Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780)
"Ach Gott, erhör mein Seufzen"
"Ach herr mich armen Sünder"
"Ach Herr mich armen Sünder"
"Auf meinen lieben Gott" en canon
"Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele"
"Herlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr"
"Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir"
"Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut"
"Herr, ich habe missgehandelt"
"Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr"
"Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn"
"Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"
"Jesu, der du meine Seele"
"Jesu, meine Freude"
"Jesu, meines Lebens Leben" (2 versions)
"Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht"
"Mitten wir im Lebend sind"
"Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gein" (2 versions)
"O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort"
"O Gott, du frommer Gott"
"O König, dessen Majestät"
"Von Gott will ich nicht lassen"
"Von Himmel hovh, da komm ich her"
"Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz"
"Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan"
"Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist"
"Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"
"Wir glauben all an einen Gott"
"Wir glauben all an einen Gott"
"Wir glauben all an einen Gott"
"Wo soll ich fliehen hin"
"Zeuch ein zu deinen Toren"
Fantaisie a gusto italiano en fa majeur
Fantaisie en fa majeur
Fantaisie en sol majeur
Fantaisie et Fugue en fa majeur
Fantaisie sur "Freu dich sehr, o mein Seele"
Fantaisie sur "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend"
Fantaisie sur "Jesus, meine Zuversicht"
Fantaisie sur "Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen"
Fantaisie sur "Wer nur den lieben Gott, lässt walten"
Fugue en do mineur
Fugue en do mineur
Fugue en fa majeur
Fugue en la mineur
Fugue en mi bémol majeur
Fugue en si bémol majeur
Fugue en si bémol majeur sur BACH
Fugue en sol mineur
Prélude en do majeur
Prélude en do mineur
Prélude en fa mineur
Prélude et Fugue en do majeur
Prélude et Fugue en fa dièse majeur
Prélude et Fugue en fa mineur
Prélude et Fugue en ré majeur
Prélude et Fugue en ré mineur
Prélude et Fugue en sol majeur
Toccata et Fugue en la mineur
Toccata et Fugue en mi majeur
Trio en do majeur
Trio en do mineur
Trio en fa majeur
Trio en la mineur
Trio en mi bémol majeur
Trio en mi mineur
Trio en ré mineur
Trio en si bémol majeur
Trio en sol majeur
Trio sur le chorale "Mein Gott, das Herze bring ich dir"
Clavier-übung I, Prélude, Chorale, Variations

Manuel Tomadin, orgue

Orgue Schnitger (1695), Eglise van Noordbroek, Pay-Bas
Orgue Silbermann (1735), Freiberg, Allemagne
Orgue Schnitger & Freytag (1793), Zuidbroek, Pays-Bas
Orgue Pradella (2007), Sandrio, Italie

Johann Ludwig Krebs (Buttelstedt, 12 October 1713 – Altenburg, 1 January 1780) was a favourite pupil of the great J.S. Bach (who regarded him particularly highly, punning on their two surnames declaring Krebs ‘was the only crayfish in his stream’) and a supremely talented inheritor of the composer–organist tradition of the Northern European Baroque. As a member of the last generation of these musicians, he lived in a time of marked shifts in taste, during the rise of the empfindsamer (sensitive) style, with its preference for balance and grace over the high baroque’s interwoven contrapuntal lines and chromatic harmony. For this reason his genius met with little acceptance during his long career, yet despite never securing a prestigious position and salary and never being commissioned to write he composed a significant body of music, particularly for the organ at which he excelled, his skill almost rivalling that of his mentor, J.S. Bach. Today, long after the stylistic trends of his day have faded, Krebs is appreciated for his exceptionally refined music. For the organ this includes a variety of pieces in several improvisatory and contrapuntal forms, including a great many chorale settings. Thirteen of these come from his ClavierÜbung (keyboard method), the first volume of which was composed for the organ. Manuel Tomadin has selected three instruments of the Northern European Baroque School, lesser-known than others in their native Germany and Holland and yet of very high quality, plus a modern instrument for the recording of the ClavierÜbung. The latter, built in 2007 by the Giovanni Pradella Workshop in the Italian alpine province of Sondrio, is nevertheless constructed according to ancient techniques in handcrafted hardwood and painstakingly cast and rolled pipes.