North German Organ Baroque Volume 7 (SACD)

Vol. 7 of CPO’s North German Organ discovery series is dedicated to another baroque master: Johann Praetorius, one of the seven children of the organist Hieronymus Praetorius. The contrapuntal mastery in all these works demonstrates a quality matching that of the works of other composers of the times. Friedhelm Flamme interprets the pieces on the organ of the Holthausen Cloister near Büren. Although this instrument has a mere seven stops, its tonal potential is rich and varied.