Christopher Herrick - Buxtehude: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 1 - Helsingor Cathedral, Denmark

Dieterich Buxtehude was famously visited by J S Bach who walked from Arnstadt to Lubeck to hear him play. Bach stayed far longer than his employers expected, so captivated was he by the older man�s playing. That Handel also visited Lubeck, in 1703, further underlines Buxtehude�s stature.The indefatigable Christopher Herrick has embarked on a complete series of Buxtehude�s organ music. The repertoire falls into two basic categories: free works, and works based on pre-existing melodies. To the first category belong the preludes and fugues, toccatas and fugues, ostinato works, and single-movement pieces such as the Fugue in C, BuxWV174. To the second belong the works based on chorale and plainsong melodies. A tantalizing selection of these is recorded here on the great organ of Helsing�r Cathedral, Denmark.