Manuel Tomadin - Krebs: Complete Organ Music (2014)

Tracklist
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01. Toccata & Fugue in E Minor, Krebs-WV 411: I. Toccata
02. Toccata & Fugue in E Minor, Krebs-WV 411: II. Fuga
03. Ach herr mich armen Sünder, Krebs-WV 514
04. Fantasia in F Major
05. Trio in D Minor
06. Fuga in B-Flat Major
07. Mitten wir im Leben sind
08. Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz
09. Praeludium in C Major
10. Trio in A Minor
11. Fantasia sopra "Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele", Krebs-WV 519
12. Trio in E-Flat Major
13. Fuga in E-Flat Major
14. Fantasia a gusto italiano in F Major, Krebs-WV 422
15. Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist
16. Trio in G Major
17. Jesu, der du meine Seele
18. Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr
19. Prelude & Fugue in G Major: I. Praeludium
20. Prelude & Fugue in G Major: II. Fuga
21. Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
22. Trio in C Minor
23. Fuga in C Minor
24. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein
25. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein (2)
26. Praeludium in F Minor, Krebs WV-407
27. Trio in F Major
28. Fantasia sopra "Wer nur den lieben Gott, läßt walten"
29. O König, dessen Majestät
30. Praeludium in C Minor
31. Trio sopra chorale "Mein Gott, das Herze bring ich dir" in G Minor, Krebs-WV 538
32. Fuga in F Minor
33. Fantasia sopra "Jesus, meine Zuversicht"
34. Toccata & Fugue in A Minor, Krebs-WV 411: I. Toccata
35. Toccata & Fugue in A Minor, Krebs-WV 411: II. Fuga
36. Prelude & Fugue in C Major: I. Praeludium
37. Prelude & Fugue in C Major: II. Fuga
38. Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr (2)
39. Fuga in F Major
40. Wo soll ich fliehen hin
41. Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
42. Trio in C Minor (2)
43. Praeludia in C Major
44. Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht
45. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern in F Major, Krebs-WV 552
46. Trio in D Minor (2)
47. Praeludia in F Major
48. Fuga in G Minor
49. Herr, ich habe missgehandelt
50. O Gott, du frommer Gott
51. Fantasia in G Major
52. Jesu, meines Lebens Leben
53. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
54. Trio in C Major
55. O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
56. Prelude & Fugue in F Minor: I. Praeludium
57. Prelude & Fugue in F Minor: II. Fuga
58. Trio in B-Flat Major
59. Fantasia sopra "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend" in G Major, Krebs-WV 524
60. Wir glauben all an einen Gott in F Major, Krebs-WV 554c
61. Trio in C Major (2)
62. Praeludia in F Major (2)
63. Jesu, meines Lebens Leben (2)
64. Fuga in A Minor
65. Fantasia sopra "Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen"
66. Fantasia in F Major (2)
67. Ach Gott, erhör mein Seufzen
68. Fuga in F Minor (2)
69. Trio in F Major (2)
70. Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele
71. Praeludia in C Major (2)
72. Zeuch ein zu deinen Toren in A Minor, Krebs-WV 556
73. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
74. Prelude & Fugue in C Minor: I. Praeludium
75. Prelude & Fugue in C Minor: II. Fuga
76. Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir in B-Flat Major, Krebs-WV 522: I. 2 Manuals & Pedal
77. Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir in B-Flat Major, Krebs-WV 522: II. In Canon
78. Trio in F Major (3)
79. Jesu, meine freude, Krebs-WV 110
80. Fuga in B-Flat Major (2)
81. Fuga in A Minor (2)
82. Trio in E Minor (I)
83. Trio in E Minor (II)
84. Trio in E Minor (III)
85. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
86. Wir glauben all an einen Gott in F Major
87. Trio in D Minor (3)
88. Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn
89. Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Major: I. Praeludium
90. Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Major: II. Fuga
91. Prelude & Fugue in D Major: I. Praeludium
92. Prelude & Fugue in D Major: II. Fuga
93. Wir glauben all an einen Gott
94. Fantasia & Fugue in F Major: I. Fantasia
95. Fantasia & Fugue in F Major: II. Fuga
96. Ach Herr mich armen Sünder in C Minor, Krebs-WV 515
97. Trio in E-Flat Major (I)
98. Trio in E-Flat Major (II)
99. Auf meinen lieben Gott in A Minor, Krebs?WV 517
100. Trio in E Minor
101. Fuga in C Minor (2)
102. Prelude & Fugue in D Minor: I. Praeludium
103. Prelude & Fugue in D Minor: II. Fuga
104. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr: I. Preambulum e fugetta
105. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr: II. Chorale
106. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr: III. Chorale variant
107. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten: I. Preambulum
108. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten: II. Chorale
109. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten: III. Chorale variant
110. Jesu, meine Freude: I. Preambulum
111. Jesu, meine Freude: II. Chorale
112. Jesu, meine Freude: III. Chorale variant
113. Christ, lag in Todesbanden: I. Preambulum
114. Christ, lag in Todesbanden: II. Chorale
115. Christ, lag in Todesbanden: III. Chorale variant
116. Ach Gott, von Himmel sieh darein: I. Preambulum
117. Ach Gott, von Himmel sieh darein: II. Chorale cantus
118. Ach Gott, von Himmel sieh darein: III. Chorale variant
119. Auf meinen lieben Gott: I. Preambulum
120. Auf meinen lieben Gott: II. Chorale
121. Auf meinen lieben Gott: III. Chorale variant
122. Vater unser im Immelreich: I. Preambulum
123. Vater unser im Immelreich: II. Chorale
124. Vater unser im Immelreich: III. Chorale variant
125. Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut: I. Preambulum
126. Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut: II. Chorale
127. Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut: III. Chorale variant
128. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan: I. Preambulum
129. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan: II. Chorale
130. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan: III. Chorale variant
131. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott: I. Preambulum
132. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott: II. Chorale
133. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott: III. Chorale variant
134. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen: I. Preambulum
135. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen: II. Chorale
136. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen: III. Chorale variant
137. Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz: I. Preambulum
138. Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz: II. Chorale
139. Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz: III. Chorale variant
140. Jesus, meine Zuversicht: I. Preambulum
141. Jesus, meine Zuversicht: II. Chorale
142. Jesus, meine Zuversicht: III. Chorale variant


Johann Ludwig Krebs (Buttelstedt, 12 October 1713 – Altenburg, 1 January 1780) was a favourite pupil of the great J.S. Bach (who regarded him particularly highly, punning on their two surnames declaring Krebs ‘was the only crayfish in his stream’) and a supremely talented inheritor of the composer–organist tradition of the Northern European Baroque. As a member of the last generation of these musicians, he lived in a time of marked shifts in taste, during the rise of the empfindsamer (sensitive) style, with its preference for balance and grace over the high baroque’s interwoven contrapuntal lines and chromatic harmony. For this reason his genius met with little acceptance during his long career, yet despite never securing a prestigious position and salary and never being commissioned to write he composed a significant body of music, particularly for the organ at which he excelled, his skill almost rivalling that of his mentor, J.S. Bach.

Today, long after the stylistic trends of his day have faded, Krebs is appreciated for his exceptionally refined music. For the organ this includes a variety of pieces in several improvisatory and contrapuntal forms, including a great many chorale settings. Thirteen of these come from his Clavier-Übung (keyboard method), the first volume of which was composed for the organ.

Manuel Tomadin has selected three instruments of the Northern European Baroque School, lesser-known than others in their native Germany and Holland and yet of very high quality, plus a modern instrument for the recording of the Clavier-Übung. The latter, built in 2007 by the Giovanni Pradella Workshop in the Italian alpine province of Sondrio, is nevertheless constructed according to ancient techniques in handcrafted hardwood and painstakingly cast and rolled pipes.