The recordings that comprise this anthology were made by Ricercar’s most trusted and valued artists between 1982 and 2003. We are also extremely grateful to K 617 for allowing us to use the recording of Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri. Cover illustration: The crowning with thorns: detail from the Altarpiece of the Passion by an unknown sculptor from Brabant (early 15th century) in the church of Saint-Denis in Liège. (Photo: José Mascart)