The Hanseatic wealth of North Germany in the 17th century is reflected in it's magnificent cathedrals, and the enormous grandeur of it's church music was composed to fill the rich acoustics of these spaces. This programme presents a wide range of Easter music that displays the wealth of inventiveness in this period, enhancing the texts and finding different colours and surprising effects through improvisation and adaptation of the manuscripts. This early music is brought vividly to life by the acclaimed Margaretha Consort.

Tracklist:

Jesu, meines Lebens Leben, BuxWV 62
Weissagung des Leidens und Sterbens Jesu Christi
O sÃ¼ÃŸer, o freundlicher, SWV 285
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
Ecce, quomodo moritur iustus
Jesu, meine Freude. Traur und BegrÃ¤bniÃŸ Music~Sinfonia
Jesu meine Freude. Organ improvisation
Jesu meine Freude. Halt was du hast
Ach, Jesus stirbt
Weine nicht
Christ lag in Todesbanden. Victimae Paschali Laudes
Christ lag in Todesbanden. Victimae Paschali Laudes
Christ lag in Todesbanden. Variation 1~[Excerpt]
Christ lag in Todesbanden. Hymnus
Christ lag in Todesbanden. Motet (Verse 3)
Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn

UPC: 730099148436
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 11.10.23
Format: CD

J Bach .M. / Margaretha Consort - German Passion (CD)