All recordingsPrices shown exclude VAT. (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to United States.)
See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Buxtehude - Harpsichord Works 2Opera Omnia Vl
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. As president of the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society, Koopman is considered to be the world’s leading authority on his music. “Ton Koopman completes the exquisite solo oeuvre by Buxtehude with captivating élan. Witness the sheer richness of Buxtehude's luminous textures, as well as the finely drawn and grateful melodic contours.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 “Performing on two copies of Stefanini and Ruckers harpsichords, Ton Koopman completes the exquisite solo oeuvre by Buxtehude with captivating élan. For a musician with somewhat precipitous tendencies, Koopman here delivers a considered programme of mainly standard four-movement suites, interpolated with other contemporaneous genres, from variations to the flamboyance of the 'stylus phantasticus' of toccatas and the like.
Koopman's most significant achievement is the poetry he brings to Buxtehude's cultivated and understated world of pre-Telemann domestic music. This is where the Suites appear as the apogee of a tradition which Froberger honed and which Bach extended in his early works.
Indeed, keen ears will notice the prescient melodic seeds of the English Suites and, more specifically, the Canzona in C whose turns perhaps inspired the ambitious young Turk in the Capriccio in E (BWV993).
That aside, witness the sheer richness of Buxtehude's luminous textures, as well as the finely drawn and grateful melodic contours. The opening Aria in C (with 10 variations) reveals the warmth of both Buxtehude's hypnotically life-affirming variations and Koopman's concentrated placement and esprit.
Within such compositional calibre and refinement, Koopman also explores a steeliness in the investigative lines of the fine C major Suite which concludes the first disc; as throughout, the tempo relationships between movements are thoughtfully rendered, with the 'gamey' meantone tuning and elegant characterisation all conspiring towards a notable 'world premiere' set of harpsichord recordings. In sum, an outstanding release in this enterprising series.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Buxtehude: Complete Harpsichord Music
Buxtehude: | Aria Rofilis in d BuxWV 248 Suite in G BuxWV 240 Suite in E BuxWV 237 Courante in D minor BuxWV Anh.6 Suite in D, BuxWV 234 Suite in D, BuxWV 232 Auf meinen lieben Gott BuxWV 179 Suite in C, BuxWV 230 Gigue Suite in G, BuxWV 242 Canzona BuxWV 166 Aria: More Palatino, Variatio 1 – 12, BuxWV 247 Suite in G minor, BuxWV 241 Suite in C, BuxWV 228 Suite in A BuxWV deest Suite in A, BuxWV 243 Suite in D [ed. E. Roger, 1710] Suite in C BuxWV 229 Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BuxWV163 Aria in C, BuxWV 246 Suite in E, BuxWV 235 Air with Two Variations in A minor, BuxWV 249 Suite in F BuxWV 239 Suite in C, BuxWV 226 Canzonetta in D Minor, BuxWV 168 Suite in A BuxWV 244 Suite in C, BuxWV 231 Toccata in G, BuxWV 165 Courant simble in A minor, BuxWV 245 Suite in F, BuxWV 238 Suite in D, BuxWV 233 Suite in C Bux 227 Suite in E BuxWV 236 La Capricciosa - 32 Variations on the ‘Bergamasca', BuxWV 250 |
Simone Stella (harpsichord) Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637–1707) spent his career working as an organist in churches, but was also a prolific composer of secular instrumental music and wrote far more for harpsichord than most composers of his era. Buxtehude’s position in Lübeck and fame as an organist brought him into contact with many of the greatest musicians of his day, and his style demonstrates the variety of musical influences that he was exposed to, particularly from German and Italian repertoire, which he combined to create a unique personal style. This set of 4 CDs collects together Buxtehude’s complete music for harpsichord, including suites in the popular French style, several works that can be played effectively on both organ and harpsichord (including preludes, fugues, canzonas and choral elaborations), and variations on arias, which showcase the composer’s creativity and ability to compose music in a variety of styles. Among the works featured are two new authentic harpsichord suites, discovered in 2004 and 2005, and the monumental La Capricciosa, one of the largest and most innovative solo keyboard works of the 17th century. Performed by Simone Stella, who has previously played Buxtehude’s complete organ music in a series of concerts, this collection is a comprehensive overview of the harpsichord music of a composer seen by many as J.S. Bach’s true predecessor. “here we have an Italian eager to touch base with his inner Teuton, as Stella sets well-ordered lucidity above unfettered flamboyance. Indeed, he sometimes misses the edgy danger Koopman brings to Buxtehude's boldest strokes, but he's an unfailingly intelligent and revealing guide to a body of work that cries out to be better known.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |
|
Gramophone Magazine