Praeludium D-Dur

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736 - 1809) was an Austrian composer, organist, music theorist and one of the teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven. He was also a friend of Haydn and Mozart. Beethoven had arrived in Vienna in 1792 to study with Joseph Haydn, but quickly became infuriated when his work was not being given attention or corrected. Haydn recommended his friend Albrechtsberger, with whom Beethoven then studied harmony and counterpoint. (source: Wikipedia)
This prelude in D major is part of a bundle of 12 preludes for organ. The cover gives the instruction only to play it with 3 or 4 stops. Luckily I did, using the 3 beautiful flutes of the Poblet model. It's really wonderful music, well constructed (it says something that Haydn recommended him for harmony and counterpoint) and I can only encourage every organist to look into Albrechtsberger's rich oeuvre.

I made this recording weeks ago, so I don't remember the channel settings anymore.