Naxos
The Organ Encyclopedia - Muffat: Organ Works Vol 1
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Details
- Composer
- MUFFAT
- Artist
- Marin Haselbock Organ
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Jul 01, 2000
- Catalog #
- 8553917
- UPC
- 730099491723
About
The flourishing of period instrument performance may have accustomed the world's ears to the sound of mean tuning, but institutional instruments such as the pipe organ have yet to catch up. There are very few organs in the world capable of playing in mean temperament, so period-style recordings are necessarily limited; thus the fortunate necessity of this CD of Georg Muffat's 'Apparatus musico-organisticus' being recorded on the Klosterneuberg Abbey organ in Austria. Beyond its authentic tuning, it has an amazing variety of tone colors, which Muffat's score takes full advantage of.
Muffat, a student of Jean-Baptiste Lully, lived and composed at the cusp of a new era in European history. He stepped beyond the limitations of national character, and sought to incorporate elements of Italian and German music in his own French compositions. He was also aware of the new tonality put forth in the 'Well-Tempered Clavier' by his contemporary, J. S. Bach. Though Part I of the 'Apparatus' uses mean tuning, he was eager to experiment with the newer even temperament, which he did in Part II, so it could not be recorded on this instrument. Given the choice, however, Part I is much more interesting listening.
Muffat, a student of Jean-Baptiste Lully, lived and composed at the cusp of a new era in European history. He stepped beyond the limitations of national character, and sought to incorporate elements of Italian and German music in his own French compositions. He was also aware of the new tonality put forth in the 'Well-Tempered Clavier' by his contemporary, J. S. Bach. Though Part I of the 'Apparatus' uses mean tuning, he was eager to experiment with the newer even temperament, which he did in Part II, so it could not be recorded on this instrument. Given the choice, however, Part I is much more interesting listening.
Tracklist 8 tracks
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1 Toccata prima 05:08
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Toccata prima
- Duration
- 05:08
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck
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2 Toccata secunda 05:38
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Toccata secunda
- Duration
- 05:38
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck
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3 Toccata tertia 05:36
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Toccata tertia
- Duration
- 05:36
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck
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4 Toccata quarta 07:17
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Toccata quarta
- Duration
- 07:17
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck
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5 Toccata quinta 05:26
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Toccata quinta
- Duration
- 05:26
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck
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6 Toccata sexta 09:24
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Toccata sexta
- Duration
- 09:24
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck
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7 Toccata septima 09:21
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Toccata septima
- Duration
- 09:21
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck
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8 Toccata octava 06:39
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Toccata octava
- Duration
- 06:39
- Composer
- Georg Muffat
- Performer
- Martin Haselböck