Weckman: The Complete Organ Works / Hans Davidsson

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Loft
Release Date
March 6, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      WECKMANN, MATTHIAS
    • PERFORMER
      Hans, Davidsson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 06, 2015
    • UPC
      617145106520
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      LRCD1065
    • LABEL
      Loft
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Praeludium a 5

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    2. Toccata in E Minor

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    3. Fantasia Ex D in D Minor

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    4. Hymn Versus 1

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    5. Versus 1

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    6. Hymn Versus 2

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    7. Versus 2

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    8. Hymn Versus 4

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    9. Versus 3

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    10. Toccata in A Minor

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    11. Variation 1. —

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    12. Variation 2. —

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    13. Variation 3. —

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    14. Variation 4. —

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    15. Primus Versus a 4

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    16. Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    17. Tertius Versus Auff 2 Clavir a 4

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    18. Quartus Versus a 3

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    19. Primus Versus a 4

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    20. Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    21. Tertius Versus a 3

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    22. Toccata in E Minor

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    23. Canzon in G Major

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    24. Primus Versus a 4

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    25. Hymn Versus 1

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    26. Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    27. Primus Versus

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    28. Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    29. Tertius Versus a 3

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    30. Canzon in C Major

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    31. Canzon in C Minor

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    32. Chant verse 1

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    33. Primus Versus a 5

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    34. Chant verse 2-4

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    35. Secundus Versus a 4 Auff 2 Clavir

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    36. Chant verse 5-7

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    37. Tertius Versus

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    38. Chant verse 8-10

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    39. Quartus Versus

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    40. Chant verse 11-12, "Gloria patri minor"

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

    41. Toccata ex D

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    42. Fuga ex D ped Primi Toni

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    43. Hymn verse 1

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

    44. Primus Versus a 5 Im vollen Werck

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    45. Hymn verse 2

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    46. Secundus Versus a 4 Choral in Cantu manualiter vel si placet pedaliter

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    47. Hymn verse 3

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    48. Tertius Versus a 4 Voc

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    49. Quartus Versus: Manualitem (1. Variatio)-2. Variatio-3. Variatio a 3 Voc. Canon in Hypodiaposon …

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    50. Quintus Versus Auff 2 Clavier

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    51. Sextus Versus a 5 Im vollen Werck

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    52. Preambulum primi toni

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    53. Toccata vel praeludium in D Minor

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    54. Canzon in D Minor

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    55. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    56. Primus Versus

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    57. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    58. Secundus Versus Auff 2 Clavir

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    59. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    60. Tertius Versus

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    61. Toccata dal 12 Tuono in C Major

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    62. Canzon Dall istesso Tuono in C Major (version for organ)

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    63. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    64. Primus Versus a 5 Voc Im vollen Werck

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    65. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    66. Secundus Versus Mannualiter Canon in Hyperdiapente post minimam

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    67. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    68. Tertius Versus Auff 2 Clav.

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    69. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    70. Quartus Versus a 3 Pedaliter Canon in subdiapason post Semininimam

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    71. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    72. Quintus Versus a 3 Pedal(iter) Canon in disdiapente post semiminimam

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    73. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    74. Sextus Versus Auff 2 Clavier

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    75. Hymn verse

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson

    76. Septimus et ultimus Versus Coral im Tenor Manualiter et pedal

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Hans Davidsson


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