Matthias Weckmann, Fantasie in d Minor

Jorgen Ernst Hansen playing the Frobenius organ at Sct. Andreas Church, Copenhagen. From the LP Master Works for Organ volume 1: The North German School, nonesuch H-71100. Weckmann was born sometime between 1616 and 1619 in Niederdorla (Thuringia) and died in Hamburg in 1674. He studied in Dresden with Heinrich Schutz, was influenced by Sweelinck's pupils, and worked with Froberger, before winning a competition in 1655 to become organist at St. Jacobi in Hamburg, where he composed this Fantasie and most of his other works. Its organ is one of the greatest and most historic baroque organs. Later on Johann Sebastian Bach applied to be organist here, but was turned down in favor of a candidate who supported the church financially.
It was hard to get info about the organ at St. Andrew's (Sct. Andreas). 2009 is the 100th anniversary of the Frobenius firm, which has built classic baroque organs for many years. The church also recently brought in a large group of smaller organs, some of which are seen in this video. A new CD of Joseph Keleman playing Weckmann's works, including this one, has been released. Some might think Hansen's performance of this work on the Frobenius organ is a bit ponderous, but I think it is stronger, more animated and more dramatic than the newer version by Keleman at St. Jacobi.

The Fantasie in d is a strong work. It has several sections, with effective counterpuntal effects and lots of modulation. The opening section has 5 voices.

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[pierrecharles1]

nice impression with the pics,but rather 'Naehmachinen' agogik