Johann Balthasar Kehl, Jesus meine Zuversicht
The introduction in this choral prelude is almost as long as the presentation of the choral melody that follows it. The piece shows Kehl at his best: relatively simple means are used to great...
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Johann Adolph Scheibe, Partita I
Recently I discovered digital scans of two manuscripts, containing partita’s by Johann Adolph Scheibe. The composer Scheibe is a bit neglected, probably because of his criticism on the musical style of Johann Sabastian Bach....
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Valet will ich dir geben (alio modo)
Kauffmann’s second prelude to the melody of chorale “Valet wil ich dir geben” is again a piece with an unusual registration prescription. No indication however which hand should play on which manual. Perhaps Kauffmann...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort, BWV Anh. II 50
The chorale prelude to “Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort”, BWV Anh. II 50 sounds to me like it could have been composed by Bach. Other examples of this type of chorale prelude (manualiter,...
Anonymus, Fuga Es dur
I am always intruiged by pieces whose composer is unknown. This fugue in E flat major is one such piece. The manuscript I transcribed it from is largely filled with works by J.S. Bach...
Johann Georg Meister, Befiehl du deine Wege (opus 11 nr 4)
Johann Georg Meister (1793 – 1870) was a German organist and composer. He was organist in the Stadtkirche in Hildburghausen. His opus 11 is available as a digital copy in the Saxon State and...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV Anh. II 48
The second appendix of Schmieder’s catalog of works by Bach contains the works of which Bach’s authorship is uncertain. The choral prelude to “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr” is number 48 in...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Valet will ich dir geben (1)
Kauffmann’s first prelude on “Valet will ich dir geben” calls for a combination that I by now consider as ‘typically Kauffmann’: Fagott 16′, Quintadena 8′ and Principal 4′. It’s not the exact combination that...
Bach, Erstanden ist der heilig Christ, BWV Anh. II 51 (version D-LEb Rara Ib, 45)
Bach’s authorship of this piece is uncertain, hence its catalogisation in Anhang II of Schmieder’s Bachwerke Verzeichnis. Two sources for this piece are available online. Though it’s clearly the same piece, both sources differ...
Bach, Erstanden ist der heilig Christ, BWV Anh. II 51 (version Mus. Hs. 35149)
Bach’s authorship of this piece is uncertain, hence its catalogisation in Anhang II of Schmieder’s Bachwerke Verzeichnis. Two sources for this piece are available online. Though it’s clearly the same piece, both sources differ...
Ernst Friedrich Richter, Trio “Aus tiefer Noth schrei ich zu dir” (opus 20 nr 6)
Richter’s trio on “Aus tiefer Noth schrei ich zu dir” is the last one of his six trio’s from opus 20. It is again a well crafted piece, that shows Richter’s fondness of the...
Johann Peter Kellner, Herzlich tut mich verlangen (BWV Anh. II 47, Feck 8:2)
The fact that this piece once was numbered as BWV Anh II 47 means that is was considered to be possibly a piece by Bach. Later it was established that it was in fact...
Johann Schneider, Präludium und Fuga, G dur
Manuscript Mus. Ms. 30377, owned by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, contains four Prelude & Fugues by Johann Schneider. In the manuscript they are called just ‘Praeludium’, but since the fugue-part of the pieces is very...
Johann Pachelbel, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Johann Pachelbel may or may not have been the teacher of Andreas Armsdorf. Fact this that both composed a chorale prelude on the melody of “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” that show some striking...
Andreas Armsdorf, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Andreas Armsdorf (1670 – 1699) was a German composer and organist. He worked as organist in various churches in Erfurt: Reglerkirche, Andreaskirche, and Kaufmannskirche. Possibly he studied with Johann Pachelbel, but that’s not certain....