Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas / Junghanel
Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog: 501629 Format: CD Cantus Cölln, Konrad JunghänelDietrich Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas 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. |