The Möller organ is especially suited for Matthias Weckmann's music due to its rich timbres, unique mixtures, and emphasis on the Principal 16' in the bass of the Hauptwerk.
Composer Biography
Matthias Weckmann, the composer, was a choirboy in the Dresden court chapel under Heinrich Schütz, who later arranged a scholarship for Weckmann to study organ and composition.
Recording & Production
The flexible wind supply and the noise of the bellows create a lively and historically accurate sound for the recording.
Composer Biography
Weckmann's teacher, Jacob Praetorius, was a pupil of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, known as the 'maker of organists' in Amsterdam.
Instruments
The Johann Patroclus Möller organ in Marienmünster Abbey, built by Johann Patroclus Möller, was restored between 2010 and 2012 to largely match its original sound.
Recording & Production
This recording entirely forgoes the use of a modern electric wind system, instead operating the historical bellows by the muscular strength of two 'calcants' (bellows pumpers).
Composer's Artistic Vision
Weckmann's music, like that of his teacher Schütz, shows an unusually close relationship between words and music, often stretching harmonic rules with harsh sonorities and complex counterpoint.
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