Simon Lohet, Fuga Secunda
The second fugue of Lohet from Johann Woltz’s Nova musices organicae tabulatura (Basel, 1617). The harmonic progression in this second fugue sometimes sounds a bit strange to our “modern” ears. But for the largest...
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Johann Pachelbel, Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ
A little left over from the Christmas period. I forgot to post this one three weeks ago. I could wait till the end of this year, but chances are I’d have forgotten this piece...
Simon Lohet, Fuga Prima
Simon Lohet (Loxhay) (c. 1550 – 1611) was a Flemish composer, possibly born in Maastricht. During his live he was mostly active in Germany. He was organist of the Württemberg court of count Louis...
Samuel Michael David Gattermann, Jesus meine Zuversicht
Samuel Michael David Gattermann (1748 – 1829) was Kantor in the St. Petri Kirche in Berlin and taught at the Kolnische Gymnasium. He was a pupil of Johann Philipp Kirnberger. He was an educated...
Johann Baptist Anton Vallade, Dreyfaches Musicalisches Excercitium
Johann Baptist Anton Vallade was born circa 1720 in Ingolstadt and lived till presumably 1780 in Mendorf. Not much is known about his life. He must have been educated in or around Ingolstadt. In...
Johann Heinrich Buttstett, Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ
A festive prelude for a festive day. Played with with plenum of first two manuals, and the powerful Bombarde 16′ in the pedals. The recording was done on the sample set of the Holzey...
Johann Friedrich Alberti, Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ.
Johann Friedrich Alberti (1642 – 1710) was born in Tönning, Schleswig. He received his musical training in Leipzig from Werner Fabricius and in Dresden from Vincenzo Albrici. Then he worked as an organist in...
Johann Baptist Anton Vallade, Preambulum VII
The seventh and last prelude (and fugue) from Vallade’s “Dreyfaches Musicalisches Exercitium”. For a short biography of Vallade and the first prelude see here. The original is written on just two systems, leaving the...
Johann Baptist Anton Vallade, Preambulum VI
The sixth prelude from Vallade’s “Dreyfaches Musicalisches Exercitium”. For a short biography of Vallade and the first prelude see here. Again, I took the liberty to add some notes, in my performance, this time...
Johann Heinrich Buttstett, Gottes Sohn ist kommen (2)
A small manualiter prelude, played in a small registration. The recording was done the sampleset, made by Sonus Paradis, of the Transept organ in the Laurenskerk, Rotterdam. Score Buttstett, Gottes Sohn ist kommen (2)...
Christian Friedrich Witt, Jesu Christ der einig Gottes Sohn
Christian Friedrich Witt (~1660 – 1716) was born in Altenburg. He was first taught music by his father, Johann Ernst Witt, who was Altenburg court organist in succession to Gottfried Scheidt. Frederick I, Duke...
Johann Baptist Anton Vallade, Preambulum V
The fifth prelude from Vallade’s “Dreyfaches Musicalisches Exercitium”. For a short biography of Vallade and the first prelude see here. The texture of the fifth preambulum is a bit thin in my eyes (ears)....
Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Gottes Sohn ist kommen
An interesting prelude by Kauffmann on this Christmas choral. All phrases of the melody are introduces and accompanied by themselves in diminution. It gives a surprising grandeur to the melody itself. The recording was...
Johann Baptist Anton Vallade, Preambulum IV
The fourth prelude from Vallade’s “Dreyfaches Musicalisches Exercitium”. For a short biography of Vallade and the first prelude see here The recording was done on the new sample set of the Holzey organ of...
Johann Heinrich Buttstett, Gottes Sohn ist kommen (3)
One of the three preludes by Buttstett on “Gottes Sohn ist kkommen”. It has the melody in the bass. The recording was done on the new sample set of the Holzey organ of St....