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Scheidemann: Keyboard Music
Brilliant Classics

Scheidemann: Keyboard Music

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Details

Composer
SCHEIDEMANN, HEINRICH
Artist
Joseph Rassam
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 19, 2018
Catalog #
BRI95427
UPC
5028421954271

About

Previous albums on Brilliant Classics have illuminated significant figures in the school of North German organ music in the generations before Bach. Here is the work of another, hardly less significant figure, Heinrich Scheidemann. He wrote almost exclusively for organ, and in the expected forms of chorale fantasias, motet arrangements, preludes, toccatas and fantasias which constituted the bread and butter of the 17th-century church musician’s diet. On this newly recorded album, the French organist Joseph Rassam plays a selection of all these genres, juxtaposed for maximum variety. In fact Scheidemann invented the genre of chorale fantasia, later so refined and developed by J.S. Bach, where a well-known chorale melody is played as the soprano line and reworked by means of superimposition, canon and imitation for the effects of grandeur and spiritual elevation. There are several Praeambulum movements in which Scheidemann builds on the legacy of the Dutch master Sweelinck, more freely composed, allowing full rein for the performer/composer’s own virtuosity. Until quite recently, all Scheidemann’s keyboard works were thought to have been written for the organ, but scholarly research has now shown that more than a quarter of the hundred or so pieces known to be by Scheidemann (or attributed to him) were actually written for the harpsichord and intended for performance in a secular context. Joseph Rassam’s recording is therefore one of the first to place such pieces in their original, intended context. In doing so, it reveals new and extrovert facets of the music which was hitherto characterised as more solemn and monumental according to an eccelesiastical context. Joseph Rassam has chosen to use three instruments appropriate to the historical and stylistic context of Scheidemann’s music. The organ is a relatively new one, inaugurated in 2010 by Gustav Leonhardt in the church of St Martin, Amilly, and built by Bertrand Cattiaux in the style of North-German Baroque instruments. He also plays an original 17th-century harpsichord of unknown manufacture, beautifully decorated and recently restored by Alain Anselm, and one of Anselm’s own virginals.

Tracklist 40 tracks

  1. 1 Praeambulum in E Minor, WV 38 01:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    Praeambulum in E Minor, WV 38
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  2. 2 Versus 1 01:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Versus 1
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  3. 3 Versus 2 02:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Versus 2
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  4. 4 Cantzoenn in G Major 03:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Cantzoenn in G Major
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  5. 5 Versus 1 00:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Versus 1
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  6. 6 Versus 2 01:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    Versus 2
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  7. 7 Versus 3 and 4 02:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    Versus 3 and 4
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  8. 8 Praeambulum in G Major, WV 73 04:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Praeambulum in G Major, WV 73
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  9. 9 Toccata in G Major, WV 43 07:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    Toccata in G Major, WV 43
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  10. 10 Versus primus et secundus 03:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    Versus primus et secundus
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  11. 11 Versus tertius et secundus 02:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    Versus tertius et secundus
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  12. 12 Prima pars 04:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prima pars
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  13. 13 Secunda pars 04:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    Secunda pars
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  14. 14 Versus 1: Pedaliter 02:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    Versus 1: Pedaliter
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  15. 15 Versus 2: auf 2 clavir. Pedaliter 02:34
    Track
    15
    Title
    Versus 2: auf 2 clavir. Pedaliter
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  16. 16 Versus 3 01:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    Versus 3
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  17. 17 Praeambulum in G Minor, WV 41 02:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    Praeambulum in G Minor, WV 41
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  18. 18 Vater unser im Himmelreich 02:27
    Track
    18
    Title
    Vater unser im Himmelreich
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  19. 19 Fantasia in D Minor, WV 83 03:32
    Track
    19
    Title
    Fantasia in D Minor, WV 83
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  20. 20 Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns II (5 variations) 09:15
    Track
    20
    Title
    Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns II (5 variations)
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  21. 21 Praeambulum in D Minor, WV 33 03:27
    Track
    21
    Title
    Praeambulum in D Minor, WV 33
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  22. 22 Fuga in D Minor, WV 84 01:20
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fuga in D Minor, WV 84
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  23. 23 Allemand in D Minor, WV 114, "Franzosischer" 00:55
    Track
    23
    Title
    Allemand in D Minor, WV 114, "Franzosischer"
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  24. 24 Courant and Variations in D Minor (after O. Gibbons) 02:06
    Track
    24
    Title
    Courant and Variations in D Minor (after O. Gibbons)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  25. 25 Omnia quae fecisti nobis Domine, WV 54 (after O. de Lassus) 07:04
    Track
    25
    Title
    Omnia quae fecisti nobis Domine, WV 54 (after O. de Lassus)
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  26. 26 Ballet and Variations in F Major, WV 112 02:35
    Track
    26
    Title
    Ballet and Variations in F Major, WV 112
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  27. 27 Canzona in F Major, WV 44 03:02
    Track
    27
    Title
    Canzona in F Major, WV 44
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  28. 28 Mio cor se vera sei Salamandra, WV 105 03:22
    Track
    28
    Title
    Mio cor se vera sei Salamandra, WV 105
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  29. 29 Courant and 2 Variations in A Minor, WV 130 03:53
    Track
    29
    Title
    Courant and 2 Variations in A Minor, WV 130
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  30. 30 Fantasia in G Major, WV 86 04:06
    Track
    30
    Title
    Fantasia in G Major, WV 86
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  31. 31 Mascarata and Variatio in G Major, WV 110 02:20
    Track
    31
    Title
    Mascarata and Variatio in G Major, WV 110
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  32. 32 Toccata in C Major, WV 85 02:41
    Track
    32
    Title
    Toccata in C Major, WV 85
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  33. 33 Praeambulum in C Major, WV 30 01:10
    Track
    33
    Title
    Praeambulum in C Major, WV 30
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  34. 34 Benedicam Domino 05:47
    Track
    34
    Title
    Benedicam Domino
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  35. 35 Jesu, wollst uns weisen, WV 78 01:14
    Track
    35
    Title
    Jesu, wollst uns weisen, WV 78
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  36. 36 Englischer Mascarada oder Judentanz 03:27
    Track
    36
    Title
    Englischer Mascarada oder Judentanz
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  37. 37 Allemand and Double in C Minor 04:18
    Track
    37
    Title
    Allemand and Double in C Minor
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  38. 38 Betrubet ist zu dieser Frist, WV 104 03:05
    Track
    38
    Title
    Betrubet ist zu dieser Frist, WV 104
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  39. 39 Pavana Lachrimae 05:08
    Track
    39
    Title
    Pavana Lachrimae
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam
  40. 40 Galliard with Variation in D Minor, WV 107 04:16
    Track
    40
    Title
    Galliard with Variation in D Minor, WV 107
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Heinrich Scheidemann
    Performer
    Joseph Rassam