Around 1680, Dieterich Buxtehude composed Membra Jesu Nostri, a cycle of seven cantatas combining mystical medieval poetry and lyrical excerpts from the Old Testament to venerate the wounds of Christ. In 2021, Swiss composer Xavier Dayer echoes this with Afin que le lion féroce ne l’attaque pas. He joins the five singers and ten instrumentalists of Membra Jesu Nostri with a modern wind quintet, questioning in his own words the protective force of the artistic and contemplative gesture, in the interweaving of sonorities between ancient and modern instruments and human voices.
CD1
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75: Ad pedes
Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75: Ad genua
Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75: Ad manus
XAVIER DAYER
Afin que le lion féroce ne l'attaque pas
CD2
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75: Ad latus
Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75: Ad pectus
Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75: Ad cor
Membra Jesu Nostri BuxWV 75: Ad faciem
