Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666-1727): Fugue in G Minor (performance, Jordan Alexander Key)

Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666-1727): Fugue in G Minor Performance: Jordan Alexander Key Instrument: Andrew Anderson Memorial Pipe Organ, University of Florida For the complete score see: Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666-1727) is an under-recognized composer of the late 17th and early 18th century. His works were influential on the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach, who transcribed a number of Buttstett’s works into his own notebooks. Buttstett’s fugal design is somewhat unique and idiomatic, often using rhythmically motoric themes with numerous repeated notes and fugal forms that have two distinct expositions. Here is a performance edition of his quirky fugue in g-minor. The performance edition is based on the registrations of and performance by Jordan Alexander Key.