Dietrich Buxtehude - 5. Nothing is More Useless Than Old Music
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Episode 5 of 5: Nothing is More Useless Than Old Music First broadcast: Friday 11 July 2014
Donald Macleod explores the final years and legacy of Dieterich Buxtehude. An account from just after Buxtehude's death, in 1707, gives a clue as to the fate that befell much of his music: "Everything that [such] men wrote with so much trouble and work... has not the slightest value now... much of it has gone into the stove, in place of kindling, much has been given to people who can use all sorts of scarps and paper in their shops... for nothing is more useless than old music."
Dietrich Buxtehude Furwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit BuxWV.31 for SSATB, 5 strings and continuo Choir: Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir. NAXOS: 8.570494, 8.570494, 3
Dietrich Buxtehude Praeludium (BuxWV.140) in D minor, arr. Prokofiev for piano [orig. organ] Performer: Lev Vinocour. ARTE NOVA : 74321-63636-2, ARTE NOVA, 17
Dietrich Buxtehude Toccata in F major BuxWV.156 for organ Performer: Bine Katrine Bryndorf. DACAPO: 6.220514, DACAPO, 1
Dietrich Buxtehude Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab' BuxWV.38 for soprano, 2 violins and continuo Singer: Emma Kirkby. NAXOS: 8.557251, NAXOS, 13
Dietrich Buxtehude Sonata in A minor BuxWV.254, Op.1`3 for violin, viola da gamba and keyboard Performer: Boston Museum Trio. HMA: 1901089, HMA, 2
Dietrich Buxtehude Membra Jesu nostri - 7 passion cantatas BuxWV.75 - Ad cor (to the heart) Performer: Konrad Junghänel. Performer: Cantus Cölln. HMC: 901912, 901912, 6
Dietrich Buxtehude Membra Jesu nostri - 7 passion cantatas BuxWV.75 - Ad faciem (to the face) Performer: Konrad Junghänel. Performer: Cantus Cölln. HMC: 901912, 901912, 6