varied in style and form. Amongst the vocal pieces featured is the richly instrumented piece Ich bin die Auferstehung, BuxWV 44, with five strings, dulcian, two cornettos, two trumpets and basso continuo. The other solo concerto for bass, Ich bin eine Bume zu Saron, BuxWV 45, is much simpler, but more touching. The basic instrumentation of the solo concertos on this CD is two violins, violone and organ, although apart from BuxWV 44 two other concertos, Jesu, komm, mein Trost und Lachen BuxWV 58, add a viola and Bedenke Mensch das Ende BuxWV 9 uses an extra violin. The latter also incorporates three singers as does Jesu dulcis memoria, BuxWV 57. The disc also includes two soprano solo concertos on the same text, Herr wenn ich nur dich habe, BuxWV 38 and 39, a shorter and a longer version sung here by different sopranos. Ton Koopman is one of the world’s foremost early music specialists and directors, and his recording of the complete Bach Cantatas on Challenge Classics received worldwide acclaim. In recent years he has undertaken the daunting task of recording all of the music of his compatriot, the early baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude. Amongst a string of accolades for previous recordings in the series Opera Omnia X, (CC72249), was a Gramophone ‘Editor’s Choice’. “Among the most beguiling works...is the concerto-aria 'Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe'...sung with fresh-toned vitality by Miriam Meyer. The solo and ensemble contributions from the remaining soloists are for the most part rewarding, though the sopranos are evidently challenged by the upper reaches of the cantata Je hoher du bist. This apart, I have little but praise for a release that yet further emphasises Buxtehude's originality in Ton Koopman's ongoing survey.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2012 **** “Of the excellent cast of seven soloists, soprano Miriam Meyer is exceptional with an engaging, insightful performance of BuxWV39” bbc.co.uk, 25th February 2012 **** “Koopman enthuses that he and his continuo accomplices 'zestfully enliven the festive character' of the Italianate Jesu, dulcis memoria, which is sung eloquently by Mertens, Bogna Bartosz and Jörg Dürmüller...The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra's playing, in particular the shapely violin ritornelli, is delightful. The series, now reaching its 14th volume, continues to offer plenty of enrichment.” Gramophone Magazine, February 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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“Koopman's account retains its vibrant immediacy. Even if the band sometimes overpowers soprano Barbara Schlick, this disc deserves revisiting.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Buxtehude - Chamber Music 2Opera Omnia XIII
Opera Omnia Xlll is the latest release in the acclaimed cycle of the complete works of Dieterich Buxtehude featuring the award-winning combination of early music specialist Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. It is the second volume to be devoted to the composer’s lesser known but highly rewarding chamber music and includes his seven opus 1 Trio Sonatas. Over a period of two years in the last decade of the 17th century Dieterich Buxtehude published a group of fourteen instrumental chamber sonatas in two sets of seven. Buxtehude, who served as organist of the St. Mary’s Church in Lübeck from 1668 until his death in 1707, integrated the modern Italian style in the instrumental introductions to his sacred concertos and cantatas, but turned to instrumental chamber music only late in his life. Ton Koopman is one of the world’s foremost early music specialists, and his recording of the complete Bach Cantatas on Challenge Classics received worldwide acclaim. In recent years he has undertaken the daunting task of recording all of the music of his compatriot, the early baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude. As president of the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society, Ton Koopman is considered to be one of the world’s leading authorities on his music. Amongst a string of accolades for previous recordings in the series Opera Omnia X, (CC72249) was picked as an “Editor’s Choice” in the Gramophone. “The contrapuntal banter is lithe and energised, 'fantasticus' passages are seized on and cherished, and there's an unstoppable spontaneity that intoxicates. Irresistable.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2011 **** “The sound of these Italian-influenced studies of agitation is beautifully immediate, the performance a dialogue between two pairs of duet partners, with violinist Catherine Manson a lively foil to Paolo Pandolfo's gloriously open-sounding viola da gamba, and lutenist Mike Fentross tailoring each phrase to Koopman's harpsichord or organ.” The Independent, 31st July 2011 “Buxtehude's formal model is still the Italian stylus phantasticus...This is attractively married to a more solid, northern European sensibility...[Pandolfo] makes a typically keen-minded contribution that finds no difficulty in matching Catherine Manson's violin for tonal strength or definition...expert and easily enjoyable chamber-playing” Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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