The organ in the Castle Church of St. Levin in Harbke, used for this recording, contains pipework from a 1621-22 organ by Gottfried Fritzsche, which was later incorporated into a 1727-28 instrument by Christoph Treutmann.
Composer Biography
Heinrich Scheidemann, born around 1595, was the son of David Scheidemann, also an organist, who passed his position at St. Catherine's in Hamburg on to Heinrich.
Composer Biography
Jan Adam Reincken, Scheidemann's most important pupil, not only succeeded him as organist at St. Catherine's but also became his son-in-law by marrying Scheidemann's daughter Dorothea.
Composer Biography
Scheidemann was a central figure in Hamburg's music scene, maintaining friendships with leading musicians like Jakob Praetorius and hymn writer Johann Rist, and also inspecting organ building projects across northern Germany.
Composer Biography
Heinrich Scheidemann studied with Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, a renowned organist in Amsterdam, from 1611 to 1614, with financial support from his local church congregation.
Compositional Technique
Scheidemann's organ music includes settings of German chorales and Latin hymns, intabulations (keyboard arrangements of choral works by other composers), and secular variations and dances.
Composer Biography
Heinrich Scheidemann died in 1663 as one of many victims of a major plague epidemic in Hamburg.
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