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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Praeludium in D Major, BuxWV 139 Click to Listen, [5:4] (Kirnberger II mod. , f(A3)=468 Hz)
Several contrasting textures and moods show Buxtehude's engaging spontaneity, this Prelude is as close to a recorded improvisation as we could hope for. Since it was all played on the Hauptwerk, the Positiv was often coupled to the Pedal for clarity. A few pedal passages were transposed down an octave to fit that keyboard's compass, and Impulse reverberation was added. . Instrument: Johann Adam Ehrlich organ at Evangelische Stadtkirche / Bad Wimpfen, Germany (1748) - Samples by Gernot Wurst

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software