IDAGIO | Die Orgeln im Freiburger Münster - Langschifforgel

Featuring

Matthias Maierhofer
Dietrich Buxtehude
Melchior Schildt
Matthias Weckmann
Franz Tunder
Johann Sebastian Bach

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Performer Biography

Matthias Maierhofer is currently a Professor of Organ at the Musikhochschule Freiburg and serves as the cathedral organist at the Münster Unserer Lieben Frau in Freiburg.

Historical Context

This recording provides insight into the North German organ art, a stylistic development that spanned over a century and combined influences from various European countries.

Compositional Technique

Variation is a fundamental design principle in the repertoire presented, where a fugue theme, ostinato bass, or chorale melody is illuminated from different perspectives within a multi-movement cycle.

Instruments

The Marcussen organ in Freiburg Minster, rebuilt in 1965, features a North German-Baroque sound aesthetic in its voicing that remains unaltered to this day.

Performer Biography

Matthias Maierhofer, the organist on this recording, won the prestigious Pachelbel Competition in Nuremberg in 2007 and has performed across Europe, the USA, Russia, Japan, and South Korea.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Dieterich Buxtehude's organ preludes exemplify the 'stylus phantasticus,' defined by Athanasius Kircher as 'the freest and most uninhibited type of composing' aimed at showcasing 'the ingenious interweaving of harmonies and pitches.'