Matthew Owens (organ)
The Flentrop Organ of Dunblane Cathedral
A close contemporary of Buxtehude, Johann Pachelbel was, by all accounts, an outstanding keyboard player himself, and his compositions provide a fascinating stylistic bridge between early-Baroque composers such as Frescobaldi and Froberger (both of whom influenced him) and the later music of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries.
Organist Matthew Owens continues his major exploration of the many extant organ works of Pachelbel with this third volume, recorded on the Flentrop organ of Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland.
This album explores Johann Pachelbel's improvisational techniques and compositions, highlighting his use of variation, counterpoint, and chorale preludes. It features preludes, fugues, ricercars, and variations that showcase his mastery and educational methods.
Album Booklet (PDF)
About the Artist: Matthew Owens
1. Toccata in C major, P454
2. Fugue in C major, P142
3. Fugue in C major, P143
4. Fugue in C major, P144
5. Prelude in G major, P409
Four chorale preludes (Ascension to Trinity)
6. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, P382
7. Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, P225
8. Komm Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, P223
9. Gott der Vater wohn uns bei, P171
10. Ciacona in D minor, P41
Magnificat Fugues quarti toni
11. Fugue I, P306
12. Fugue II, P307
13. Fugue III, P308
14. Fugue IV, P309
15. Fugue V, P310
16. Fugue VI, P311
17. Fugue VII, P312
18. Fugue VIII, P313
19.–20. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, P416
Aria Prima in D minor, P193
(from Hexachordum Apollinis, 1699)
21. Aria
22. Variation I
23. Variation II
24. Variation III
25. Variation IV
26. Variation V
27. Variation VI
28. Aria
29. Prelude in A minor, P412
30. Fugue in A minor, P163
31. Ricercar in C major, P418
32. Gott Vater, der du deine Sonn, P178
33. Ach wie elend ist unsre Zeit, P35
34. Toccata in C major, P455
35. Fugue in C major, P148
