Johann Christoph Oley (1738 – 1789) was a German organist and composer. In 1755 he became organist of the church in Bernburg, but moved to the church of St Stephan in neighbouring Aschersleben in...
Johann Gottfried Vierling (1750 – 1813) was a German organist and composer. Vierling was born in Metzels. From 1763 he studied at the Lyzeum in Schmalkalden. In 1768 he succeeded his teacher Johann Nikolaus...
This chorale prelude was transcribed from manuscript Mus. ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. A somewhat unusual prelude on this famous melody. Telemann is not afraid to use harsh dissonants (e...
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...
This chorale prelude is also known as “Ricercar pro Festis Pentecostalibus”. The manuscript I based this edition on (Mus.ms. 30196 owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) seems to contain some errors (missing voices or...
“Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208” is a quite prayer. I made two recordings. I choose the sample set of the Van Dam organ (1832) in the Church of Our Lady in...
Two chorale preludes of Delphin Strungk were copied by Johann Gottfried Walther and can be found in manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III, owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. This is one of them. I made...
Delphin Strungk (or Strunck) (1600 or 1601 – 1694) was a German composer and organist. Nothing is known about Strungk’s early years. The first that is known of him is in 1631, when he...
The chorale prelude Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BuxWV 200 was transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III, owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. It is the more intimate of the two preludes from Buxtehude...
The chorale prelude Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott was transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III, owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. I made two versions. In one the left hand is notated with the...
The chorale prelude on “Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ” is found in the same edition by J.C. Kühnau as the prelude on “Vom Himmel hoch da kom’ ich her”. The recording was done on...
Several works for organ of Kirnberger’s hand survive in print and manuscript. The chorale prelude “Allein Gott in der Höh si Ehr” one of them. It is a simple but effective bicinium. The recording...
The chorale prelude Komm Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist was transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III, owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The recording was done on the sample set of the Silbermann organ of...
The second chorale prelude by Zachow on “Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott”, transcribed from manuscript Mus.ms. 22541 III owned by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The recording was done with the sampleset, made by Organ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663 – 1712) was born in Leipzig. He probably received his first musical training from his father, the piper Heinrich Zachow, one of Leipzig’s town musicians in the Alta capella. In...
