Archive for May, 2006

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri - The Netherlands Bach Society

It’s a strange concept: a set of seven short cantatas for Holy Week, setting a medieval hymn cycle in which the writer gazes adoringly at the body of the crucified Christ, penning mystical contemplations of different parts of his body, working up from the feet in the first cantata, via the knees, hands, side, […]

May 1st, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews