Girolamo Frescobaldis music influenced composers like Froberger Buxtehude Johann Sebastian Bach and Muffat. Bärenreiter sets a benchmark in six editions next to the well-tried Pidoux-edition.

Hommage À Frescobaldi by Jean Langlais is a set of eight pieces for Organ. Dedicated to his professor Marcel Dupré these pieces require the use of pedals and could be practised by upper-intermediate / advanced players. The pieces are: 1. Prélude au Kyrie 2. Offertoire 3. Elevation 4. Communion 5. Fantaisie 6. Antienne 7. Thème et variations 8. Épilogue While all the pieces include keyboard and pedals the epilogue is a pedal solo. Girolamo Frescobaldi was an Italian composer of the Renaissance and Baroque period who was also appointedSt Peter’s main organist. His work was some of the most influential music of the 17th century. Jean Langlais was a French composer who contributed prolifically to the Organ repertoire.

This volume contains all 71 of the German composer's works for organ including 25 toccatas 8 fantasias 6 canzonas 18 capriccios and 14 ricercares. The music recalls Froberger's teacher the Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi offering grand visions of the late Baroque. Since the scores do not include pedal indications they are also appropriate for the piano or harpsichord.Reprint of works from Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich Artaria Vienna.

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