Cantatas for an evening's music. Buxtehude's major contribution to mid-baroque German sacred music lay in the Abendmusiken, the evening concerts organized before Christmas by the organist of Lübeck outside the context of his official duties. While most contemporary cantors had to produce a cantata a week, Buxtehude placed his genius in the service of works of the highest artistic demands. Here are some of the most dazzling examples.
This title was released for the first time in 1997.
DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE [1637-1707]
· Herzlich lieb hab ich Dich, o Herr BuxWV 41
Je t'aime de toute mon âme, Seigneur
Most dearly do I love thee, O Lord (18'08)
· Gott, hilf mir BuxWV 34
Dieu, aide-moi
Save me, O God (14'16)
· Nun danket alle Gott BuxWV 79
Rendez tous grâce à Dieu maintenant
Now thank we all our God (11'07)
· Ich suchte des Nachts BuxWV 50
Dans la nuit, je cherchai
By night on my bed I sought him (12'36)
· Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit BuxWV 31
En vérité, il porta nos faiblesses
Surely, he hath borne our griefs (10'11)
· Befiehl dem Engel, daß er kommt BuxWV 10
Ordonne à l'ange de venir
Command the angel that he cometh (4'33)
