Zachow - Praeludium & Fuge C-dur / C major - Riepp Heilig Geist Organ, Ottobeuren, Hauptwerk

[@james.flores]

What charming piece! Thanks!

[@RalphLooij]

It is, thanks

[@nils-olekrafft1769]

Really very charmingly played, Ralph. This prelude and fugue is simply a real classic that you always enjoy listening to.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@oam-soundengineering6772]

Unbelievable, such a short work, but really interesting (especially due to your performance)!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Helmut!

[@nilsvanvelzen]

Super mooi gespeeld Ralph mooi tempo, dat red ik nog niet. Dank voor het delen van dit mooie stukje Zachow!

[@RalphLooij]

Dank, Nils! Het praeludium werkt zeker in een lager tempo (de fuga dan weer niet zo, wat mij betreft). Ik hou wel van een beetje vaart, je kan er maar vanaf zijn ;)

[@SecretsofOrganPlaying]

Even though this piece doesn’t have an obligato pedal part, it sounds like nothing is missing. Well-played, Ralph!❤

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@martinholcik1597]

Wonderful. And I just realized how slowly I play this.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks! The prelude works at a slower tempo for sure.

[@KravchenkoAudioPerth]

Impressive for being the smallest organ in there!
Enjoyed it Ralph.
Mark

[@RalphLooij]

It's a great instrument!

[@RienSchalkwijk]

Another successful Zachow! Bravo!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Rien!

[@ChannelRalph]

Thanks for sharing! Very nice performance.

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks, Ralph!

[@peternaryd_operasinger]

Beautiful Ralph!👏👏👏

[@RalphLooij]

thanks

[@theovanwyk5333]

Sublime! 😊

[@RalphLooij]

thanks, Theo.

[@philippelegargean5120]

Lovely prelude and fugue in miniature but grandiose in terms of the effect produced!

[@RalphLooij]

Thanks!

[@wilhelm-z4t]

Very nice miniature well performed. I wonder if the brevity of much of Zachow's, unfortunately, few surviving works is due to the criticism he received from the Pietists, who complained his music was excessively long and elaborate, and that it could be only appreciated by cantors and organists? What treasures may have been lost in the music that hasn't survived and the Pietists complained about? Also, in your description did you mean _unfamous?_ In English, _infamous_ has a negative connotation as in _well-known for some bad quality._ Händel, apparently, highly regarded his former teacher, and after Zachow's untimely death, made arrangements to support his widow and family.

[@RalphLooij]

You're right, I changed that word. Thanks for your feedback and appreciation!

[@hansklein5548]

Ohne die Erfindung der Sequenz wäre die Musikgeschichte völlig anders verlaufen … und dieses Präludium gar nicht komponiert worden

[@RalphLooij]

Haha, that's true!