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the artistic merit of this musical corpus is the esteemed Italian
keyboardist Simone Stella, whose brilliant solo career has led him
to record the complete harpsichord and
organ...
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In 1701 a young Johann Sebastian Bach walked the 30 miles from
Lunenburg to Hamburg to hear Johann Adam Reincken play the organ.
Such dedication on the former?s part highlights the great esteem
with which this latter composer, who was also a friend of Buxtehude
(the other highest authority on the organ at that time) ? was held.
With this release, Baroque keyboard aficionados have the rare
opportunity to delve into his complete music for keyboard, which
unsurprisingly dominates the Dutchman?s total output.Much of the
set is given over to the suites, the dominant genre within
Reincken?s extant works for harpsichord, whose style reveals a
French influence. The variations were also composed for this
instrument (and offer the performer a chance to explore in depth
the different timbres of the various registers), but other pieces
within the collection are not so clear-cut from a ?medium? point of
view ? the more ?neutral? style of the toccatas and G minor fugue
means that they are just as playable on the organ. In this
recording, the tonal range of the pieces has been compared in order
elucidate which instruments they were composed for ? the chorale
fantasias, for example, seem to be tailored to Reincken?s organ of
St Catharine?s in Hamburg, as their writing respects the limits of
that instrument. At 327 bars, the first of these, ?An Wasserflüssen
Babylon?, is the lengthiest and most important of the surviving
chorale fantasias of the north German school. With its wealth of
figures and complex harmonies, its stylistic variety and cleverly
planned layout, it offers a genuine compendium of Hamburg?s organ
art.Exposing the artistic merit of this musical corpus is the
esteemed Italian keyboardist Simone Stella, whose brilliant solo
career has led him to record the complete harpsichord and organ
works of Dietrich Buxtehude (94422) and Georg Böhm (94612), among
others. Priced at a bargain ?6.60, this release is a must-have for
the Baroque keyboard enthusiast ? indeed, a veritable treasure
trove for those wishing to explore the richness of style that is
the north-German Baroque school.Other information:- Recorded May
& October 2012, Vicenza and Padua, Italy.- Brilliant Classics
continues its survey of pre-Bachian keyboard music with the
complete keyboard works of Johann Adam Reincken (1623-1722).-
Reincken was born in the city of Deventer in the Netherlands. He
went to Hamburg to take lessons with the famous organist
Scheidemann, whom he later succeeded as organist of the
Katharinenkirche. In his exceptionally long life (he reached nearly
100 years!) his influence on other musicians and composers was
immense. The young Bach walked 30 miles to hear Reincken play in
Hamburg!- Reincken?s style is rich and elaborate, full of invention
and fantasy, requiring a virtuoso technique from the performer.-
With his earlier recordings for Brilliant Classics (Buxtehude,
BC94312, Böhm, BC94612), Simone Stella established his reputation
as one of the foremost interpreters of Baroque keyboard music,
receiving 5 star reviews in the international press.- Contains
detailed notes on the music written by the artist, artist biography
and organ specification.- Harpsichord by William Horn after
Johannes Ruckers (Antwerp 1638).- Organ by Francesco Zanin in the
Church of Sant?Antonio Abate, Padua.