Die Orgeln im Freiburger Münster - Marienorgel - Bach Pur
3/14/2025, 17 Tracks, 1:09:41
Featuring
Matthias Maierhofer
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Instruments
The Marien organ, the main organ in Freiburg Minster, was built in 1965 by Rieger Orgelbau and features a contemporary case with nine towers designed by Jakob Schmidt.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's organ music integrates 'free' music with 'textually bound' music, and combines instrumental and vocal inspirations.
Performer Biography
Matthias Maierhofer is a professor of organ at the Musikhochschule Freiburg and also serves as cathedral organist at the Münster Unserer Lieben Frau in Freiburg.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's involvement with the organ was central to his life, thought, and work, even though he was only employed as an organist for about 15 years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach understood his music in two dimensions: human and religious, as expressed in the dedication verse of the 'Orgelbüchlein': 'To the Highest, God alone, in honor; the neighbor to learn from it.'
Performer Biography
Matthias Maierhofer, the organist on this album, has won several prestigious international organ competitions, including the Pachelbel Competition in Nuremberg in 2007.
Instruments
The Marien organ's unique construction, with a 30° rotation away from the rear wall, improves sound projection into the nave of Freiburg Minster.
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