Kauffmann’s prelude to “Mit Ernst, ihr Menschenkinder” is more a 4 part setting of the chorale melody, usable for as accompaniment for the congregation singing it, than a prelude. A short piece in only...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Man lobt dich in der Stille” is a lively, concertante work. The chorale melody is played against a fast paced accompaniment that is based on a single motive that gives it...
Christian Reichart (1685 – 1775) was a man of many talents. He was born in Erfurt and received a varied, extensive and well-founded education. He learned as a businessman, studied law, science and logic...
This chorale prelude is one of Buxtehude’s most-played chorale-based organ works. It is in Buxtehude’s typical style in which the chorale melody appears elegantly ornamented in the soprano voice, accompanied by three other voices...
Sorge’s second prelude to “Wit glauben all’ an einen Gott” is more an intonation than a full prelude. It is relatively short and mostly in only three part writing. Ideal to keep me busy...
Ernest Grosjean (1844 – 1936) published “Pièces pour orgue ou harmonium”, a set of 56 pieces in two volumes, in 1902. The first volume contains 33 easy pieces, that can be played without the...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Ach Herr, mich arme Sünder” is a simple yet attractive bicinium. Well, I say ‘simple’, writing an attractive simple bicinium is never simple. The music nicely alternates between E flat major...
Yesterday I stumbled by accident on a recording of an organ trio in g minor, by Bach, I had never heard before, with the BWV number 584. I remember the excitement I felt in...
Reinmar Emans made a list (around 1997) of chorale preludes that could possibly have been written by Johann Sebastian Bach. The list contains 198 items. Since 1997 some of the works on the list...
Manuscript Am. B. 340, owned by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin, contains three works that are generally believed to be composed by Wilhelm Karges: a Fantasia, a Prelude, and a Capriccio. The Capriccio is only half...
Bach’s authorship of this chorale prelude on “Jese meine Freude” is doubted. And probably rightly so. The use of sequences is a bit bland and not as refined as you might expect from Bach....
Ernest Grosjean (1844 – 1936) published “Pièces pour orgue ou harmonium”, a set of 56 pieces in two volumes, in 1902. The first volume contains 33 easy pieces, that can be played without the...
Another work by Sorge that appears in manuscript Mus ms 30376. It has again Sorge’s favorite trio-like form. Or perhaps it is better to say that is my favorite form of chorale preludes by...
Ernest Grosjean (1844 – 1936) published “Pièces pour orgue ou harmonium”, a set of 56 pieces in two volumes, in 1902. The first volume contains 33 easy pieces, that can be played without the...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Es spricht der unweisen Mund wohl” is written for two manuals and pedal. It is however not immediately clear which part should be played with the (left) hand and which part...
