Leen de Broekert, the organist on this album, was a laureate of the International Contest for Organ in Bruges in 1979.
Recording & Production
The organ featured on this recording was built by Gebr. Van Vulpen, Utrecht, in 1969.
Performer Biography
Leen de Broekert is the organist of the Abbey in Middelburg and teaches piano, organ, and harpsichord.
Compositional Technique
Dieterich Buxtehude's free organ works, such as the Praeludium in D, are characterized by a colorful alternation of improvisatory and more austere sections, often featuring the stylus phantasticus.
Compositional Technique
Buxtehude's Aria: La Capricciosa is his most extended keyboard composition, featuring 32 variations on the Bergamasca, a 15th-century dance-tune.
Compositional Technique
J.S. Bach's Toccata in D minor, often called the 'Dorian toccata', is described as a 'dialogical toccata' due to the animated conversation between the organ's two manuals.
Composition History
J.S. Bach likely composed his six trio sonatas BWV 525-530 for his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann, to help him become a great organist.
