- Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV 143
[5:6] (A=465)
Opens with a pedal solo then settles into a prolonged organ point in a pedal that is no longer coupled to the full plenum of the Hauptwerk, which
explores the opening motive. In Ms. 23 a fughetta emerges, based on a theme with a persistent repeated note and chromatic ending. It is fully expanded
in passionate Buxtehude fashion. At Ms. 57, another fughetta starts with a similar subject but now on the Hinterwerk and in triple meter. When he
listener is sufficiently soothed and calmed, the pedal reed comes clammering in and the marking is Adagio, with plenty of dramatic space between
events. The piece ends with another organ point in the pedal.
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
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Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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