Präludium und Fuge F-Dur

Robert Johann Nepomuk Führer was a gifted early Romantic-era organist and composer from Bohemia who, at the young age of just 19 (!), rose to become the Second Cathedral Organist at St. Vitus Cathedral in the "Golden City" of Prague. In 1831, at age 24, he became First Cathedral Organist, and in 1839, Cathedral Kapellmeister—marking the zenith of his career. Unfortunately, he ruined this stellar career through alcoholism and fraud; he was convicted for the first time in 1845 and forced to resign from his post.
From then on, he led an unsettled life; known for his choleric temper, he faced multiple convictions and served a prison sentence in Garsten between 1859 and 1860—earning him the label of "composing vagabond" from some biographers—before dying in abject poverty in Vienna in 1861.
He completed his book of preludes, *Der Land-Organist* (The Country Organist), while imprisoned in Garsten.
His collection of preludes, *Der Land-Organist* (Opus 207), comprises free organ pieces ranging from easy to moderately difficult; they are particularly well-suited for use as preludes, communion pieces, and postludes during church services.