Anonymus, Ricercar primi toni
Another one of the pieces from the organbook of Matthias Rottenau (Mus. Ms. 40615 from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) that is probably possibly perhaps a Ricercar. The manuscript contains, I think, some errors in...
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Johann Ludwig Krebs, Trio F Dur, KrebsWV 447
The source for this charming Trio is an organ journal from around 1850. Published by Gotthilf Wilhelm Körner, it is available online as a digital copy. For my own enjoyment I made a transcription...
Heinrich Bach, Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott
Heinrich Bach (1615 – 1692) was the brother of J.S. Bach’s grandfather. Heinrich Bach himself was the grandfather of the first wife of J.S. Bach. As so many of the Bach-family, Heinrich was a...
Johann Christian Kittel, Straf mich nicht in deinen Zorn (variations)
The Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB) owns a manuscript (Mus.1-U-514) which contains works by Johann Christian Kittel. They range from very short preludes to elaborate sets of variations. One of these...
Anonymus, Ricercar octavi toni
The organbook of Matthias Rottenau (Mus. Ms. 40615 from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) contains numerous works from unnamed composers. All the works contained are sorted by category. First come all the preludes (Preambuli), than...
Dietrich Buxtehude, Der Tag der ist so freudenreich, BuxWV 182
Buxtehude expressed the joyful occasion that is the subject of this choral with a soprano voice that richly adorns the choral melody. The soprano voice frequently reaches an octave above or below the actual...
Johann Michael Bach, Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn
The second chorale prelude of the Neumeister-Choräle-not-by-Johann-Sebastian is again a prelude by Johann Michael Bach. It is a sort of a triple-prelude: the chorale melody is treated three times: first in the soprano voice,...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Nun danket alle Gott
Kauffmann wrote two preludes on Nun danket alle Gott. They are both manualiter, well worked out pieces. The first one has the melody unadorned in the soprano voice. The other two voices provide a...
Johann Christian Kittel, O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid
Kittel wrote two charming, little preludes to “O Trautigkeit, o Herzeleid”, a bicinium and a siciliano. Since they are really small I decided to put them as one post. The recording was done on...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Präludium
Johann Balthasar Kehl’s (1725 – 1778) claim to fame are the chorale preludes he published during his time in Erlangen, in four different volumes (Erste bis Vierte Sammlung einiger variierender Choräle, 1764). Each of...
Anonymus, Ricercar octavi toni
The organbook of Matthias Rottenau (Mus. Ms. 40615 from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) contains numerous works from unnamed composers. All the works contained are sorted by category. First come all the preludes (Preambuli), than...
Ernst Friedrich Richter, Präludium und Fuge, h moll
The source for this publication is a handwritten copy by August Wilhelm Bach of 6 preludes and fugues composed by Ernst Friedrich Richter. One of them has an opus number, but the rest has...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Auf meinen lieben Gott
In the prelude to “Auf meinen lieben Gott” Kauffmann has the melody embellished in the soprano voice. Alto and bass provide a simple yet effective accompaniment. Kaufmann prescribes a quintadena 16′ for this prelude....
Johann Michael Bach, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
The Neumeister Collection is a compilation of 82 chorale preludes which was rediscovered in 1985. It attracted a lot of attention because it contained 39 chorale preludes attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, 32 of...
Johann Christian Kittel, Mir nach spricht Christus
The Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB) owns a manuscript (Mus.1-U-514) which contains works by Johann Christian Kittel. They range from very short preludes to elaborate sets of variations. I already posted...