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Donald focuses on the unique musical events Buxtehude staged, such as at St Mary's in Lubeck, where he organised some of the earliest public concerts ever held in a church.

Dieterich Buxtehude was much more than just a church organist; he composed cantatas, oratorios, chamber music and, at St Mary's in Lübeck, he organised some of the earliest public concerts ever held in a church. Music of the pieces of music featured in these Abendmusiken ? 'evening musics' ? have been lost, but in today's programme Donald Macleod presents an extract from what might be Buxtehude's only surviving abendmusik oratorio.

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Wed 9 Jul 201418:30
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Music Played

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Schwinget euch himmelan BuxWV.96 for SSATB, 3 violins, violone and continuo

    Performer: Ton Koopman.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Gott hilf mir BuxWV.34 for SSATB, 5 strings and continuo

    Performer: La Capella Ducale. Director: Roland Wilson. Orchestra: Musica Fiata.
    • CPO : 777-318-2.
    • CPO.
    • 2.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Benedicam Dominum BuxWV.113 for 6 choirs

    Performer: La Capella Ducale. Director: Roland Wilson. Orchestra: Musica Fiata.
    • CPO : 777-318-2.
    • CPO.
    • 1.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Wacht! Euch zum streit gefasset macht (Das Jungste gericht) - oratorio (attrib.)

    Choir: Amsterdam Baroque Choir. Performer: Ton Koopman. Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.
    • Challenge: CC72241.
    • Challenge.
    • 29.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Membra Jesu nostri - 7 passion cantatas BuxWV.75

    Director: Hans-Christoph Rademann. Choir: Dresden Chamber Choir.
    • CARUS : 83.-234.
    • CARUS.
    • 10.

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  • Wed 9 Jul 201412:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Wed 9 Jul 201418:30
    BBC Radio 3

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