- Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV 143
[5:18] (A=465)
Opens with a pedal solo then settles into a prolonged organ point in a pedal that no longer includes the reeds, with the opening motive being explored
on the Hauptwerk. 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 Oberwerk and in triple meter. When the 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, St. Georgenkirche - Rötha, Germany (1721) -
Samples by Brett Milan
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Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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