Kauffman’s is perhaps best remembered nowadays as author of “Die Harmonische Seelenlust”, a complete edition of his organ chorales. He started publishing this work in 1733 in sequential volumes. However, he died of tuberculosis...
The second prelude by Kauffmann on “Lobt Gott ihr Christen all’zugleich” is a much shorter work than the one I published almost two months ago. It is a short fugue on the first phrase...
Kauffmann’s prelude on “Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ” is a bicinium. The registration Kauffmann prescribes that the left hand should probably be played an octave higher. I choose to mimic Kauffmann’s registration on a...
The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin has at least three sources for this prelude by Kauffmann: two copies of “Der Harmonische Seelenlust” and the “Zegertscher Sammelband”, a manuscript written by Johann Gottfried Walther. Although Walther is...
Kauffmann is best known for the “Harmonische Seelenlust”. This work, containing all of his known chorale preludes together with figured bass settings for all but one of the used chorale melodies, was first initiated...
Another go at this choral melody, this time by Kauffmann. It is intruiging how one melody can give rise to so many different pieces. This version is meant to play at two manuals and...
Kauffmann’s prelude on “Lobt Gott ihr Christen all’ zugleich” is a vivid three-part invention. The choral melody is presented in the middle voice, surrounded by two lively outer voices. Curiously, the prelude states the...
An interesting prelude by Kauffmann on this Christmas choral. All phrases of the melody are introduces and accompanied by themselves in diminution. It gives a surprising grandeur to the melody itself. The recording was...
This is the fourth prelude by Kauffmann, based on the prelude “Nun kom der heiden Heiland”. In it’s three part simplicity it is perhaps the most beautiful of the four. The recording was done...
The third prelude by Kauffmann on “Nun kom der heiden Heiland” in Manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 II (owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – PK). It is a four part fugue, based on the first...
Manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 II (owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – PK) contains four preludes by Kauffmann on “Nun kom der heiden Heiland”. They could be played all four one after another as a...
Manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 II (owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – PK) contains 73 preludes based on chorales suitable for the Christmas period. I won’t publish all 73 of them, but some 30 or...
This chorale prelude was transcribed from manuscript Mus. ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Kauffmann prescribes a Gemshorn 8′ and a Flöte for this prelude. Since no Gemshorn is available on...
Transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin The recording was done with the sampleset, made by Organ Art Media, of the Arp Schnitger organ in Steinkirchen. For this recording...
The third choral prelude by Kauffmann on “Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott”, found in manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Kauffmann uses ternairy rhythms a lot more often than others...
