Matthias Weckmann, born in Niederdorla near Muhlhausen (Thuringia) in 1616 and died in Hamburg in 1674, was trained as a musician by Heinrich Schutz in Dresden among others. He worked as an organist in Dresden (Schlosskirche) and Hamburg (St. Jakobi). It is particularly for the Jakobi organ that he wrote his elaborate and virtuoso organ works. Our new edition in the renowned series 'Masters of the North German Organ School' faithfully transfers the works which survived in letter tablature, providing a reliably edited urtext. Volume 1 contains the cantus firmus-based works, 8 authentic verse cycles with 2-7 movements each in which chorale melodies such as 'Es ist das Heil uns kommen her', 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ)' or the 'Magnificat' are varied, as well as a cycle on 'Ach wir armen Sunder' attributed to Weckmann. Volume 2 proves him to a master of concertante organ music, containing 3 works with pedal (Fantasia, Fuga and Praeambulum in D) as well as several moderately difficult works to be played on manuals only (6 toccatas, 5 canzonas). Reliable standard edition of the music by one of the great (North) German organ masters.

Index of the 9th volume

ANONIMO .......................................... Obra defalsas .............................. pag. 72

BABOU Thomas ................................. Fantaisiedes trompettes basses et hautes ? 91

BABOU Thomas ................................. Tantumergo ................................. ? 86

BASSANI Giovanni ............................ Fantasia....................................... ? 68

BEST William Thomas ....................... Allpeople that on earth do dwell ... ? 74

BEST William Thomas ....................... O praisethe Lord with one consent ? 76

BOËLLMANN Léon ........................... Toccata (dalla « Suite Gothique ») ? 39

de GRIGNY Nicolas ............................ Duo ............................................. ? 59

de GRIGNY Nicolas ............................ Dialogue...................................... ? 62

de GRIGNY Nicolas ............................ Dialoguepour la communion ......... ? 64

LEYDING Georg Dietrich.................... Praeludium .................................. ? 26

LEYDING Georg Dietrich.................... Praeludium .................................. ? 33

RICHTER Ernest Friedrich ................ Wernur den lieben Gott lässt walten ? 50

RICHTER Ernest Friedrich ................ OGott, du frommer Gott ............... ? 88

SCHERER Sebastian Anton ............... Intonazioni................................... ? 7

SCHUMANN Robert ........................... Fugaterza (dalle seifughe sul nome Bach) ? 22

SWEELINCK Jan Pieterszoon ............. Ballo del granduca ....................... ? 17

TAGLIASASSI Giambattista ............... Adagio.......................................... ? 70

VIERNE Louis .................................... Communion.................................. ? 53

VIERNE Louis .................................... Berceuse...................................... ? 56

WECKMANN Matthias ....................... Toccatavel præludium................... ? 78

WECKMANN Matthias ....................... Toccata ........................................ ? 81

WIDOR Charles Marie ....................... Toccata ........................................ ? 95

ANONIMO .......................................... Obra defalsas .............................. pag. 72

BABOU Thomas ................................. Fantaisiedes trompettes basses et hautes ? 91

BABOU Thomas ................................. Tantumergo ................................. ? 86

BASSANI Giovanni ............................ Fantasia....................................... ? 68

BEST William Thomas ....................... Allpeople that on earth do dwell ... ? 74

BEST William Thomas ....................... O praisethe Lord with one consent ? 76

BOËLLMANN Léon ........................... Toccata (dalla « Suite Gothique ») ? 39

de GRIGNY Nicolas ............................ Duo ............................................. ? 59

de GRIGNY Nicolas ............................ Dialogue...................................... ? 62

de GRIGNY Nicolas ............................ Dialoguepour la communion ......... ? 64

LEYDING Georg Dietrich.................... Praeludium .................................. ? 26

LEYDING Georg Dietrich.................... Praeludium .................................. ? 33

RICHTER Ernest Friedrich ................ Wernur den lieben Gott lässt walten ? 50

RICHTER Ernest Friedrich ................ OGott, du frommer Gott ............... ? 88

SCHERER Sebastian Anton ............... Intonazioni................................... ? 7

SCHUMANN Robert ........................... Fugaterza (dalle seifughe sul nome Bach) ? 22

SWEELINCK Jan Pieterszoon ............. Ballo del granduca ....................... ? 17

TAGLIASASSI Giambattista ............... Adagio.......................................... ? 70

VIERNE Louis .................................... Communion.................................. ? 53

VIERNE Louis .................................... Berceuse...................................... ? 56

WECKMANN Matthias ....................... Toccatavel præludium................... ? 78

WECKMANN Matthias ....................... Toccata ........................................ ? 81

WIDOR Charles Marie ....................... Toccata ........................................ ? 95