Buxtehude - Praeludium G-moll / G minor, BuxWV 148 - Metzler organ, Poblet, Hauptwerk

Many of Buxtehude’s preludes have five sections in which the alternation of free and contrapuntal passages guarantees the desired varietas. A similar formal pattern - with the addition of an interlude before the first fugue as well - is found in the Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 148. Here the finale consists of a chaconne with a bass motif that Henry Purcell also used in his opera Dido and Aeneas. This does not prove that Buxtehude knew Purcell’s music, however, but merely shows how popular chaconne-based compositions were all over Europe at this period.
(source: Dorothea Schröder, BIS)
I recorded this piece on the (beta test) surround version of the Metzler organ of Poblet. It's a perfect organ to use various small and big plenums for this piece.
Channel balance: 50% front, 90% rear
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[@philippelegargean5120]

Splendid interpretation and choice of registration.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@jerrymartin79]

Fantastic playing Ralph! Bravo!!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Jerry!

[@yaroslav_kaiuk]

Such energy and nice registration, wonderful rendition of this piece! Thanks!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@james.flores]

Amazing piece of music played extraordinarily well!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, James!

[@nils-olekrafft1769]

Highest musicality and joy of playing and all this performed technically flawlessly. It was a pleasure to listen to.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks for your appreciation, Nils-Ole!

[@orgelhase]

Wonderful. Buxtehude am morgen vertreibt Kummer und Sorgen! 😀

[@RalphLooij]

Ganz eingestimmt!

[@nakorganist]

This wonderful North German organ music is so multifaceted in its musical structure and with the wonderful way you register it on the organ, a fantastic musical work of art is created. Many greetings, Roland

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Roland!

[@grahamtwist]

A fabulous performance of this Buxtehude masterpiece with wonderfully crisp articulation and played on a stunning sample set: bravo, Ralph!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Graham!

[@SecretsofOrganPlaying]

This is one of my favorite praeludiums by Buxtehude ❤

[@RalphLooij]

Hopefully it still is after my recording;)

[@SecretsofOrganPlaying]

@@RalphLooij Yes, well-done Ralph!

[@KravchenkoAudioPerth]

Nice Ralph ! Good registration. I have this quite a few different ways. Light and crisp and pretty near your registration. My favorite is by Christopher Herrick. A nice beefy reed section with 32 foot foundation. A lot of fun to listen to your performance. Mark

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Mark! The nice thing about North German preludes, you can go very different ways as interpreter.

[@salemsokiredor9225]

Superb, a great presentation of one of my favorite pieces. All 3 big g minor preludes are special, and the instrument sample and registration here work out really well. A joy! Thanks.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@MarcusReeves]

Phantasticus in every way. Fabulous playing and sound.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Marcus!

[@Rumifaz]

Awesome performance.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Wonderful Ralph 👏👏👏

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

You're welcome

[@Prof.HelmutMaier]

Excellent performance of this demanding piece!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@theclavierist]

Intense music! Great performance!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@RienSchalkwijk]

A great performance Ralph! You have to adjust your playing style, speed and articulation which each part. Excellent playing!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Rien!

[@SorenxD123]

What a pleasure to listen to. Out of curiosity, how do you prepare the fingering? Do you go through the score beforehand, or are you just that good that you can play without, just as the notes are presented on screen? Either way, nice playing!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks for listening. I must admit I'm often too lazy to put down fingerings on score (especially on a tablet). I mostly rely on muscle memory, once you've played through the piece several times you find the best fingering and mostly the muscles do remember.

[@Grabyrdy]

Very nice. Just one thing : I do wonder why the chaconne theme has to be played so marcato. Why not legato ?

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks! In any case it doesn't have to be played marcato, it's only how I did it. However, I see your point. My intention was to let the theme not drown in the big acoustics while playing the manual parts above the pedal theme. But maybe I overdid it.