STOCKHOLM EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: Membra Jesu Nostri

Buxtehude composed the cantata cycle Membra Jesus Nostri, seven connected cantatas under the same BuxWV number in 1680 as a gift and gesture to his "noble friend", as he writes in the dedication, Gustav Düben, the Royal Kapellmeister in Stockholm. The full title of the work is "Membra Jesu nostri patiantis sanctissima" - "The Holy Limbs of Our Suffering Jesus", and it is a sacred homage to the crucified body of the Savior, addressed to its indivi...