Buxtehude Opera Omnia
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Buxtehude - Organ Works 5
Opera Omnia X
Ton Koopman (The Bielfeldt organ (1736), St. Wilhadi, Stade, Germany)
For those new to Buxtehude's organ works both the programming and the instrument make these discs the ideal hopping on point. Plaintive chorale elaborations supply contemplative respite from... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2009, Editor's Choice
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Performing on two copies of Stefanini and Ruckers harpsichords, Ton Koopman completes the exquisite solo oeuvre by Buxtehude with captivating élan. For a musician with somewhat precipitous tendencies,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2008, Editor's Choice
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Buxtehude - Organ Works 1
Opera Omnia III
Ton Koopman (the Coci/Klapmeyer organ (1498/1728), St. Nicolas’ Church, Altenbruch, Germany)
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Buxtehude - Organ Works 3
Opera Omnia VIII
Ton Koopman (The Wilde/Schnitger organ (1599/1682) St. Jacobi Kirche, Lüdingworth, Germany)
The opening of the G minor BuxWV 148 is thrillingly driven, garnished with quicksilver flourishes and capped by an ostinato oozing vitality… Koopman's… colourful registration throughout this... —
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The preludes afford Koopman his most exhilarating flights of fancy, but his ever-present unwillingness to 'play safe' stamps a thought-provoking individuality on an ongoing series which prefers... —
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Buxtehude - Organ Works 2
Opera Omnia IV
Ton Koopman (the Wilde/Schnittger organ (1599/1682), St. Jacob’s Church, Lüdingworth, Germany)
In his excellent notes Koopman explains that Buxtehude needs a "macho" playing style and this works well as a stylus fantasticus in the virtuoso large-scale works. His interpretations are full... —
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Buxtehude - Chamber Music 3
Opera Omnia XV
Ton Koopman (harpsichord, organ), Catherine Manson (violin), Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba) & Mike Fentross (lute)
The music-making is infectiously unbuttoned and urbane, shot through with flamboyance, tenderness and wit. Koopman also encourages an airy, effortless spaciousness, while relishing the Trio... —
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Buxtehude - Chamber Music 2
Opera Omnia XIII
Ton Koopman (organ, harpsichord and director)
Members of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
The contrapuntal banter is lithe and energised, 'fantasticus' passages are seized on and cherished, and there's an unstoppable spontaneity that intoxicates. Irresistable. —
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Buxtehude - Vocal Works 3
Opera Omnia VII - Arias, Concertos, and Cantatas
Miriam Meyer, Bettina Pahn, Johannette Zomer (soprano), Jörg Dürmüller, Andreas Karasiak (tenor), Bogna Bartosz, Patrick van Goethem, Hugo Naessens (alto) & Donald Bentvelsen, Klaus Mertens (bass)
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
…contains several pieces of outstanding beauty and sterling merit. …the playing and singing… is very good indeed for the most part. Overall, the recording can be warmly commended. —
