ABENDMUSIKEN
D. Buxtehude - J.A. Reinken - P.H. Erlebach
Le baroque flamboyant en Allemagne du nord
Label Muso | Harmonia mundi
From the mid-sixteenth century the reputation for excellence of the North German composers was well established. Revitalised by the commercial exchanges centred notably on the busy port of Hamburg, the cities of the Hanseatic League welcomed many foreign workers whose customs were an inspiration to artistes of the Germanic tradition.
Johann Adam Reinken, Dietrich Buxtehude and Johann Theile were all good friends and belonged to the circle of North German contrapuntists, albeit inspired by the monodic stile nuovo of Italy, championing the idea that music must serve the drama. The present disc also presents one of their contemporaries, Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, from Central Germany, and who had never worked in Northern Germany.
Close to Reinken, Buxtehude was no less a friend of Johann Theile, the composer, theoretician and a pedagogue of great fame, whom he met in the 1670s.
Das Ensemble Stravaganza kann mit Gestaltungskraft und Sinn für die Farbpaletten diese Kleinode darstellen. Die langsamen Sätze werden gefühlvoll und besonnen ausgelotet. Die schnellen erfreuen sich einer spritzigen Wiedergabe.German Baroque chamber works in committed and expressive performances by Ensemble Stravaganza.
Pizzicato - Uwe Krusch
On admire, en particulier dans Theile et Buxtehude, la maîtrise et l'engagement des interprètes.
Musikzen - Marc Vignal