Dieterich Buxtehude – Opera Omnia is a project to record the complete works (in Latin: opera omnia) of the Danish Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude,Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Opera Omnia XI - Vocal Works 4 review of Mark Sealey, March 2010 completed in October 2014 and released on Challenge Records. History After Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir had finished a recording of the complete cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach they began in 2005 the project "Dieterich Buxtehude - Opera Omnia" to record the complete works of Dieterich Buxtehude.Opera Omnia - Works of Dietrich Buxtehude Classics Online Koopman is the president of the "International Dieterich Buxtehude Society" since 2004.International Dieterich Buxtehude Society As of November 2014, all twenty volumes (on 30 CDs) have been released.
Singers Soloists for the Buxtehude project who performed also in the Bach cantata project before have included sopranos Caroline Stam and Johannette Zomer, alto Bogna Bartosz, tenor Jörg Dürmüller, and bass Klaus Mertens. Singers new for the Buxtehude have included sopranos Bettina Pahn, Miriam Meyer, Siri Thornhill, Orlanda Velez Isidro, Dorothee Wohlgemuth, altos Robin Blaze, Patrick Van Goethem, Hugo Naessens, Daniel Taylor, tenor Andreas Karasiak and bass Donald Bentvelsen. Bach: Cantatas Vol 22 / Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque review of Vol. 22 and the complete recordings by George Chien in "Fanfare"
Volumes The works are grouped according to their scoring in harpsichord works, organ works, and vocal works.Dieterich Buxtehude - Opera Omnia Koopman himself plays the harpsichord and the organ. The organ works were recorded in different German churches on Baroque organs with different characteristics from a small village organ to one of the major organs of Hamburg. Organ Works 1 was recorded on the Coci/Klapmeyer organ at the St. Nicolai Kirche (pictured) in Altenbruch, restored by Jürgen Ahrend (pictured, 2003/04). Organ Works 2 was recorded on the Wilde/Schnitger organ at the St. Jacobi Kirche (pictured) in Lüdingworth, restored by Jürgen Ahrend (pictured, #107). Organ Works 3 was recorded on the Schnitger organ 1693 in St. Jacobi, Hamburg. Organ Works 4 was recorded on the Gercke/Herbst organ in the Dorfkirche Basedow (pictured) in Basedow. Organ Works 5 was recorded on the Bielfeldt organ (1736) in the St. Wilhadi Kirche in Stade.
In an overview the works are given by their number in the BuxWV, the catalogue of the composer's works.
Opera Omnia – Volume I – Harpsichord Works 1 (2 CDs) BuxWV 250, 230, 238, 233, 245, 235, 247, 228, 242, 226, 243, 234, 232
Opera Omnia – Volume II – Vocal Works 1Buxtehude: Opera Omnia Vol 2 - Vocal Works Vol 1 review of F.J. Weber in Fanfare (2 CDs) Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht (Das jüngste Gericht), BuxWV Anh. 3 Caroline Stam, Orlanda Velez Isidro, Robin Blaze, Andreas Karasiak, Klaus Mertens
Opera Omnia – Volume III – Organ Works 1Opera Omnia III – Organ Works 1 review of Mark Sealey, Classical Net 2007 BuxWV 139, 141, 146, 156, 160, 162, 169, 178, 197, 210, 213, 220 Coci/Klapmeyer organ, Altenbruch
Opera Omnia – Volume IV – Organ Works 2 BuxWV 157, Passacaglia in D minor 161, 163, 164, 170, 173-175, 177, 180-182, 184, 188, 211, 217, 223 Wilde/Schnitger organ, Lüdingworth
Opera Omnia – Volume V – Vocal Works 2 BuxWV 2, 10, 12, 19, 20, 40, 43, 50-52, 64, 70, 81, 110, 113, 114, 120, 123, 124, Anh. 1 Bettina Pahn, Johannette Zomer, Bogna Bartosz, Patrick van Goethem, Daniel Taylor, Jörg Dürmüller, Andreas Karasiak, Donald Bentvelsen, Klaus Mertens
Opera Omnia – Volume VI – Harpsichord Works 2[ Review] of James Manheim, allmusic, 2007Opera Omnia VI, Harpsichord Works II review of Mark Sealey, March 2008 BuxWV 246, 236, 249, 239, Suite in a (deest), 168, 244, 227, 165, 248, 240, 237, 166, Anh. 6, 241, 229
Opera Omnia – Volume VII – Vocal Works 3Opera Omnia VII –Vocal Works 3 review of Mark Sealey, March 2009 BuxWV Anh. 4, 7, 24, 25, 41, 47, 62, 63, 68, 72, 77, 79, 116, 119 A, 119 B, 122 Miriam Meyer, Bettina Pahn, Johannette Zomer, Bogna Bartosz, Patrick van Goethem, Hugo Naessens, Jörg Dürmüller, Andreas Karasiak, Donald Bentvelsen, Klaus Mertens
Opera Omnia – Volume VIII – Organ Works 3 BuxWV 149, 179, 225, 140, 185, 159, 148, 187, 176, 145, 183, 213-5, 137, 193, 200 Schnitger organ, Hamburg
Opera Omnia – Volume IX – Organ Works 4 BuxWV 138, 199, 172, 202, 224, 147, 196, 171, 219, 203, 144, 212, 201, 167, 186, 198, 190, 207, 189 Gercke/Herbst organ, Basedow
Opera Omnia – Volume X – Organ Works 5 Disc 1.: BuxWV 142, 209, 218, 136, 222, 155, 221, 151, 152, 191, 158, 204, 205, 150, Disc 2.: BuxWV 153, 194, 192, 143, 206, 208 and preludes in e (2) and G and a chorale prelude on "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" by Nicolaus Bruhns Bielfeldt organ, Stade
Opera Omnia – Volume XI – Vocal Works 4 BuxWV 33, 56, 26, 71, 86, 11, 27, 8, Anh. 2, 29, 112, 54, 5, 53, 37, 59, 13 Bettina Pahn, Miriam Meyer, Siri Thornhill, Johannette Zomer, Patrick van Goethem, Bogna Bartosz, Jörg Dürmüller, Andreas Karasiak, Klaus Mertens
Opera Omnia – Volume XII – Chamber Music 1Opera Omnia XII – Chamber Music 1 review of James Manheim, Allmusic 2010 BuxWV 266, 272, 267, 273, Anh. 5, 271, 268, 269
Opera Omnia – Volume XIII – Chamber Music 2Opera Omnia XIII - Chamber Music 2 systemrecords.co.uk 2011 BuxWV 252 253 254 255 256 257 258
Opera Omnia – Volume XIV – Vocal Works 5Opera Omnia – Volume XIV – Vocal Works 5 challengerecords.com BuxWV 55, 39, 44, 38, 9, 45, 58, 57 Siri Thornhill, Dorothee Wohlgemuth, Klaus Mertens, Miriam Meyer, Bettina Pahn, Jörg Dürmüller
Opera Omnia – Volume XV – Chamber Music 3Opera Omnia – Volume XV – Chamber Music 3 challengerecords.com Triosonatas opus 2: BuxWV 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265
Opera Omnia – Volume XVI – Vocal Works 6Opera Omnia – Volume XVI – Vocal Works 6 challengerecords.com Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (May 2012)
Opera Omnia – Volume XVII – Vocal Works 7Opera Omnia – Volume XVII – Vocal Works 7 challengerecords.com (2 CDs) BuxWV 6, 3, 96, 69, Mit Fried und Freud 76, 90, 21, 31, 42, 78, 92, 48, 49, 61, 102, 14, 107, 18 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (June 2013)
Opera Omnia – Volume XVIII – Vocal Works 8Opera Omnia – Volume XVIII – Vocal Works 8 challengerecords.com (2 CDs) BuxWV 101, 82, 32, 99, 67, 73, 98, 121, 74, 36, 100, 87, 109, 97, 93, 34 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (November 2013)
Opera Omnia – Volume XIX – Vocal Works 9Opera Omnia – Volume XIX – Vocal Works 9 challengerecords.com BuxWV 104, 94, 106, 105, 91, 1, 30, 46, 95, 83 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (August 2014)
Opera Omnia – Volume XX – Vocal Works 10Opera Omnia – Volume XX – Vocal Works 10 challengerecords.com (2 CDs) BuxWV 103, 22, 108, 115, 89, 80, 15, 17, 66. 85, 88, 23, 60, 84, 118, 28, 117, 111, 35 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (October 2014)
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External links Entries for recordings Dieterich Buxtehude Opera omnia on WorldCat