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Johannes Brahms

Eleven Chorale Preludes

Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, is a collection of works for organ by Johannes Brahms, written in 1896, at the end of the composer's life, immediately after the death of his beloved friend, Clara

Transcriptions#

Preludes 4, 5, and 8–11 were transcribed for solo piano by Ferruccio Busoni in 1902 as BV B 50. These transcriptions have been recorded by Paul Jacobs, Wolf Harden, Lydia Artymiw, Igor Levit, and Samson Tsoy.

  • , Robert Pecksmith, 1872 Ladegast organ of St. Jakob, Köthen
  • , Robert Pecksmith, 1879 Sauer organ of Sankt-Gertraud-Kirche, Frankfurt (Oder)
Composer
Johannes Brahms