Johann Ludwig Krebs Prelude in C Minor KrebsWV 402 - Krzeszów pipe organ

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Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780) was a favored student of J.S. Bach and composed quite a number of works for the organ. Despite his virtuosity and gift for composition, he never achieved widespread recognition or success during his lifetime.

Played on my home-built organ console using Sonus Paradisi's Krzeszów sample set. The Krzeszów organ, built by Michael Engler in 1737, is 278 years old (as of this writing in 2015) - this organ was completed when Krebs was merely 24 years old - and I find its sound simply incredible. It's quite interesting to play a work on an organ that the great composer himself could have played during his lifetime.