Georg Neumeister did not only chose works from Bach family members and their contemporaries Like Zachow and Erich, he also included several preludes of his teacher Georg Andres Sorge in his collection. They were...
Where Sorge’s prelude to “Ist dieser nicht des Menschen Sohn” is a bit bland and uninspired, his prelude to “Jesu meines Lebens Leben” is far more spirited and lively. In the introduction the choral...
Sorge’s prelude to “Ist dieser nicht der Menschen Sohn” feels a bit stiff and uninsprired. Sorge’s compositions are mostly elegantly flowing pieces, that are fun to play even though they are not not the...
“Ein Lämmelin geht” is a Lutheran hymn for Passiontide, often sung on the melody of “An Wasserflüssen Babylon”. Sorge wrote a prelude that captures the mood of the text and the tide perfectly. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Neumeister Sammlung contains 5 chorale preludes written by Georg Andreas Sorge, Neumeister’s teacher at the organ. The five pieces by Sorge were probably added after Neumeister copied the main repertoire in his manuscript....
Sorge’s second chorale prelude to “Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott” from manuscript Mus Ms 30376 (Staatsbibliothek Berlin) shows him from another side. No trio like texture, but an imitatory introduction based on the first...
Manuscript Mus Ms 30376 (Staatsbibliothek Berlin) contains 4 chorale prelude that were certainly written by Sorge and 2 that were probably/possibly written by Sorge. Combined with the Sorge preludes from the Neumeister Sammlung, and...
Sorge’s choral prelude to “Herr Jesu Christ, mein Lebenslicht” is again a charming piece. The introduction has two voices on the accompanying manual. After the choral melody enters, the accompiment reverts to one voice....
Sorge’s prelude to “Nun lasst uns gehen” follows the pattern of the preceding ones: one manual for the accompaniment and one manual for the choral melody. Interesting in this piece is that the choral...
Sorge’s prelude to “Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen” is again proof of the notion that Sorge was inspired by the tonality of g minor. The piece has a relatively lengthy 3 part introduction before...
“Fröhlich soll mein Herzen springen” is a choral that is sung on the first day of Christmas. Sorge wrote a festive prelude for this choral melody. The left hand and feet play a fast...
