Appetizer! Konzerte laden ein: Bachs dorische Toccata
Overview
Intro
Appetizer! Concerts to accompany your aperitif, performed on the organ. This time, you can discover Bach’s “Dorian Toccata and Fugue” and Buxtehude’s Prelude in F-sharp minor—two masters of the North German organ tradition.
“Bach’s Dorian Toccata”
Dorian Toccata and Fugue by J. S. Bach and Prelude in F-sharp minor by Dieterich Buxtehude
Cyrill Schmiedlin – Organ
Johann Sebastian Bach’s so-called “Dorian Toccata and Fugue,” BWV 538, is one of his most impressive organ works. The Toccata develops an unstoppable musical flow from a striking motif, while the grand-scale fugue, with its artful architecture and dramatic build-up, showcases Bach’s full mastery.
With Dieterich Buxtehude’s Prelude in F-sharp minor, the program delves into the North German organ tradition that had a decisive influence on the young Bach. Free, improvisational-sounding sections alternate with rigorously crafted fugal passages, giving rise to music full of imagination and expression.
A program that connects two generations of great organ masters—and makes audible how Bach’s monumental organ art grew out of Buxtehude’s free sound world.
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| Contact address |
Maryna Schmiedlin
Präsidentin Verein Rossignol Basel Appetizer! Mittagskonzerte auf der Orgel 4051 Basel maryna.schmiedlin@gmail.com |
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| Location |
Marienkirche Basel Holbeinstrasse 30 4051 Basel Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://appetizer.li/ |
| Price |
Admission is free. Donations accepted at the exit.
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Event dates
- 26 September 2026