Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Release Date: 03 March 2014
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 608917225723
Description
With the 2-CD set Opera Omnia XVII, Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra approach the end of their critically-acclaimed project to record all of Dieterich Buxtehude's vocal and instrumental works; there are only two further recordings to come. This recording is the series' eighth release of vocal music and includes a selection of hymn settings and sacred arias, sung by soloists and the Amsterdam Baroque Choir.
The music in this selection includes pieces like "O Clemens, o mitis" which are based on Latin works, alongside settings of Lutheran hymn texts like Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme". The pietist movement became prominent in later 17th-century Lutheran Germany and several lyrical texts set by Buxtehude reflect this leaning toward reflective individual piety. "Meine Seele, willtu ruhn" (BuxWV 74) and "O Gottes Stadt, o güldnes Licht" (BuxWV 87) represent particularly prominent examples of sacred arias.
Ton Koopman is one of the world's foremost early music specialists and directors. His recording of the complete Bach Cantatas on Challenge Classics received worldwide acclaim. As president of the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society, Ton Koopman is considered to be one of the world's leading authorities on his music.
Personnel: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Ton Koopman (direction), Bettina Pahn, Dorothee Wohlgemuth, Miriam Feuersinger (soprano), Maarten Engeltjes (alto), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass)
Tracklisting
Narratio Quartet
Piano Duo Scholtes & Janssens
Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
Cappella Pratensis, Stratton Bull, Sollazzo Ensemble
La Sfera Armoniosa, Oscar Verhaar, Mike Fentross
Simona Marchesi, Bartolomeo Dandolo Marchesi
Ben Kim, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend
Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
