Fuge D-Moll

Hans Friedrich Micheelsen (1902- 1973) was a German organist, teacher, and composer. He studied in Hamburg and Berlin.

He was active as a church organist until 1938, when he was drafted into the German army. After demobilization, he settled in Hamburg, where he taught at the Hochschule für Musik until 1962.

Hans Frledrich Micheelsen wrote primarily choral music and pieces for organ.
Among his works were a Luther Mass (1933); a German Requiem, Tod und Leben (1938); an oratorio, Wachstum und Reife (1953); Passion according to St. Mark (1954); Land der Vater, cantata (1955); Unser Wandel ist im Himmel, evangelical mass (957); St. John's Passion for Chorus (1961); also a Singspiel, Munchhausen; Organ Concerto (952); Suite for Flute and Piano (970); some songs in the Hamburg dialect.

This Fuge should be played "Breit und Hymnisch fliessend".
(Broad and Flowing like a Hymn)

The registration starts on:
HW: Principal 8' + RP: Prestant 8'

Ped: Principalbass 16, Octavbass 8', Choralbass 4'

Builds gradually up to 8,4,2 in the last bars,
with Fagot 16' in the pedal part.

As indicated the broadness is expanding a lot in the last 8 bars.

As from today the Metzler Poblet sampleset is available from OrganArt Media.