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Murschhauser: Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum / Manfrè
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Murschhauser: Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum / Manfrè

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Composer
Franz Xaver Anton Murschhauser
Artist
Silva Manfre
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Apr 21, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96707
UPC
5028421967073

About

Franz Xaver Murschhauser was born in the summer of 1663. In 1676 Murschhauser joined the choir and orchestra of St Peter’s, where he benefited first from the tuition he received from the church’s choir director Sigmund Auer and later, from 1684 to 1693, from the Court Kapellmeister Johann Kaspar Kerll, which left a lasting impression on him. In July 1690, most probably on the recommendation of his teacher Johann Kaspar Kerll, Murschhauser was asked to stand in for the choirmaster of the Munich Frauenkirche, Ludwig Hölz, who was indisposed owing to illness. After the latter’s death in 1691, Murschhauser became his successor, holding the position for the remainder of his life.

The Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum (which might be translated as ‘Prototypes for organ pieces, long and short’) was published in two parts in Nuremberg in 1703 and 1707 and contains eight cycles/sections totalling 46 compositions, comprising varying numbers of intonations, praeambulae, fugues, canzonas, toccatas and finales designed as preludes or postludes to figural music. In 20 of the more extensive numbers, Murschhauser indicates cuts as an aid for organists in liturgical use, if needed. It is precisely these sorts of adaptations of the musical material offered by the composer himself to suit the time available in liturgical performance that make the Prototypon such a practical and relevant work, right down to our own times.

The intonations are made up of figures, broken chords and passages over a pedal point, deliberately kept free of any imitative interplay. The praeambulae consist either of motivic figurations with imitative passages and pedal points somewhat reminiscent of the style of Johann Pachelbel, or they are more akin to the old Italian toccata in their alternation of chord successions and scales. By contrast, the two toccate arpeggiate, with their full-voiced chordal writing and harmonic richness, point to the Overture in the French style which, at this time, was finding its way into southern German music primarily through the work of Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer. In his edition of the Prototypon (housed in Vol. 18 of Monuments of Musical Art in Bavaria), Max Seiffert writes: ‘In all these pieces, Murschhauser demonstrates a remarkable creative power and contrapuntal skill’.

In this respect, the Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum by Franz Xaver Anton Murschhauser remains an important record of musical and organ performance in the southern German Early Baroque, and one that can still offer a valuable service to the organists of today.

Tracklist 46 tracks

  1. 1 Intonatio primi toni 00:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Intonatio primi toni
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  2. 2 Praeambulum primi toni 01:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Praeambulum primi toni
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  3. 3 Fuga prima primi toni 00:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fuga prima primi toni
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  4. 4 Fuga secunda primi toni 00:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fuga secunda primi toni
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  5. 5 Fuga finalis primi toni 01:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fuga finalis primi toni
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  6. 6 Praeambulum primi toni 02:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    Praeambulum primi toni
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  7. 7 Praeambulum secundi toni 01:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Praeambulum secundi toni
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  8. 8 Fuga secundi toni 01:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fuga secundi toni
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  9. 9 Praeambulum aliud secundi toni 02:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Praeambulum aliud secundi toni
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  10. 10 Fuga alia secundi toni 01:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fuga alia secundi toni
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  11. 11 Fuga secundi toni 01:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    Fuga secundi toni
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  12. 12 Arpeggiata overo toccata secundi toni 01:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    Arpeggiata overo toccata secundi toni
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  13. 13 Praeambulum tertii toni 01:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    Praeambulum tertii toni
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  14. 14 Fuga tertii toni 01:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fuga tertii toni
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  15. 15 Fuga brevissima tertii toni 00:27
    Track
    15
    Title
    Fuga brevissima tertii toni
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  16. 16 Praeambulum tertii toni 01:36
    Track
    16
    Title
    Praeambulum tertii toni
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  17. 17 Praeambulum brevissimum tertii toni 00:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    Praeambulum brevissimum tertii toni
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  18. 18 Fuga tertii toni 01:23
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fuga tertii toni
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  19. 19 Finale septimi toni 02:45
    Track
    19
    Title
    Finale septimi toni
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  20. 20 Fuga prima septimi toni 02:04
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fuga prima septimi toni
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  21. 21 Praeambulum septimi toni 01:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    Praeambulum septimi toni
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  22. 22 Fuga secunda septimi toni 03:20
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fuga secunda septimi toni
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  23. 23 Intonatio octavi toni cum, pedali ad libitum 00:49
    Track
    23
    Title
    Intonatio octavi toni cum, pedali ad libitum
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  24. 24 Praeambulum octavi toni 01:39
    Track
    24
    Title
    Praeambulum octavi toni
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  25. 25 Fuga prima octavi toni 01:52
    Track
    25
    Title
    Fuga prima octavi toni
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  26. 26 Fuga secunda octavi toni 01:55
    Track
    26
    Title
    Fuga secunda octavi toni
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  27. 27 Toccata arpeggiata octavi toni 03:15
    Track
    27
    Title
    Toccata arpeggiata octavi toni
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  28. 28 Praeambulum decimi toni 01:07
    Track
    28
    Title
    Praeambulum decimi toni
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  29. 29 Fuga decimi toni 02:30
    Track
    29
    Title
    Fuga decimi toni
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  30. 30 Praeambulum decimi toni cum pedali ad libitum 00:56
    Track
    30
    Title
    Praeambulum decimi toni cum pedali ad libitum
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  31. 31 Fuga decimi toni 03:34
    Track
    31
    Title
    Fuga decimi toni
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  32. 32 Finale decimi toni cum pedali ad libitum 01:28
    Track
    32
    Title
    Finale decimi toni cum pedali ad libitum
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  33. 33 Toccata pro pedali undecimi toni 02:17
    Track
    33
    Title
    Toccata pro pedali undecimi toni
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  34. 34 Fuga brevis undecimi toni 00:39
    Track
    34
    Title
    Fuga brevis undecimi toni
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  35. 35 Fuga sive canzon prima undecimi toni 02:33
    Track
    35
    Title
    Fuga sive canzon prima undecimi toni
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  36. 36 Fuga sive canzon secunda undecimi toni 02:25
    Track
    36
    Title
    Fuga sive canzon secunda undecimi toni
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  37. 37 Praeambulum undecimi toni 01:16
    Track
    37
    Title
    Praeambulum undecimi toni
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  38. 38 Toccata arpeggiata brevis undecimi toni 02:26
    Track
    38
    Title
    Toccata arpeggiata brevis undecimi toni
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  39. 39 Praeambulum duodecimi toni 01:21
    Track
    39
    Title
    Praeambulum duodecimi toni
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  40. 40 Fuga primi duodecimi toni 01:04
    Track
    40
    Title
    Fuga primi duodecimi toni
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  41. 41 Fuga secunda duodecimi toni 02:13
    Track
    41
    Title
    Fuga secunda duodecimi toni
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  42. 42 Fuga tertia duodecimi toni 01:52
    Track
    42
    Title
    Fuga tertia duodecimi toni
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  43. 43 Fuga quarta duodecimi toni 01:37
    Track
    43
    Title
    Fuga quarta duodecimi toni
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  44. 44 Toccata duodecimi toni cum pedali ad libitum 03:03
    Track
    44
    Title
    Toccata duodecimi toni cum pedali ad libitum
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  45. 45 Toccata duodecimi toni 01:35
    Track
    45
    Title
    Toccata duodecimi toni
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè
  46. 46 Toccata duodecimi toni 02:30
    Track
    46
    Title
    Toccata duodecimi toni
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Murschhauser
    Performer
    Silva Manfrè