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Fischer & Kerll on the Organ of the Monastery of Mor / Soares
Brilliant Classics

Fischer & Kerll on the Organ of the Monastery of Mor / Soares

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Details

Composer
Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer, Johann Kaspar Kerll
Artist
Rui Fernando Soares
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 21, 2022
Catalog #
BRI96412
UPC
5028421964126

About

J.C.F. Fischer was likely Bohemian, and a very influential musician and composer in his day. Little is known of his career until the 1690s, when he was named capellmeister to Ludwig Wihelm of Baden, where he remained until his death at Rastatt. His largest and perhaps most significant work is the Musicalischer Parnassus of 1738, a collection of keyboard pieces organized into nine suites. In it, Fischer combines the French orchestral style with the German style. Each of the suites is named for one of the nine Muses. This recording features movements from the Urania and Euterpe suites, along with a Prelude and Chaconne from his remaining oeuvre. This repertoire is usually associated with the harpsichord and rarely performed on the organ, yet there are similarities with the “variations” style so often employed by Buxtehude and Bach in organ works.

Kerll, the Saxon son of an organist and organ maker, showed musical promise from a very early age. He travelled to Vienna to study under Valentini, then capellmeister at the Viennese Imperial Court, and he converted to Catholicism, which later led him to Rome where he likely had contact with Carissimi and Frescobaldi. He was named principal musical director to the Elector of Bavaria in 1656, and became one of the most acclaimed composers of his day. His influence on Handel and J.S. Bach is notable. His works display a mastery of the Italian concertante style and highly developed contrapuntal technique.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Preludio No. 8 02:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Preludio No. 8
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  2. 2 Chaconne 03:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chaconne
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  3. 3 I. Toccata 01:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Toccata
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  4. 4 II. Allemande 01:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  5. 5 III. Courante 01:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  6. 6 IV. Sarabande 02:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  7. 7 V. Gavotte 01:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  8. 8 VII. Rigaudon 03:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    VII. Rigaudon
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  9. 9 IX. Passacaglia 05:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Passacaglia
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  10. 10 I. Praeludium 00:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Praeludium
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  11. 11 VI. Chaconne 04:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Chaconne
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  12. 12 Toccata No. 1 in D Minor 03:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    Toccata No. 1 in D Minor
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  13. 13 Capriccio sopra il cucu 02:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    Capriccio sopra il cucu
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  14. 14 Ciaccona 02:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Ciaccona
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  15. 15 Canzona 03:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    Canzona
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  16. 16 Toccata No. 8 03:46
    Track
    16
    Title
    Toccata No. 8
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  17. 17 Ricercata in cylindrum phonotacticum transferenda 02:28
    Track
    17
    Title
    Ricercata in cylindrum phonotacticum transferenda
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  18. 18 Passacaglia 06:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    Passacaglia
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares
  19. 19 Battaglia 04:09
    Track
    19
    Title
    Battaglia
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Caspar Kerll
    Performer
    Rui Fernando Soares