This CD, admirable from all points of view (what a sound recording by Frédéric Briant in the context of the Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de la Lucerne d’Outremer!), brings together cantatas by one of Bach’s greatest predecessors , Dietrich Buxtehude (1637?-1707). The latter was, at the end of the XVIIe century, the prominent musician from the city of Lübeck in northern Germany. Known for his organ work, he composed many vocal scores, many of which have been lost. The excellent notice teaches us that 99 works survived in a collection kept in Uppsala, Sweden. The cantatas recorded by Philippe Pierlot, who has been interested in Buxtehude for many years, last between 5 and 13 minutes, and are worthy of their concentration and perfect eloquence, whether Jesu meines Lebens Leben BuxWV 62which opens the disc, or the vocally very delicate chaconne Quemadmodum desiderat cervus BuxWV 92, served by tenor Hugo Hymas. Everywhere, we admire the superb complementarity between voices (despite a bass a little below) and instruments.
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