Buxtehude: Organ Works I

According to current knowledge, the St. Aegidius organ in Berne has the world's only surviving pipes by the Brabant organ builder Reinhard Lampeler van Mill (1596); it also possesses a significant amount of historical substance from Harmen Kröger (1643) and Christian Vater (1714). This organ is an important historical document of North German organ building prior to Arp Schnitger — an instrument full of power, intensity, tone color, and “sweet sharpness.” The aim of this recording is not to invent a new instrument for Buxtehude’s organ works, but rather to show how the sound of the late 16th and early 17th century Berne organ influences our hearing of Buxtehude’s music — his instrument in Lübeck also had registers that dated back to this period. The use of pure meantone temperament, registrations based on 16th and 17th century sources as well as ornamentation and diminutions also play an essential role here. The meantone temperament also necessitated the transposition of some pieces, a practice also to be found in works by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Disc 1
1: Praeludium in C Major, BuxWV136
2: Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV188
3: Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV189
4: Canzona in C Major, BuxWV166
5: Canzonetta in C Major, BuxWV167
6: Toccata in G Major, BuxWV164
7: Erhalt Uns Herr, Bei Deinem Wort, BuxWV Anh. 11
8: Praeludium in G Major, BuxWV147
9: Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen Gmein, BuxWV Anh. Deest 5
10: Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BuxWV207
11: Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen, Allzugleich, BuxWV202
12: Prelude in a Minor, BuxWV158
13: Courant Simple in a Minor, BuxWV245
14: Mensch, Willst Du Leben Seliglich, BuxWV206
15: Prelude in F-sharp Minor, BuxWV146

Disc 2
1: Praeludium in D Minor, BuxWV140
2: Magnificat Primi Toni, BuxWV204
3: Magnificat Noni Toni in D Minor, BuxWV205
4: Aria Rofilis, BuxWV248
5: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BuxWV196
6: Prelude in E Major, BuxWV141
7: Gott Der Vater Wohn Uns Bei, BuxWV190
8: Aria, BuxWV249
9: Wär Gott Nicht Mit Uns Diese Zeit, BuxWV222
10: Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV161
11: Ach Gott Und Herr, BuxWV177
12: Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, Der Den Tod Überwand, BuxWV198
13: Fugue in G Major, BuxWV175
14: Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV148
15: Canzonetta in D Minor, BuxWV168
16: Toccata in D Minor, BuxWV155

Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude

Number of Discs: 2

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