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Weckman: The Complete Organ Works / Hans Davidsson

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Composer
WECKMANN, MATTHIAS
Artist
Hans, Davidsson
Format
CD
Label
Loft
Released
Mar 06, 2015
Catalog #
LRCD1065
UPC
617145106520

About

WECKMAN Complete Organ Works • Hans Davidsson (org); Ulrike Heider, cond; Sweden Schola Gothia • LOFT 1065–67 (3 CDs: 196:29)

Matthew Weckman was born in Niederdorla, Germany, around 1616, and died in 1674. While familiar to many musicians, he hardly is a household name, even among serious record collectors. Hans Davidsson and Loft Recordings have left no stone unturned in an effort to expose Weckman to a wider public. This really is a labor of love. The packaging and background information are the finest I have seen in a long time. The layout is beautiful. The text is well written. There are two different inserts, either of which would have been satisfying. Davidsson wrote his dissertation on Weckman and the first insert provides highlights of his exhaustive research, and a lifetime of study and performance. This also includes descriptions of each selection on the three CDs. The second booklet gives details on organ registration employed in the 17th century by Weckman and others, and the registration used in this recording. This may sound dry but it is not.

Davidsson places Weckman in historical context: when he learned to play; the experiences that helped him learn to compose; his experiences in Denmark and other stops on his journey through life. While growing up in Dresden, he was exposed to crosscurrents that were reshaping music in Europe, including influences from Italy and England, the Netherlands, and Northern Germany. Davidsson explains how these forces and trends came together for Weckman. And in the recording, we hear the elements unfold, illuminated by Davidsson’s insights. In the process, he demonstrates why Weckman is “without doubt one of the most important musical personalities of Germany in the seventeenth century.”

The music? When I asked an organist friend about Weckman, he laughed, and gave me a one word response: “Boring.” Yes, this is not the most electric music in the world and some of it could be described as boring. But, perhaps prejudiced by the outstanding packaging and recording, I found every section transformed into an insightful window into a faraway world. Many of his organ words are based on chorales and this recording includes these chorales, expertly sung by Schola Gothia. The organ is the North German Baroque Organ, captured in beautiful sound.

I enjoyed this album immensely. It was a fascinating and surprisingly enriching experience. Perhaps more than anything else, this provided new respect for Weckman, and greater appreciation for his role in music history. The recording, like the packaging, is spectacular. Highly recommend, particularly to organists and students of music history.

FANFARE: John E. Roos

Tracklist 76 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Praeludium a 5 05:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Praeludium a 5
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  3. 2 Toccata in E Minor 04:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Toccata in E Minor
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  4. 3 Fantasia Ex D in D Minor 04:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fantasia Ex D in D Minor
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  5. 4 Hymn Versus 1 01:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hymn Versus 1
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  6. 5 Versus 1 01:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Versus 1
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  7. 6 Hymn Versus 2 01:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hymn Versus 2
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  8. 7 Versus 2 02:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    Versus 2
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  9. 8 Hymn Versus 4 01:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    Hymn Versus 4
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  10. 9 Versus 3 02:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    Versus 3
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  11. 10 Toccata in A Minor 04:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    Toccata in A Minor
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  12. 11 Variation 1. — 01:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variation 1. —
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  13. 12 Variation 2. — 01:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variation 2. —
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  14. 13 Variation 3. — 01:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variation 3. —
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  15. 14 Variation 4. — 01:51
    Track
    14
    Title
    Variation 4. —
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  16. 15 Primus Versus a 4 01:22
    Track
    15
    Title
    Primus Versus a 4
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  17. 16 Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir 06:32
    Track
    16
    Title
    Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  18. 17 Tertius Versus Auff 2 Clavir a 4 02:12
    Track
    17
    Title
    Tertius Versus Auff 2 Clavir a 4
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  19. 18 Quartus Versus a 3 01:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    Quartus Versus a 3
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  20. 19 Primus Versus a 4 01:23
    Track
    19
    Title
    Primus Versus a 4
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  21. 20 Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir 01:37
    Track
    20
    Title
    Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  22. 21 Tertius Versus a 3 01:15
    Track
    21
    Title
    Tertius Versus a 3
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  23. 22 Toccata in E Minor 03:48
    Track
    22
    Title
    Toccata in E Minor
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  24. 23 Canzon in G Major 03:16
    Track
    23
    Title
    Canzon in G Major
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  25. 24 Primus Versus a 4 02:47
    Track
    24
    Title
    Primus Versus a 4
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  26. 25 Hymn Versus 1 01:22
    Track
    25
    Title
    Hymn Versus 1
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  27. 26 Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir 03:58
    Track
    26
    Title
    Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  28. Disc 2
  29. 1 Primus Versus 02:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Primus Versus
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  30. 2 Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir 03:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  31. 3 Tertius Versus a 3 03:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    Tertius Versus a 3
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  32. 4 Canzon in C Major 03:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Canzon in C Major
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  33. 5 Canzon in C Minor 05:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Canzon in C Minor
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  34. 6 Chant verse 1 00:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chant verse 1
    Duration
    00:12
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  35. 7 Primus Versus a 5 01:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    Primus Versus a 5
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  36. 8 Chant verse 2-4 00:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chant verse 2-4
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  37. 9 Secundus Versus a 4 Auff 2 Clavir 02:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Secundus Versus a 4 Auff 2 Clavir
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  38. 10 Chant verse 5-7 00:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Chant verse 5-7
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  39. 11 Tertius Versus 02:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    Tertius Versus
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  40. 12 Chant verse 8-10 00:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    Chant verse 8-10
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  41. 13 Quartus Versus 01:18
    Track
    13
    Title
    Quartus Versus
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  42. 14 Chant verse 11-12, "Gloria patri minor" 00:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    Chant verse 11-12, "Gloria patri minor"
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
  43. 15 Toccata ex D 03:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Toccata ex D
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  44. 16 Fuga ex D ped Primi Toni 05:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fuga ex D ped Primi Toni
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  45. 17 Hymn verse 1 00:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    Hymn verse 1
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
  46. 18 Primus Versus a 5 Im vollen Werck 02:53
    Track
    18
    Title
    Primus Versus a 5 Im vollen Werck
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  47. 19 Hymn verse 2 00:35
    Track
    19
    Title
    Hymn verse 2
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  48. 20 Secundus Versus a 4 Choral in Cantu manualiter vel si placet pedaliter 02:58
    Track
    20
    Title
    Secundus Versus a 4 Choral in Cantu manualiter vel si placet pedaliter
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  49. 21 Hymn verse 3 00:35
    Track
    21
    Title
    Hymn verse 3
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  50. 22 Tertius Versus a 4 Voc 02:33
    Track
    22
    Title
    Tertius Versus a 4 Voc
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  51. 23 Quartus Versus: Manualitem (1. Variatio)-2. Variatio-3. Variatio a 3 Voc. Canon in Hypodiaposon … 08:17
    Track
    23
    Title
    Quartus Versus: Manualitem (1. Variatio)-2. Variatio-3. Variatio a 3 Voc. Canon in Hypodiaposon …
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  52. 24 Quintus Versus Auff 2 Clavier 05:38
    Track
    24
    Title
    Quintus Versus Auff 2 Clavier
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  53. 25 Sextus Versus a 5 Im vollen Werck 02:44
    Track
    25
    Title
    Sextus Versus a 5 Im vollen Werck
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  54. Disc 3
  55. 1 Preambulum primi toni 03:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Preambulum primi toni
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  56. 2 Toccata vel praeludium in D Minor 02:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Toccata vel praeludium in D Minor
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  57. 3 Canzon in D Minor 03:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Canzon in D Minor
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  58. 4 Hymn verse 00:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  59. 5 Primus Versus 02:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Primus Versus
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  60. 6 Hymn verse 00:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  61. 7 Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir 02:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  62. 8 Hymn verse 00:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  63. 9 Tertius Versus 02:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Tertius Versus
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  64. 10 Toccata dal 12 Tuono in C Major 03:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    Toccata dal 12 Tuono in C Major
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  65. 11 Canzon Dall istesso Tuono in C Major (version for organ) 02:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    Canzon Dall istesso Tuono in C Major (version for organ)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  66. 12 Hymn verse 00:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  67. 13 Primus Versus a 5 Voc Im vollen Werck 03:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Primus Versus a 5 Voc Im vollen Werck
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  68. 14 Hymn verse 00:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  69. 15 Secundus Versus Mannualiter Canon in Hyperdiapente post minimam 02:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Secundus Versus Mannualiter Canon in Hyperdiapente post minimam
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  70. 16 Hymn verse 00:52
    Track
    16
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  71. 17 Tertius Versus Auff 2 Clav. 03:38
    Track
    17
    Title
    Tertius Versus Auff 2 Clav.
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  72. 18 Hymn verse 00:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  73. 19 Quartus Versus a 3 Pedaliter Canon in subdiapason post Semininimam 02:20
    Track
    19
    Title
    Quartus Versus a 3 Pedaliter Canon in subdiapason post Semininimam
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  74. 20 Hymn verse 00:52
    Track
    20
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  75. 21 Quintus Versus a 3 Pedal(iter) Canon in disdiapente post semiminimam 02:40
    Track
    21
    Title
    Quintus Versus a 3 Pedal(iter) Canon in disdiapente post semiminimam
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  76. 22 Hymn verse 00:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  77. 23 Sextus Versus Auff 2 Clavier 11:51
    Track
    23
    Title
    Sextus Versus Auff 2 Clavier
    Duration
    11:51
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  78. 24 Hymn verse 00:55
    Track
    24
    Title
    Hymn verse
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson
  79. 25 Septimus et ultimus Versus Coral im Tenor Manualiter et pedal 03:52
    Track
    25
    Title
    Septimus et ultimus Versus Coral im Tenor Manualiter et pedal
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Matthias Weckmann
    Performer
    Hans Davidsson