Membra Jesu nostri (Rademann)
Pour le temps de la Passion de 1680, Dieterich Buxtehude composa son plus grand oratorio, le cycle de cantates “Membra Jesu nostri” et le dédia à son ami Gustav Düben, maitre de chapelle suédois. Dans les sept cantates indépendantes, qui suivent en principe toutes le schéma „introduction instrumentale – choeur sur un texte de la Bible –solo vocal (Aria) sur un poème médiéval sacré – reprise du choeur", les pieds, genoux, mains, côtes, la poitrine, le coeur, et le visage de Jésus crucifié sont représentés allégoriquement. L'ensemble de solistes et le choeur de chambre de Dresde sous la direction de Hans-Christoph Rademann sont entièrement dédiés à traduire le gestus du texte. Le programme est complété par deux autres enregistrements de cantates de Buxtehude.
Récompensé par le Pizzicato Supersonic Award
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Compositeur
Dieterich Buxtehude
| 1637-1707There are few documents concerning Buxtehude’s life. From a contemporary article in Nova literaria Maris Balthici, published soon after his death, we know that he regarded “Denmark as his homeland, from where he came to our region.”Dieterich Buxtehude, to use the spelling of his forename which he used when signing letters, was born about 1637 in Helsingborg, so he was a subject of the King of Denmark. His father, Johannes Buxtehude, was an organist, and taught his son sufficiently for him to become, in 1657 or 1658, an organist in Helsingborg and later in Helsingør. On the 11 April 1668 he was chosen to succeed Franz Tunder as organist at St. Marien in Lübeck, and until his death on 9 May 1707 Buxtehude remained in that position, one of the most important in northern Germany. After his death in 1707 musical experts praised Dieterich Buxtehude particularly for his keyboard music. For example, Johann Mattheson referred to him as a “highly regarded, former Lübeck organist.” That appreciation was based not on printed works, but on manuscript copies of his keyboard compositions, and on his reputation as a virtuoso which he enjoyed throughout Germany. Thus in 1703 Georg Friedrich Händel and Johann Mattheson were in Lübeck, and during the winter of 1705–06 Johann Sebastian Bach also went to Lübeck to study under Buxtehude so as to perfect his technique in composition and organ playing. Together with vocal music and music for keyboard instruments, two publications of his trio sonatas are extant. We know of the “Abendmusiken” in Lübeck from libretti printed for those occasions, but unfortunately the music is lost. That tradition of events similar to concerts was taken over by Buxtehude from his predecessor Franz Tunder. Plus d'information sur la personne
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L'auteur de l'avant-propos
Michael Wersin
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Chœur
Dresdner Kammerchor
Le Dresdner Kammerchor (Chœur de chambre de Dresde) – l’un des meilleurs chœurs d’Allemagne – est bien connu pour sa sonorité unique, faite d’une grande intensité et clarté. Rayonnement dynamique, homogénéité et transparence sonores souvent cités en exemple sont les points forts de cet ensemble demandé au niveau international. Le chœur a été créé en 1985 par Hans-Christoph Rademann et des étudiants du Conservatoire de musique « Carl Maria von Weber » de Dresde. De nombreuses tournées de concerts ont établi la notoriété de l’ensemble également hors d’Europe. En ont résulté des invitations régulières à d’importants festivals internationaux. Le répertoire du chœur va de la musique de la Renaissance à des compositions du 21ème siècle. Des interprétations de la musique chorale romantique et contemporaine ont été récompensées de prix spéciaux lors de concours internationaux, ainsi que du prix d’encouragement de la fondation Ernst von Siemens. En dehors de la pratique a cappella, le chœur de chambre se consacre intensément à la coopération avec le Dresdner Barockorchester et l’ensemble « Alte Musik Dresden », donnant des impulsions importantes à la pratique de la musique ancienne en Saxe. Une foule d’enregistrements pour la radio et pour le CD, ainsi que la coopération avec des orchestres allemands et étrangers viennent renforcer la renommée du Chœur de chambre de Dresde. Le CD paru aux Editions Carus de Stuttgart, avec le premier enregistrement mondial du Requiem en mi bémol majeur de Johann Adolf Hasse s’est vu décerner le prix de la Critique allemand du disque. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Chef d'orchestre
Hans-Christoph Rademann
| 1965Conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann is an immensely versatile artist with a broad repertoire who devotes himself with equal passion and expertise both to the performance and rediscovery of early music and to the first performances and cultivation of Contemporary Music. Born in Dresden and raised in the Erzgebirge mountains, he was influenced at an early age by the great Central German kantorial and musical tradition. He was a student at the traditional Kreuzgymnasium, a member of the famous Kreuzchor, and studied choral and orchestral conducting at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden. During his studies, he founded the Dresdner Kammerchor and formed it into a top international choir which is still under his direction today. Since 2013, Hans-Christoph Rademann has been the academy director of the International Bach Academy Stuttgart. He regularly collaborates with leading choirs and ensembles of the international music scene. From 1999 to 2004 he was chief conductor of the NDR Choir and from 2007 to 2015 chief conductor of the RIAS Chamber Choir. Guest conducting engagements have led and continue to lead him to the Nederlandse Bachvereniging, the Collegium Vocale Gent, the Akademie für Alte Musik, the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, the Sinfonieorchester Basel, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, among others. Hans-Christoph Rademann has been awarded prizes and honors for his artistic work, including the Johann Walter Plaque of the Saxon Music Council (2014), the Saxon Constitutional Medal (2008), the Sponsorship Prize as well as the Art Prize of the state capital Dresden (1994 and 2014 respectively). He received the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik several times for his numerous CD recordings (most recently in 2016), as well as the Grand Prix du Disque (2002), the Diapason d’Or (2006 & 2011), the CHOC de l’année 2011 and the Best Baroque Vocal Award 2014. In 2016 he was awarded the European Church Music Prize of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd. His exemplary interpretation and recording of the complete works of Heinrich Schütz with the Dresdner Kammerchor in the Stuttgart Carus-Verlag, which was completed in 2019, was awarded the newly endowed Heinrich Schütz Prize as well as the OPUS KLASSIK 2020 in the same year. Hans-Christoph Rademann is professor of choral conducting at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden. He is also artistic director of the Musikfest Erzgebirge, ambassador of the Erzgebirge and patron of the Christian Hospice Service Dresden. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - soprano
Christina Kaiser
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Solist - soprano
Astrid Werner
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Solist - soprano
Anja Zügner
Soprano Anja Zügner received her first singing lessons at the age of 17. She completed her vocal studies at the Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber” in Dresden in 2010. She has continued her studies, attending master classes with Kammersänger Peter Schreier, Ruth Ziesak, Gerold Huber and Ludger Rémy. As a lieder and oratorio singer, she has performed with Konrad Junghänel, Wolfgang Katschner and Hans-Christoph Rademann. Anja Zügner is a scholarship holder of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Forum Tiberius and the Carl Maria von Weber Scholarship. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - alto
Alexander Schneider
Alexander Schneider (altus) was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor from 1987 until 1996. From 1997 he studied under Peter Herrmann at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, obtaining his singing diploma in 2004. He has sung with numerous renowned conductors and ensembles including the Collegium Vocale of Ghent and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, as well as the Dresdner Kreuzchor. He made a successful opera debut in 1999 at the Neukölln Opera, Berlin, in Johann Adolf Hasse’s Commedia per musica La Sorella amante. His work is documented on many CD and radio recordings. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - ténor
Tobias Hunger
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Solist - basse
Matthias Lutze
Bass-baritone Matthias Lutze received his first musical training in the Dresdner Kreuzchor and Windsbacher Knabenchor. He studied singing in Dresden with Christiane Junghanns and Olaf Bär. He has also been considerably influenced by Charlotte Lehmann, Norman Shetler and Peter Kooij. He performs with leading ensembles such as the Collegium Vocale Gent, RIAS Kammerchor, Lauttencompagney Berlin and is a frequent guest at major music festivals including the Handel Festival in Halle, the Festival de Saintes, Dresden Music Festival and Prague Spring Festival. Matthias Lutze sings with conductors such as Philippe Herreweghe, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Daniel Reuss, Marcus Creed, Iván Fischer and Helmuth Rilling, and has performed in highly-acclaimed CD and radio recordings. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - basse
Marek Rzepka
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Solist - contrebasse
Matthias Müller
Matthias Müller works as a freelance musician in Freiburg im Breisgau. Since completing his studies he has pursued a busy international concert career, including performing on numerous CDs. The range of instruments he plays encompasses all of the gamba family, including various types of violone, and the lyra da gamba. Since 2000 he has been a permanent member of the ensemble Cantus Cölln, and also works together with various other leading ensembles and conductors. Plus d'information sur la personne
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solist - luth
Michael Dücker
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Solist - orgue
Michaela Hasselt
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Solist - violon
Daniel Deuter
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Solist - violon
Margret Baumgartl
Margret Baumgartl studied violin in Dresden with Günter Friedrich and in Munich with Urs Stiehler. During her time as a student she specialized in authentic performance practice on historic instruments, working with conductors such as René Jacobs, Frieder Bernius, Jos van Immerseel, and Hans-Christoph Rademann. Her most important teacher and chamber music partner in the area of early music was Reinhard Goebel. She was a member of Musica Antiqua Köln from 2002 to 2006, performing in concerts throughout Europe, the USA and Canada, and appearing in a TV film on Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Margret Baumgartl became the concertmaster of the Dresdner Barockorchester in 2004. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - violoncelle
Juliane Laake
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Solist - violoncelle
Benjamin Dreßler
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Solist - violoncelle
Katharina Schlegel
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Solist - violoncelle
Renate Pank
Critiques
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(BC) [...] The solo and tutti singing is excellent (as one expects from the choir concerned!), and the playing equally stylish. [...] The two works that fill the disc are based on chorales and, rather than using the melodies as the basis of contrapuntal expositions, Buxtehude opts to contrast four-part hymn singing with virtuose violin writing. Although I have more versions of Membra Jesu nostri on disc now than perhaps any other Buxtehude work, I'm sure this perfbrmance will establish itself as one of my favourites.
Quelle: Early Music Review, June 2007