Membra Jesu Nostri by Vox Scaniensis

Vox Scaniensis

Membra Jesu Nostri

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Lawo Music
UPC: 7090020180786
Catnr: LWM 010
Release date: 15 July 2016
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Label
Lawo Music

UPC
7090020180786

Catalogue number
LWM 010

Release date
15 July 2016

"(...) The play from the Swedish collective Vox Scaniensis is transparent, sharp and dynamic, and makes this maditative music to a worthy alternative for Bachs Passions. (...)"

AVRO Bode, 17-3-2017

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About the album

It is easy to imagine Dietrich Buxtehude’s enthusiasm when he received into his hands the text to Membra Jesu Nostri, which has been ascribed to Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153). The text forms an account of the crucified limbs of Christ (feet, knees, hands, side, chest, heart and face) and its sensitive style relates strongly to sixteenth and seventeenth century Pietism, the central focus of which is emotion and passionate expression.
Membra Jesu Nostri has come to be known as Buxtehude’s possibly best vocal compilation, which is not surprising as it combines great intensity and fervour with his masterly ability to achieve vocal equilibrium in the most pleasing form.

'Membra Jesu Nostri' ist eine der bekanntesten Vokalwerke von Dietrich Buxtehude, da es die großartige Intensität und Leidenschaft mit seiner meisterlichen Fähigkeit der vokalen Ausgeglichenheit in zufriedenstellenster Form in sich vereint.

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Vox Scaniensis (vocals)

Solistensemblen Vox Scanienis has been active in the Malmö-Lund region for over 15 years. The ensemble was founded by Peter Wallin in connection with a television series production called Andetag (Breath) which was broadcast on Swedish television in 2002 and 2003. From the start the ensemble’s repertoire was comprised primarily by music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods but with time it has extended to include both Gregorian chants and contemporary musical pieces by Arvo Pärt, Johan Magnus Sjöberg, Olivier Messiaen and others. A number of compositions have been written with the ensemble directly in mind by Nils Tykesson, Stefan Klaverdal and Johannes Johansson. In the last few years, Vox Scaniensis has performed, several times per year, in the series...

Solistensemblen Vox Scanienis has been active in the Malmö-Lund region for over 15 years. The ensemble was founded by Peter Wallin in connection with a television series production called Andetag (Breath) which was broadcast on Swedish television in 2002 and 2003. From the start the ensemble’s repertoire was comprised primarily by music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods but with time it has extended to include both Gregorian chants and contemporary musical pieces by Arvo Pärt, Johan Magnus Sjöberg, Olivier Messiaen and others. A number of compositions have been written with the ensemble directly in mind by Nils Tykesson, Stefan Klaverdal and Johannes Johansson. In the last few years, Vox Scaniensis has performed, several times per year, in the series Tidigt i Lund (Early in Lund) with music by Carissimi, Schütz, Monteverdi, Buxtehude, Purcell, Händel, Bach and others.

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Peter Wallin (conductor)

Peter Wallin (Organ & Musical Direction) is a church organist in the Malmö region. As a choirmaster he has extensive experience from, for instance, Lund Academic Choir, Schola Cantorum Scaniensis and the motet choirs of the churches of St John and Gustav Adolf with which he has performed a great deal of church music from the oldest Gregorian chants to first performances of contemporary music. In 2002, he founded the professional soloist ensemble Vox Scaniensis which performs music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods but also new music which is sometimes composed with the ensemble directly in mind. Together with Johan Linderoth he has initiated the series Tidigt i Lund (Early in Lund), and performed in a number...

Peter Wallin (Organ & Musical Direction) is a church organist in the Malmö region. As a choirmaster he has extensive experience from, for instance, Lund Academic Choir, Schola Cantorum Scaniensis and the motet choirs of the churches of St John and Gustav Adolf with which he has performed a great deal of church music from the oldest Gregorian chants to first performances of contemporary music. In 2002, he founded the professional soloist ensemble Vox Scaniensis which performs music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods but also new music which is sometimes composed with the ensemble directly in mind. Together with Johan Linderoth he has initiated the series Tidigt i Lund (Early in Lund), and performed in a number of concerts with music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods, primarily in the Church of St Peter’s Monastery in Lund (Klosterkyrkan).

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Dieterich Buxtehude

Among the general public, Dieterich Buxtehude is mostly known due to the admiration Johann Sebastian Bach had for his organ and composing skills, for which Bach traveled to the North German city of Lübeck to stay with him for four months, no less. This says quite something about the quality of Buxtehude's performance, but even more so about the influence it had on Bach and all composers after him. Yet, nowadays Buxtehude's music does not need Bach to survive, as a matter of fact it is extraordinarily beautiful just by itself! Buxtehude was originally Danish, but he spent most of him life in Lübeck. His so-called 'Abendmusik', which was a series of evening concerts outside of the liturgy, grew famous. In the works he wrote for these occasions, his enormous fantasy and creative freedom truly shows. As an organ player, Buxtehude was widely famous. If you would listen to his Organ Preludes, you would quickly know why. Buxtehude manages to combine an unprecedented virtuosity with a large variety of styles and techniques. No wonder Bach traveled all that way to see him!

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(...) The play from the Swedish collective Vox Scaniensis is transparent, sharp and dynamic, and makes this maditative music to a worthy alternative for Bachs Passions. (...)
AVRO Bode, 17-3-2017