Édouard Batiste, Élévation
Édouard Batiste (1820 – 1876) was a French composer and organist. He was born in Paris and showed a rare musical talent at a very early age. When he was only 8 years old...
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Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
The prelude on “Schücke dich o liebe Seele” is a three part rendering of the chorale melody. It is probably meant to be played with just the hands, so no pedaliter version this time....
Oscar van Durme, Prière
Oscar Van Durme (1876 – 1925) was a Belgian composer and organist. He was born in Exaarde. He studied organ in Sint-Niklaas and later at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven. Besides beging an organist...
Simon Lohet, Duodecima Fuga
The twelfth fugue by Lohet is a slow flowing piece. It’s very reminisence of a Kyrie by da Palestrina: long lines intertwine gracefully with each other, in slowly changing harmonies. The recording was done...
Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Lobe den Herren (EngK 210a)
The chorale prelude on “Lobe den Herren den mächtigen König” by Kirnberger is contained in at least two manuscripts, both owned by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin: Am B 396 and Mus.ms. 11633/25. The versions in...
Johann Schneider, Trio a moll
Another piece that makes me regret there is so litlle of Schneider’s music left. This Trio in a minor follows the pattern often used by Krebs as well: a slow introduction, followed by a...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Straff mich nicht in deinen Zorn
The chorale preludes of Kehl follow mostly the same basic pattern: a short introduction, the melody in the right hand addorned with grace notes, and a repetition of the introduction. The prelude on “Straff...
Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Jesus meine Zuversicht
The chorale preludes by Kirnberger, contained in Manuscript Am. 386, owned by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin vary greatly in scope and texture. They range from elaborate bicinia, through virtuosic trio writing to four part textures....
Simon Lohet, Undecima Fuga
Playing the eleventh fugue of Lohet one wonders wether Bach knew the fugues of Lohet. The theme of the fugue BWV 878 is the same as the theme of Undecima Fuga. And Bach uses...
Grunow, Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt
Manuscript Am. 386, owned by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin contains some 20 chorale preludes by Johann Philipp Kirnberger. And one by a certain “Mademoiselle Grunow”. It’s probably not a coincidence a collection of works by...
Johann Philipp Kirnberger, Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (3)
I already posted two preludes by Kirnberger on the choral “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten”, but here is another one. There is even a fourth that I know of. That’ll follow at...
Johann Schneider, Vater unser im Himmelreich (2)
The second choral prelude by Johann Schneider on the choral “Vater unser im Himmelreich” was written pro organo pleno. It has the choral melody in the pedal in long solemn notes. In good baroque...
Johann Schneider, Vater unser im Himmelreich
Of the few surviving choral bound works of Johann Schneider, two are based on the choral “Vater unser im Himmelreicht”. They are both finely crafted works that show we have much to regret that...
Simon Lohet, Decima Fuga
The tenth fugue by Lohet is a lively piece. It’s not exactly a mono thematic fugue, as there are four different segments discernable. Actually quite an achievement for a piece of only 46 bars....
Johann Balthasar Kehl, So gehst du dann mein Jesu hin
Johann Balthasar Kehl (1724 – 1778) was a German organist, cellist and composer. A few months ago I started a series with Kehl’s choral preludes, but only uploaded one piece. So it’s time to...