Christopher Herrick - Buxtehude: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 3 - St-Louis-en-l'�le, Paris

The latest volume of Christopher Herrick�s acclaimed series of Buxtehude�s complete organ works comes from Paris and the admired organ of St-Louis-en-l��le � formally opened in 2005, and based on the work of Zacharias Hildebrant (1688-1757). As with previous discs, it includes a selection of the composer�s praeludia, ostinato works, canzonettas and canzonas, interspersed with chorale preludes, chorale fantasias and variations.Highlights include the magnificent Praeludium in D minor, BuxWV140, which is among the finest and most striking examples of the genre, and a particularly beautiful and contrasting set of chorale preludes.