Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, B Dur (L 18)
The 18th composition from manuscript Becker III.8.63 is a prelude in B flat major. It is a nice play with the motif introduced in bars two and three. The prelude wanders up and down...
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Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Præludium, Es Dur (L 17)
The next compositin from manuscript Becker III.8.63 is a prelude in E flat major. I sometimes wonder how close the versions in manuscript Becker III.8.63 are to Seger’s original compositions. This prelude in E...
Rudolf Löw, Trio in D Dur
Rudolf Löw (1832 – 1898) was a Swiss organist and composer. He was a student of Carl Ferdinand Becker (Orgel) and Ignaz Moscheles (Piano). In 1864 he became first organist in the newly build...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Fuga, C Dur (L 16b)
The numbering of this fugue and the preceding prelude in manuscript Becker III.8.63 (16a and 16b) suggests they belong together and should be played as one “Prelude and Fugue”. If that’s true than it...
Johann Ernst Rembt, Trio nr. 12, Es Dur
In 1787 Rembt published 12 Trios for organ. Manuscript Ec 268.5, held by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Bonn, contains 6 of these 12 Trios.The last of these six is a trio in E flet...
Johann Christoph Oley, Ermuntre dich mein schwacher Geist
Oley’s prelude to the chorale “Ermuntre dich mein schwacher Geist” is the last one chorale prelude taken from manuscript Ec 266.1.2. I kept this one as the final composition to be published because of...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Prælude, C Dur (L 16a)
Seger’s prælude in C Dur, L 16a, is closely related to his Præambulum in C Dur, L 5. Both preludes have the same two bars as the main musical material. After these first two...
Johann Ernst Rembt, Trio nr. 11, B Dur
In 1787 Rembt published 12 Trios for organ. Manuscript Ec 268.5, held by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Bonn, contains 6 of these 12 Trios.The fifth of these six is a trio in B flet...
Johann Christoph Oley, Wie gross ist des Allmächt’gen Güte
A chorale prelude to “Wie gross ist des Allmächt’gen Güte” is not something you come often across. And there appear to be several melodies in use for this particular choral. As far as I...
Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger, Transitus per omnes tonos (L 15)
The fifteenth composition from manuscript ecker III.8.63, held at the Städtische Bibliotheken Leipzig is a rather ambitious one. Called “Transitus per omnes tonos” it promises a passage through all tonalities. The compositions does not...
Johann Christoph Oley, Wenn meine Sünd mich kränken
Some of Oley’s chorale preludes are a bit more difficult to play than most others. The prelude to the chorale “Wenn meine Sünd mich kränken” is one of the more difficult ones. It is...
Johann Ernst Rembt, Trio nr. 10, F Dur
In 1787 Rembt published 12 Trios for organ. Manuscript Ec 268.5, held by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Bonn, contains 6 of these 12 Trios.The fourth of these six is a trio in F major....
Johann Christoph Oley, Nun sich der Tag geendet hat
Oley’s fondness of canons sometimes leads to beautifull compositions, but every so often the result is stiff or just plain boring. An example of the latter is Oley’s prelude to the chorale “Nun sich...
Paul Siefert (?), Fantansia Sexti Toni ex C
The sixth Fantasia from manuscript Becker II 51, owned by the Leipziger Stadtbibliothek, features again three sections, this time with three different themes. Each section has an easy recognizable close, so it should not...
Johann Christoph Oley, Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hällt
Oley’s prelude to the chorale “Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält” is a short manualiter piece in f minor. Oley has the melody cleverly hidden in plain sight. With a changed rythm...