Plaque on the site of Buxtehude's home
Lucie Skeaping presents two programmes devoted to the life and music of Dieterich Buxtehude, who died 300 years ago this year. Buxtehude is known as the leading German composer between Schutz and Bach, and many of his organ compositions were considered avant-garde in their day.
Pictures of Lubeck
Scenes from Buxtehude's life in Lubeck
House on the original site of Buxtehude's home
The spires of St Mary's
Another angle on St Mary's
Pictures taken on location in Lubeck
Playlist
1/2. Lucie travels to Lubeck to find out more about the composer's life by visiting places connected to him, including St Mary's Church where he was the organist from 1668.
All music by Buxtehude
Choral: Gelobet Seist du BuxWV 189
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
Erato ECD 75370
CD3 track 15
O frohliche Stunden BuxWV 84
Emma Kirkby, sop
John Holloway & Manfredo Kraemer, violins
Jaap ter Linden, gamba
Lars Ulrik Mortensen,
Naxos 8.557251
Track1
Praeludium in F major BuxWV 144
Bine Bryndorf, organ
Dacapo 6.220514
Trio sonata Op 1 no 4 in B major BuxWV 255
Ensemble Baroque de Limoges
Astree E8851
Tracks 8-9
Cantate Domino BuxWV 12
Suzie le Blanc / Emma Kirkby sopranos
Peter Harvey, bass
The Purcell Quartet
Chandos CHAN 0691
Tracks 30 - 34
Klaglied: Mus der Tod denn auch entbinden BuxWV 76
Andreas Scholl, counter-tenor
Concerto di Viole
Harmonia Mundi 901651
Track 6
Praludium in D BuxWV 139
Ernst-Erich Stender, organ (in St Mary's Church Lubeck)
Ornament Records 11446
Track 13
Research kindly provided by Kerala J Snyder from the revised edition of Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lubeck (publishing date forthcoming.)
