Ascendo ad Patrem meum: Organ Works of Renaissance and Baroque
3/2/2018, 20 Tracks, 1:05:49
Featuring
Simon Reichert
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Samuel Scheidt
Claude Goudimel
Heinrich Isaac
Paul Hofhaimer
Arnolt Schlick
Johann Jakob Froberger
Johann Caspar von Kerll
Heinrich Scheidemann
Matthias Weckmann
Dietrich Buxtehude
Georg Böhm
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Instruments
The organ used for this recording, built by Bernhardt H. Edskes, was modeled after the craftsmanship of Arp Schnitger, an organ builder comparable to Stradivari in violin making.
Historical Context
Johann Sebastian Bach and Dietrich Buxtehude, both prominent composers on this album, frequently performed on and valued organs built by Arp Schnitger, the model for the organ on this recording.
Instruments
The Edskes organ used in this recording features a distinctive temperament with two perfect thirds and six perfect fifths, contributing to its special colorfulness.
Recording & Production
This recording aims to showcase the diverse literature, registration possibilities, and playing techniques of the new choir organ by Bernhardt H. Edskes.
Performer Biography
Simon Reichert, the performer, is the choir-master and organist of the Protestant district Neustadt an der Weinstraße, with his official residence at the Gothic collegiate church.
Performer Biography
Simon Reichert, the organist on this recording, performed the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach in eighteen concerts in 2015.
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