Buxtehude, D.: Membra Jesu Nostri

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Musica Lingua
Dietrich Buxtehude

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Recording & Production

This recording of Membra Jesu Nostri is the second CD production for the vocal ensemble Musica Lingua, founded by Stephan Schreckenberger.

Compositional Technique

Dietrich Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri is a seven-part cantata cycle that depicts the Body of Christ from feet to head.

Compositional Technique

The cantata 'Ad cor' (To his heart) is the tonal center of Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri, being the only one in a key with sharps and featuring a consort of five viols.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Buxtehude was inspired by mystical texts from the 13th century to compose Membra Jesu Nostri, creating music of remarkable tenderness and refined sensibility.

Performer Biography

Stephan Schreckenberger, the conductor, has performed with renowned conductors and composers, and has contributed to approximately 50 CD recordings.

Interpretation

Conductor Stephan Schreckenberger found Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri to be a work of such delicate nuance that he questioned if it would survive the technical process of recording unharmed.

Performer Biography

L'arpa festante, one of Germany's longest-standing Early Music ensembles, was founded in 1983 and focuses on rediscovering 17th-century German repertoire.