Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
When Kauffmann uses a ternary rythm, something special is the result. The prelude on “Allen Gott in der Höh sei Ehr” is no exception to that rule. The melody is played with the pedals,...
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Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn
This is the fourth prelude in which Kauffmann employs the oboe to play the choral melody. The organ plays an elegant trio to accompany the oboe. Kauffann is not only the inventor of the...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Jesu deine tiefe Wünden
The melody of this choral is also known with the words “Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele”. That seems an interesting contrafact, since based on the incipit the meaning is totally different. I should...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
Kauffmann’s ‘Harmonische Seelenlust’ contains three preludes to “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten”. Only one of them was written by Kauffmann. The other two were composed by Walther and inserted in the ‘Harmonische...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein (alio modo)
Kauffmann’s second prelude on this chorale melody is a three part piece. The chorale melody in the soprano voice, the other two parts weave a sixteenth note patterns beneath it. The recording was done...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Nun lob mein Seel den Herren
Kauffmann’s second prelude on “Nun lob mein Seel den Herren” is a fugue on the first phrase of the chorale melody, though on a smaller scale than his first prelude on the same melody....
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein
Kauffmann’s prelude on “Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein” is a lovely bicinium. The left had accompanies with scales and broken chords the chorale melody in the right hand. Kauffmann prescribes (again!) a 16′...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, In dich habe ich gehoffet (alio modo)
Kauffmann prescribes again a 16-feet reed for this choral prelude. I tried the combination he suggets, but it makes the music very heavy to my ears. So I use a different registration in this...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, In dich habe ich gehoffet
Kauffmann’s first prelude to “In dich habe ich gehoffet” is a fugue on the first phrase of the choral melody. It is a cleverly constructued piece. The fugue theme appears 8 times, twice in...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Nun lob mein Seel’ den Herren
The chorale prelude on “Nun lob mein Seel’ den Herren” is a fugue on the opening phrase of the choral melody. No frivolous registration this time, just 8′, 4′, 2′, or full organ. For...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, O Herre Gott, dein Göttlich Wort (Alio modo)
Again a piece with an unusual registration prescription. No indication however which hand should play on which manual. So I made two recordings. Probably Kauffmann meant the combination I play first, but the second...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, O Herre Gott, dein Göttlich Wort
Kauffmann wrote three preludes to the choral “O Herre Gott, dein Göttlich Wordt”. Or perhaps I should say “two and a half” since the third one is really short. In the choral prelude of...
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...
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...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein
The third prelude of Kauffmann’s “Harmonische Seelenlust” that employs the oboe for the choral melody is as beautiful as the two I posted earlier. This time it is a slow movement, full of ‘Seufzer’...