Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op. 2

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They demonstrate their lively sense of the fantastic style, with intuitive responses to rapid rhythmic subtleties and the myriad compositional dexterities of these rewarding sonatas…these musicians... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 24th Sep 2021
Catalogue No: ALPHA738
Label: Alpha
Length: 71 minutes

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Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in B-Flat Major, BUXWV 259

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Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in D Major, BUXWV 260

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Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in G Minor, BUXWV 261

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Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in C Minor, BUXWV 262

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Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in A Major, BUXWV 263

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Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in E Major, BUXWV 264

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Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in F Major, BUXWV 265

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The sonata concertata form is perfectly illustrated in these trios by Dietrich Buxtehude which, according to Peter Wollny constitute ‘a landmark in the history of the sonata’. They provide a better understanding of a composer who has owed his fame chiefly associated to his cantatas and organ works, and to the admiration of the young Johann Sebastian Bach, who walked 400 kilometres to hear him play. After recording Buxtehude’s first set of chamber sonatas (ALPHA367), the musicians of Arcangelo (Sophie Gent, Jonathan Manson, Thomas Dunford and Jonathan Cohen) now revive the pieces from the second collection, published in 1696. It shows the multiple European influences (Baltic, Italian, German, French) that flourished in Lübeck, the north German city where Buxtehude worked as organist of the Marienkirche, but also in Hamburg, where the music was type set.

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November 2021

They demonstrate their lively sense of the fantastic style, with intuitive responses to rapid rhythmic subtleties and the myriad compositional dexterities of these rewarding sonatas…these musicians seemingly revel in the sheer freshness of Buxtehude’s craft. Sophie Gent and Jonathan Manson engage in eloquent, communicatively punctuated dialogue.

July/August 2022

Throughout the disc, the musicians are confidently relaxed, and the ensemble playing is tight as a drum. They never seem pressured to push the tempo of fast movements, though, preferring instead to soak up every bit of Buxtehude’s ingenious music. This approach invites listeners to relax, too, and take in one of the best readings of this set I have heard yet. Highly recommended.

November 2021

Sonata No 5, with its strong contrasts and substantial solos, is a tour de force, but elsewhere I liked the way Arcangelo seem simply to enjoy the sound world they are creating, almost in reverie, instead of always having to push at the tempo.

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