Kauffmann’s prelude to “Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, O Herr” is a trio with the choral melody in the pedals. As always when Kauffmann uses a ternary rhythm the result is an outstanding piece....
Manuscript Am B 340 contains two fugues, that have the initials “F.S” written beneath the title. Presumably those are the initials of the original composer of this fugue. Alas, I have no idea who...
The source for this publication is a handwritten copy by August Wilhelm Bach of 6 preludes and fugues composed by Ernst Friedrich Richter. Though only one of the others has an opus number, this...
The choral “O Herr Gott, Vater in Ewigkeit” is a choral meant for Trinity Sunday. Bach writes a piece in three parts, to emphasize the Trinitarian nature of God. The first part is titles...
The original source of this piece in manuscript Am B 340 is a manualiter Toccata in D Dorian by Johann Pieterszoon Sweelinck. This Toccata is actually the source for two different pieces. The first...
Kauffmann’s second prelude to ” O Gott, du frommer Gott” is a relativly simple bicinium. Kauffmann does not give a registration prescription with this piece. In other pieces of this kind he usually prescribes...
Manuscript Mus Ms 30195 contains three preludes by Johann Peter Kellner, two of which are followed by a fugue. As far as I could find these three have not been published before. They are...
The original source of this piece in manuscript Am B 340 is a manualiter Toccata in D Dorian by Johann Pieterszoon Sweelinck. This Toccata is actually the source for two different pieces. The first...
Bach’s prelude to “Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand” is in style and atmosphere very reminescent to anonymus preludes from Mus Ms 30439. It starts as a solemn fugue on the first...
In the original publication Kauffmann’s prelude to “O Gott, du frommer Gott” is notated on three staves. The choral melody is notated on the upper staves, and the other two voices on the other...
Manuscript Mus Ms 30195 contains three preludes by Johann Peter Kellner, two of which are followed by a fugue. As far as I could find these three have not been published before. They are...
The original source of this piece in manuscript Am B 340 is a manualiter Toccata by Heinrich Scheidemann. The practical source is a manuscript in which Scheidemann’s piece was reworked into a pedaliter piece,...
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....
Manuscript Mus Ms 30195 contains three preludes by Johann Peter Kellner, two of which are followed by a fugue. As far as I could find these three have not been published before. They are...
Kauffmann’s prelude to “Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele” has the choral melody in the upper voice. The other two voices are never far apart and can be played with one hand. It is therefore...
