Biography
Organist at the Marienkirche in Luebeck for nearly four decades, Buxtehude was the most celebrated German organist of his generation. His toccatas and praeludia for organ combine improvisatory brilliance with formal rigor and were a formative influence on the young Bach, who famously walked 400 km to hear him play. His keyboard suites and variation sets are also significant contributions to the repertoire.
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Works (66)
Canzonas and Canzonettas for Organ
- Canzona in C major, BuxWV 166 Key C major Difficulty
- Canzonetta in C major, BuxWV 167 Key C major Difficulty
- Canzonetta in D minor, BuxWV 168 Key D minor Difficulty
- Canzonetta in E minor, BuxWV 169 Key E minor Difficulty
- Canzona in G major, BuxWV 170 Key G major Difficulty
Chorale Preludes for Organ
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Key F major Difficulty
- Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Key C major Difficulty
- In dulci jubilo Key G major Difficulty
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland Key D minor Difficulty
- Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Key C major Difficulty
- Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ Key A minor Difficulty
- Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ Key G major Difficulty
- Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her Key C major Difficulty
- Jesus Christus, unser Heiland Key D minor Difficulty
- Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott Key G major Difficulty
- Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein Key E minor Difficulty
- O Gott, du frommer Gott Key A major Difficulty
- Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort Key D minor Difficulty
- Von Gott will ich nicht lassen Key G major Difficulty
- Christ lag in Todesbanden Key E minor Difficulty
- Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich Key G major Difficulty
- Te Deum laudamus, BuxWV 218 Key C major Difficulty
- Puer natus in Bethlehem Key D major Difficulty
Ciacone and Passacaglia for Organ
- Ciacona in C minor, BuxWV 159 Key C minor Difficulty
- Ciacona in E minor, BuxWV 160 Key E minor Difficulty
- Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161 Key D minor Difficulty
Harpsichord Suites
- Suite in C major, BuxWV 226 Key C major Difficulty
- Suite in C major, BuxWV 227 Key C major Difficulty
- Suite in C major, BuxWV 228 Key C major Difficulty
- Suite in C major, BuxWV 229 Key C major Difficulty
- Suite in C major, BuxWV 230 Key C major Difficulty
- Suite in C major, BuxWV 231 Key C major Difficulty
- Suite in D major, BuxWV 232 Key D major Difficulty
- Suite in D minor, BuxWV 233 Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite in D minor, BuxWV 234 Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite in E minor, BuxWV 235 Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite in E minor, BuxWV 236 Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite in E minor, BuxWV 237 Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite in F major, BuxWV 238 Key F major Difficulty
- Suite in F major, BuxWV 239 Key F major Difficulty
- Suite in G major, BuxWV 240 Key G major Difficulty
- Suite in G minor, BuxWV 241 Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite in G minor, BuxWV 242 Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite in A major, BuxWV 243 Key A major Difficulty
- Suite in A minor, BuxWV 244 Key A minor Difficulty
Harpsichord Variation Sets
- Courante zimble with 8 Variations in A minor, BuxWV 245 Key A minor Difficulty
- Aria with 10 Variations in C major, BuxWV 246 Key C major Difficulty
- Aria 'More Palatino' with 12 Variations in C major, BuxWV 247 Key C major Difficulty
- Aria 'Rofilis' with 3 Variations in D minor, BuxWV 248 Key D minor Difficulty
- Aria with 3 Variations in A minor, BuxWV 249 Key A minor Difficulty
- La Capricciosa, BuxWV 250 Key G major Difficulty
Praeludia and Toccatas for Organ
- Praeludium in C major, BuxWV 136 Key C major Difficulty
- Praeludium and Chaconne in C major, BuxWV 137 Key C major Difficulty
- Praeludium in D major, BuxWV 139 Key D major Difficulty
- Praeludium in D minor, BuxWV 140 Key D minor Difficulty
- Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV 142 Key E minor Difficulty
- Praeludium in F major, BuxWV 144 Key F major Difficulty
- Praeludium in F major, BuxWV 145 Key F major Difficulty
- Praeludium in F♯ minor, BuxWV 146 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Praeludium in G major, BuxWV 147 Key G major Difficulty
- Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 148 Key G minor Difficulty
- Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 149 Key G minor Difficulty
- Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 150 Key G minor Difficulty
- Praeludium in A minor, BuxWV 153 Key A minor Difficulty
- Praeambulum in A minor, BuxWV 158 Key A minor Difficulty
- Toccata in G major, BuxWV 165 Key G major Difficulty