Kauffmann’s prelude on “O heiliger Geist, o heiliger Gott” calls for the almost impossible combination of a Quintadena 16′ and Fagot 16′ in the left hand and a Vox Humana in the right hand....
Kauffmann’s prelude on “Herzliebster Jesu was hast du verbrochen” is short but ingeniously constructed. It starts as a fugue on the first phrase of the choral melody. The third entry is in the soprano,...
Like in so many of his preludes Kauffmann prescribes the use of the Quintadena 16′ for this piece. Since he gives an alternative registration, based on 8′, he probably meant it to be played...
Kauffmann’s prelude on “Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ” is a bicinium. The choral melody is stated in half notes and accompanied by the rapidly moving figure of eight notes, based on the...
This prelude is one of the six Kauffmann wrote for the combination organ and oboe. It is a lively piece in 6/8 meter. Kauffmann has a knack for writing in ternary rythm. Those pieces...
This is the twin prelude to a piece I uploaded almost two years ago. It uses just the first two phrases of the choral melody. But Kauffmann has them repeated. The recording was done...
Kauffmann’s fughetta on “Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott” is really short. Just 10 bars and that’s it. It’s a charming little piece nonetheless, especially when played on a soft 4 feet stop. The...
In this choral prelude Kauffmann again prescribes the use of the Quintadena 16′. Together with the Praestant 8′ it forms an interesting combination I would never have thought of myself. Perhaps Kauffmann meant the...
Kauffmann wrote two preludes to the choral “Wie schön leuchtet uns der Morgenstern”. For the organ solo one, Kauffmann prescribes the use of a Bourdon 16′. That seems a bit strange to me, for...
Usually in choral preludes I tend to have stronger stops for the chorale melody and softer stops for the accompaniment. In this prelude, however, Kauffmann prescribes a registration that has it the other way...
Kauffmann seems to be the inventor of chorale prelude in which the chorale prelude is not played on the organ, but on a seperate instrument, in this case oboe. The oboe is employed to...
In his registration prescriptions Kauffmann often uses a 16 feet stop. Sometimes that makes the music needlesly heavy to my ears. But in this piece it creates the wonderful effect of having a solo...
Kauffmann’s second prelude on “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”. It’s a trio-like setting, with the melody in the pedals. The hands play a accompaniment, in a ternary rythm. And Kauffmann has a knack...
Kauffmann wrote two preludes on “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”. They are both strong compositions, in which the greatness, reliability or ‘solidness’ (is this an English word?) of God is represented. The first...
This melody is one of the most famous and most used of the Lutheran church. It is for example also used for “Wie soll ich dich empfangen”, “Ach Herr mich arme Sünder”, “O haupt...
