- Praeludium in F# minor, BuxWV 146
[7:8]
A stunning, spontaneous, improvisatory tour-de-force in a very unusual key for the Baroque (in Mean Tone temperament this is the furthest from the
ideal key of C, an interval of a diminished fifth then referred to as Diabolus in Musica [the Devil in music]). The first section opens with
flourishes on the Hauptwerk over an organ point in the Pedal; this gives way to a homophonic, hymnlike section and a concluding flourish. The second
section is marked Grave and is a sombre fughetta with a dotted note motive reminiscent of that used in the great G minor Prelude and Fugue, BuxWV 149.
The third section, played on the Récit, involves a playful and syncopated motive. Though not marked as a section, flourishes recur, so the Hauptwerk
is once again used.
Instrument:
A. Cavaillé-Coll Organ, originally Paris, France, moved to Mainz, Germany (1877) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
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Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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