Dietrich Buxtehude - Praeludium in e BuxWV 142

[@nickvuci]

It's so sad that his greatest works are lost to history. What an absolute musical genius.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

It's even sadder that he is less revered now than he was in his day.

[@TheOneAndOnlyZeno]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 If J.S Bach had not been born - Buxtehude would be the King of Kings of the Baroque I believe.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@TheOneAndOnlyZeno It would probably be Handel, though many already consider him as such. Buxtehude will always be one of my favourite ever Baroque composers, and I think many of his organ works can stand up next to those of Bach and hold their own.

[@MrGar11]

how much approximately?

[@TheOneAndOnlyZeno]

@@MrGar11 I am not sure anyone knows, however, the titles of 8 Abendmusiken (large scale Oratorios) by Buxtehude are known - and all of them lost..... BuxWV 128 - Die Hochzeit des Lammes / Und die Freudenvolle Einholung der Braut zu derselben (lost) BuxWV 129 - Das allerschröcklichste und Allererfreulichste, nemlich Ende der Zeit und Anfang der Ewigkeit (lost) BuxWV 130 - Himmlische Seelenlust auf Erden (lost) BuxWV 131 - Der verlorene Sohn (lost) BuxWV 132 - Hundertjähriges Gedicht (lost) BuxWV 133 - Die Abendmusiken des Jahres 1700 BuxWV 134 - Castrum Doloris (lost) BuxWV 135 - Templum Honoris (lost)

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo fantastic grandiose genial music super

[@GyromiteROB]

This piece is insane. The imaginative and creative ingenuity of D. Buxtehude has fascinated me for a long time now.

[@MrGar11]

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[@karlgrafvonmoy855]

Yes, but what a wonderful feeling to become insane with this music in my headphones!!

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

The same for me. Buxtehude should be just as revered today as he was during his lifetime. Without his stylus fantasticus, the works of his successors would have been far poorer.

[@Nooticus]

this is probably one of his best organ works ive heard!

[@mikesimpson3207]

I love the free movement between strict fugue/contrapuntal sections and free/fantasia sections in Buxtehude. Such lively and inventive music.

[@Nooticus]

exactly

[@yaroslavkaiuk380]

Prelude - 00:01 Fugue 1 - 01:18 Fugue 2 - 03:38 (Adagio) - 06:33 Fugue 3 (Gigue) - 07:45

[@christianindividual4550]

Bach comparison 2:47 BWV 849 - The fugue 4:33 BWV 988 - One of the chromatic variations 5:39 BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus 11 5:58 BWV 1079 - Ricercar a 3 8:49 BWV 912 - Last Movement 9:11 BWV 569

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Brilliant! I always considered myself as moderately familiar with Buxtehude's best organ works, but this has taken me by surprise! The level of genius and creativity in this work stunned me enough to distract me from writing.

[@MrGar11]

Bravo

[@thomasvulcan7342]

Splendido brano, fantastica esecuzione!

[@karlgrafvonmoy855]

Die großartige norddeutsche Orgelschule kulminiert in diesem unglaublichen Stück

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Wir müssen alle für die norddeutsche Orgelschule dankbar sein!

[@MrGar11]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 yes

[@jimfowler5930]

And to think that JS Bach was a student of Buxtehüde!! Wenn ich nur dort wäre!! Ausgezeichnet!

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Ich bin voll mit Ihnen einverstanden.

[@EugenioJorge]

Great Buxtehude

[@rsns311257]

Magnificent: the contrasts are very well explored, the agogics are creative but in the spirit of the piece, the dark colours suit the piece.

[@MrGar11]

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[@TheOneAndOnlyZeno]

Gigue fugue: 7:44

[@MrGar11]

Yes

[@mnadrigny5819]

Why is this in F ?

[@JonathanKreisbergOfficial]

would somebody be able to explain why this is in F#? was it tranposed on purpose, or is an organ tuning issue? Just curious as it seems like I see it a lot on Organ music.

[@christianindividual4550]

Tuning

[@MrGar11]

3:38 from

[@monsieurgrigny]

This is a tremendous piece. May we know the organ used? I think you are playing from the Hedar/ Hansen edition. Right? I very much like the unity of tempo and your pedalling bb120ff and b133ff where you succeed in achieving a good cantabile like a continuo bass. Not easy in these bars. Tasteful use of rhetorical gestures, allargando and ornamentation.

[@MrGar11]

9:23-9:55

[@WinrichNaujoks]

Which organ is this?

[@LeonardoCarrieri]

Willi Hansen St. Michael, Zwolle.

[@joannescouchet7038]

@@LeonardoCarrieri The Hauptwerk set? Sounds amazingly good here.

[@johnneri3646]

@@joannescouchet7038 How do you know it's Hauptwerk? He didn't specify

[@MrGar11]

7:45

[@karlgrafvonmoy855]

wer darf hier etwas beisteuern

[@MrGar11]

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[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

How many languages do you speak?

[@MrGar11]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 only 3

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@MrGar11 Is that Russian, German, and English? How come you know Armenian? (I ask because I am a linguist, and seeing people use foreign languages always fascinates me).

[@MrGar11]

@@Musicienne-DAB1995 I am armenian :)

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@MrGar11 Ah, right! Thanks, was curious. :)

[@Verschlungen]

On paper, his music looks fascinating. But for it to be widely appreciated, someone needs to arrange his organ works for real instruments. The organ is a mushy creepy vague sounding instrument in which the voices get lost (except in the rare case of Bach's writing for organ). The organ does nothing to "sell" Buxtehude's music, only guarantee that it remains obscure forever.

[@MrSypratt]

I’ve enjoyed this beautiful piece many times but in June 2, 2023 it is destroyed by two episodes of intrusive and noisy ads. So sad. I have to withdraw my “like”.