Kirnberger / Schneider / Gatti - Organ Music - Import CD

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Kirnberger / Schneider / Gatti

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This is a collection of works by Schneider [1702-1788] and Kilnberger [1721-1783], two of Bach's pupils who were active up to the same period as Mozart. Schneider's recordings are rare, so it is good news that we can now hear about 30 minutes of his works together in manuscript form in the collection of the National Library of Berlin. Kilnberger also did not have many recordings of organ music, so organ lovers will be pleased to hear the "Eight Fugues" and "Small Chorale Preludes," a combined total of about 37 minutes. The instrument used is the 2007 Dellorto & Lanzini organ from the parish church of Our Lady of Assunta in Villiano Vielese, Northern Italy, which is also known for its organ festivals, and it has a nice, clear sound. [About the work] Johann Schneider was born in 1702 in Lauterthal near Frankfurt. In his hometown he became a pupil of Nicola Müller, and from 1717 to 1720 he studied with Johann Hartmann Reinmann in Saalfeld; around 1720 Schneider became a pupil of Bach's organ and harpsichord in Köthen, and in parallel, in Merseburg In 1721, Johann Schneider became organist and principal court musician (concertmaster) at the court in Saalfeld, near his hometown. In 1726, he became a violinist in the court orchestra in Weimar, and in 1729 he was appointed organist of the Nicolai Church, the largest church in Leipzig, a post he held for 37 years until 1766, when he was 64 years old. Schneider remained in Leipzig until his death in 1788 at the age of 86. His works are said to reflect the Gallant style popular at the time, as well as the influence of Bach. Johann Philipp Kilnberger was born in Saalfeld near Weimar in 1721. He studied clavier and violin at home, and studied under Johann Peter Kellner, organist at Greffenroder.Kilnberger was in Leipzig in 1741, and it has been said that he studied under Bach at that time, but the actual situation is still unclear. Within the year, Kilnberger moved to Poland via Dresden, where he stayed for 10 years working for the nobility as a musician, before returning to Germany in 1751. At that time, Prussia was ten years from the death of Friedrich Wilhelm I [1688-1740], who was indifferent to culture and had abolished the court orchestra (thanks to which an orchestra was created in Köthen), and his son, the music-loving Friedrich the Great [1712-1786], had revived the orchestra and had a good musical life. In 1758, Kilnberger began working there as a composition teacher, music director, and musical advisor to Princess Anna Amalia, sister of King Friedrich the Great. Kilnberger copied many of Bach's works, kept the manuscript of the Brandenburg Concerto, and collected and compiled several chorales, known as the "Kilnberger Chorales. (1/2)