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DOR-93196
(1653 - 1706)
The Complete Organ Works: Volume 7
Antoine Bouchard, Organ
In any case, church organs in central and southern Germany were seldom large. Like Frescobaldi and Bach, but unlike Buxtehude and Grigny, Pachelbel had access only to relatively small organs: 27 stops on two manuals and pedal in Erfurt, a mere 14 stops on two manuals and pedal at Nuremberg. Both were well-proportioned small instruments, although different in character. The reed chorus at Erfurt and the mixtures at Nuremberg, and the highly individual sounds they produced, act as a reminder that today's performers should aim, first, to extract the full character of the elegant, delicate melodic arches of Pachelbel's arias and chorales, rather than seek large-scale dynamic contrast.
[To be continued]
- Gilles Cantagrel
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[1.] Ciaccona in D Major (POP 12) [2.] Aria quinta (Hexachordom Apollinis) (POP 5) [3.] Prelude in A Major (POP 254) [4.] Ricercare in f# Minor (POP 260) [5.] Fugue in A Major (POP 120) [6.] Chorale Prelude "Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein" (POP 20) [7.] Chorale Prelude "Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein" (POP 21) [8.] Chorale Prelude "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl" (POP 46) [9.] Chorale Prelude "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl" (POP 47) [10.] Chorale Variations "Freu dich sehr. o meine Seele" (POP 107) Magnificat septini toni [11.] Fugue 1 (POP 225) [12.] Fugue 2 (POP 226) [13.] Fugue 3 (POP 227) [14.] Fugue 4 (POP 228) [15.] Fugue 5 (POP 229) [16.] Fugue 6 (POP 230) [17.] Fugue 7 (POP 231) [18.] Fugue 8 (POP 232) Total Program Length 63:07 Liturgical convenience for Church and Grace: Tracks 6-9. |
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