Lobe den Herren Uploaded by: takatsa Composer: Walther, Johann Gottfried Organ: AVO Szentgotthard v2 Surround Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 232
Chorale prelude on "Lobe den Herren" Uploaded by: MrStone Composer: Walther, Johann Gottfried Organ: Laurenskerk - Transept Organ - 1959 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk VI Views: 55
Auf meinen lieben Gott Uploaded by: Fazioli Composer: Hanff, Johann Nicolas Organ: Müller Grote of Sint Bavo extended Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 233
The list of possible or spurious Bach works extends beyond the BWV-catalogue. Reinmar Emans made a list (around 1997) of chorale preludes that could possibly have been written by Johann Sebastian Bach. The list contains 198 items. Since 1997 some of the works on the list have been positively attributed to other composers, some are supposed to have been written by other composers, and some are still a possible candidate for Bach’s authorship. The prelude to "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" (Emans 100) is one of them. It is a powerful fugue on the first phrase of the choral melody. That's a difficult melody (harmonically) to build a fugue on, so Bach or not, whoever wrote it, shows his harmonic ability very well. The voice leading on the other hand is in places not very expertly done. The question remains: Bach or not Bach?