Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Nun lob mein Seel den Herren
Kauffmann’s second prelude on “Nun lob mein Seel den Herren” is a fugue on the first phrase of the chorale melody, though on a smaller scale than his first prelude on the same melody....
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Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein
Kauffmann’s prelude on “Nun freut euch lieben Christen gemein” is a lovely bicinium. The left had accompanies with scales and broken chords the chorale melody in the right hand. Kauffmann prescribes (again!) a 16′...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Der lieben Sonnen Licht und Pracht
The title of this choral suggest perhaps music with some brilliance. However, the music Kehl actually wrote is to my ears very modest. Therefore I play it with a somewhat slow tempo and a...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, In dich habe ich gehoffet (alio modo)
Kauffmann prescribes again a 16-feet reed for this choral prelude. I tried the combination he suggets, but it makes the music very heavy to my ears. So I use a different registration in this...
Christian Erbach, Toccata primi toni
The structure of this Toccata is actually quite similar as the structure of the Introïtus I posted a week ago: an introduction in stately chords, some passage work, a polyphonal section, and again some...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele, BWV Anh. II 53
This is the twin prelude to the one I posted two days ago. And then only because it has the same choral melody as subject and it’s possibly written by Bach. I don’t know...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Lobt Gott ihr Christen all’zugleich
The choral “Lobt Gott ihr Chirsten all zugleich” inspired Kehl to a compose piece that is more early classical than baroque. It is a festive piece for a festive occasion (Christmas). The recording was...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Freu dich sehr o meine Seele, BWV Anh. II 52
Again a piece that may or may not have been composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is an elegant piece in which the chorale melody flows in long lines, accompanied by faster eigth notes...
Johann Adolph Scheibe, Partita VI
Two manuscripts containing 7 keyboard partita’s are held by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin. The partita’s vary in length, the number of dances, their type and order seem somewhat arbitrary. But they all have one thing...
Christian Erbach, Introïtus secundi toni
Introïtus as a title sounds like it was meant to be played at the start of a service. And when I was active church organist I used to keep it easy, slow and rather...
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, In dich habe ich gehoffet
Kauffmann’s first prelude to “In dich habe ich gehoffet” is a fugue on the first phrase of the choral melody. It is a cleverly constructued piece. The fugue theme appears 8 times, twice in...
Johann Balthasar Kehl, Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut
Yesterday I realized I still have to finish my series of choral preludes by Johann Balthasar Kehl. Only a few pieces left to go, and then it’s time to round them all up in...
Christian Erbach, Canzona tertii toni
This is the second post with a piece from the organbook of Matthias Rottenau. The book is divided in several parts, each of which contains one type of piece: Praeambule, Introiti, Toccate, Canzone, Capricci...
Johann Sebastian Bach (?), Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV Anh. II 49
The chorale prelude to “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”, BWV Anh. II 49 is another one of the works of which the authorship of Bach is uncertain. It is a cleverly constructed piece....
Johann Adolph Scheibe, Partita V
Two manuscripts containing 7 keyboard partita’s are held by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin. The partita’s vary in length, the number of dances, their type and order seem somewhat arbitrary. But they all have one thing...