Buxtehude expressed the joyful occasion that is the subject of this choral with a soprano voice that richly adorns the choral melody. The soprano…
The choral "Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ" was the prominent hymn (Hauptlied) for Christmas Day in the Lutherian church in Germany. It is therefore…
One of the two preludes Buxtehude wrote on the melody of "Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn". It is written in his usual style, with a colourfull…
Buxtehude’s prelude on “In dulci jubilo” is a typical example of Buxtehude’s chorale prelude style. The melody is very colourfully…
A choral prelude by Buxtehude, found in manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Buxtehude's organ music does not really…
The chorale prelude Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott was transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III, owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. I…
The chorale prelude Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BuxWV 200 was transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III, owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu…
Buxtehude's prelude on "Lobt Gott ihr Christen all'zugleich" is rather short. Almost as if Buxtehude was in a hurry and had no time to create…
I'm a few weeks early with this chorale prelude. The text of "Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist" is at least 700 years old. It is a prayer in German…
"Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208" is a quite prayer. I made two recordings. I choose the sample set of the Van Dam organ (1832) in the…
Buxtehude's chorale prelude presents the chorale in the top voice, where it is gracefully and not too elaborately ornamented. Short interludes…
BuxWV 217 is one of the shortest chorale preludes by Buxtehude. The character is solemn and dignified. Ideally suited I think to use a Trompet stop…
This chorale prelude is one of Buxtehude's most-played chorale-based organ works. It is in Buxtehude's typical style in which the chorale melody…
Buxtehudes' choral prelude to "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" is a multipart work. The first two parts show the choral melody in a relatively…
Dietrich [Diderik Hansen] Buxtehude (1637/39 - 1707) was a Danish-German organist and composer. For the last forty years of his life he worked in…