Splendour & Fantasy: The North German Organ Tradition | Evidence Classics EVCD092

Splendour & Fantasy: The North German Organ Tradition

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Label: Evidence Classics

Cat No: EVCD092

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 19th August 2022

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“Thanks to subtle inventiveness and diligent reflection, the organ has reached such a state of perfection that it lacks nothing; it needs no further experimentation or development at all,” wrote the famous German composer and music theorist Michael Praetorius in 1619. Many other composers, from the North Sea to the Baltic, celebrated the great richness of this instrument: Hieronymus Praetorius, Dietrich Buxtehude, but also Tunder, Weckmann, Druckenmüller, Hanff and Bruhns, helped to build up a dedicated repertoire, thus giving rise, between the 16th and 18th centuries, to a true North German organ tradition.

The recording was made in Dübendorf, Switzerland, on an organ built by Bernhardt Edskes. In this programme, with its interweaving lines, Dirk Trüten reveals the beauty of this fascinating instrument, while paying a vibrant tribute to a heritage that was to inspire, smongst others, Johann Sebastian Bach.

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