De Profundis : Macleod, Pierlot / Ricercar Consort

De Profundis

Bruhns: Der Herr hat seinen Stuhl
Becker: Pavan a 5, Sonata a 3
Tunder: O Jesu dulcissime, Da mihi Domine
Buxtehude: Ich bin eine Blume zu Saron
JC Bach: Wie bist du denn o Gott

Stephan MacLeod, baritone
Francois Fernandez, viol & violino piccolo
Ricercar Consort
Philippe Pierlot, conductor

Recorded 03/2007

In the late 17th century, religious music enjoyed a true golden age in north Germany. Although the outstanding works of Buxtehude are better-know today, those of his father-in-law Franz Tunder and his pupil Nikolaus Bruhns display the same exceptional creative fervour. This programme of sacred music for bass voice is bathed in an atmosphere of intense devotion, sometimes tender, sometimes heart-rending.