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Buxtehude: Organ Works I

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Details

Composer
Dietrich Buxtehude
Artist
Leon Berben
Format
CD
Label
Ramee
Released
Apr 10, 2026
Catalog #
RAM2505
UPC
4250128525053

About

According to current knowledge, the St. Aegidius organ in Berne has the world's only surviving pipes by the Brabant organ builder Reinhard Lampeler van Mill (1596); it also possesses a significant amount of historical substance from Harmen Kröger (1643) and Christian Vater (1714). This organ is an important historical document of North German organ building prior to Arp Schnitger-an instrument full of power, intensity, tone color, and "sweet sharpness." The aim of this recording is not to invent a new instrument for Buxtehude's organ works, but rather to show how the sound of the late 16th and early 17th century Berne organ influences our hearing of Buxtehude's music-his instrument in Lübeck also had registers that dated back to this period. The use of pure meantone temperament, registrations based on 16th and 17th century sources, as well as ornamentation and diminutions, also play an essential role here. The meantone temperament also necessitated the transposition of some pieces, a practice also practice also to be found in works by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude in C Major, BuxWV 136 06:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude in C Major, BuxWV 136
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  3. 2 Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 188 09:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 188
    Duration
    09:47
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  4. 3 Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 189 02:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BuxWV 189
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  5. 4 Canzona in C Major, BuxWV 166 05:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Canzona in C Major, BuxWV 166
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  6. 5 Canzonetta in C Major, BuxWV 167 01:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Canzonetta in C Major, BuxWV 167
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  7. 6 Toccata in G Major, BuxWV 164 03:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Toccata in G Major, BuxWV 164
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  8. 7 Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort, BuxWV Anh. 11 03:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort, BuxWV Anh. 11
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  9. 8 Prelude in G Major, BuxWV 147 04:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude in G Major, BuxWV 147
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  10. 9 Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BuxWV Anh. deest 5 (transcribed by P. Dirksen and I. Ortgies) 08:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BuxWV Anh. deest 5 (transcribed by P. Dirksen and I. Ortgies)
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  11. 10 Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BuxWV 207 09:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BuxWV 207
    Duration
    09:17
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  12. 11 Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BuxWV 202 01:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BuxWV 202
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  13. 12 Praeambulum in A Minor, BuxWV 158 05:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    Praeambulum in A Minor, BuxWV 158
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  14. 13 Courant zimble with 8 variations in A Minor, BuxWV 245 08:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    Courant zimble with 8 variations in A Minor, BuxWV 245
    Duration
    08:35
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  15. 14 Mensch, willst du leben seliglich, BuxWV 206 02:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Mensch, willst du leben seliglich, BuxWV 206
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  16. 15 Prelude and Fugue in F-Sharp Minor, BuxWV 146 (transposed to G Minor) 08:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue in F-Sharp Minor, BuxWV 146 (transposed to G Minor)
    Duration
    08:37
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BuxWV 140 06:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BuxWV 140
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  19. 2 Magnificat primi toni, BuxWV 204 04:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Magnificat primi toni, BuxWV 204
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  20. 3 Magnificat noni toni, BuxWV 205 03:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    Magnificat noni toni, BuxWV 205
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  21. 4 Aria and 3 Variations in D Minor, BuxWV 248, "Rofilis" 02:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria and 3 Variations in D Minor, BuxWV 248, "Rofilis"
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  22. 5 Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BuxWV 196 03:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BuxWV 196
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  23. 6 Prelude in E Major, BuxWV 141 (transposed to C Major) 07:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude in E Major, BuxWV 141 (transposed to C Major)
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  24. 7 Gott der Vater wohn uns bei, BuxWV 190 02:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    Gott der Vater wohn uns bei, BuxWV 190
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  25. 8 Aria with 3 variations in A Minor, BuxWV 249 06:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    Aria with 3 variations in A Minor, BuxWV 249
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  26. 9 Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BuxWV 222 02:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BuxWV 222
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  27. 10 Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161 04:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  28. 11 Ach Gott und Herr, BuxWV 177 02:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Ach Gott und Herr, BuxWV 177
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  29. 12 Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BuxWV 198 02:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BuxWV 198
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  30. 13 Fugue in G Major, BuxWV 175 03:51
    Track
    13
    Title
    Fugue in G Major, BuxWV 175
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  31. 14 Prelude in G Minor, BuxWV 148 07:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude in G Minor, BuxWV 148
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  32. 15 Canzonetta in D Minor, BuxWV 168 04:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    Canzonetta in D Minor, BuxWV 168
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben
  33. 16 Toccata in D Minor, BuxWV 155 08:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    Toccata in D Minor, BuxWV 155
    Duration
    08:50
    Composer
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Performer
    Léon Berben