Helmut Walcha
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Biography
Helmut Walcha was a distinguished German organist and harpsichordist who specialized in the works of the Dutch and German masters. Despite losing his sight at age 19, he graduated from the Leipzig Conservatory and served as an assistant at the Thomaskirche. After moving to Frankfurt, he became a professor at the Musikhochschule in 1938 and served as the organist at the Dreikönigskirche starting in 1946. Walcha achieved international acclaim for his monumental recordings of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, documented in his Bach: The Organ Works (1947â1952) and the later stereo cycle (1956â1971). A respected composer, his 25 Chorale Preludes (1954) remain a staple of the repertoire. Walcha retired in 1981, leaving a legacy of structural clarity and rigorous scholarship that continues to influence historical performance practice.
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Helmut Walcha
Buxtehude: Organ Works BuxWV 137, 139-142, 145-146, 149,159-160, Passacaglia BuxWV 161
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- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV815~I. Allemande
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV815~II. Courante
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV815~V. Menuet
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811~II. Allemande
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811~IV. Sarabande
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811~I. Prélude
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811~VII. Gigue
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811~V. Double
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811~VI. Gavotte I & II
- Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599/644: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BWV 609
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV812~II. Courante
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV812~IV. Menuet I & II
- Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599/644: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813~V. Menuet
- Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599/644: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm'ich her, BWV606
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813~II. Courante
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813~IV. Air
- French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813~VI. Gigue
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV814~II. Courante
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV814~IV. Anglaise
- French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV814~VI. Gigue
- English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807~V. Bourrée I & II
- Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BuxWV 142
- English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV808~II. Allemande
