Preliminary round
Candidates make audio recordings of the three works listed below and submit these by means of registration online.
Matthias Weckmann
– Fantasia in d
Johann Sebastian Bach
– Trio in G major
(2nd movement BWV 1039/1027, adapted to organ in the 18th century)
Via this link or A-R Editions: ‚Keyboard Transcriptions of the Bach Circle‘. The deletion of six bars at the end might be respected or be completed by the candidates themselves.
Franz Tunder
– Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
Day 1: Nieuwe Kerk
Round 1 takes place on two consecutive days. Contestants will play on two organs, the Timpe organ in the Nieuwe Kerk and the Martini organ in the Martinikerk.
Day 1: Nieuwe Kerk
Gerard Bunk
Choice between these two works from ’8 Charakterstücke’, op.54:
– Melodie
– Scherzando
Josef Rheinberger
Choice of three works from the following nine:
Charakterstücke op. 156:
– No. 1 Praeludium
– No. 3 Canzonetta
– No. 6 Duett
– No. 11 Passacaglia
Miscellaneen op. 174:
– No. 1 Romanze
– No. 2 Scherzoso
– No. 3 Aufschwung
– No. 5 Agitato
– No. 6 Improvisatio
Robert Schumann
Choice of one of the following ’Studien in kanonischer Form’, op.56:
– Nr. 2 in A minor
– Nr. 4 in A-flat major
– Nr. 6 in B minor
Day 2: Martinikerk
Day 2: Martinikerk
Christian Ritter:
– Sonatine in D
Dietrich Buxtehude:
– Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn BuxWV191
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Choice between:
– Prelude and fugue in C major BWV 545 + (in between) Largo from Sonate V BWV 529
– Prelude and fugue in G major BWV 541 + (in between) Lente (without repeats) from Sonate VI BWV 530
Semi-finals
During the semi-finals contestants will play on the Edskes-organ in the Lutherse Kerk.
Dieterich Buxtehude
Choice between:
– Praeludium in G BuxWV 162
– Praeludium in g BuxWV 163
Johann Nicolaus Hanff
One of these three chorale arrangements:
– Ein feste Burg
– Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein
– Auf meinen lieben Gott
Henry Purcell
– Voluntary for double organ
Choice between these two Organ Concertos:
John Stanley
Concerto in C minor for organ, 2 violins and bass, op.10, nr.4
To be found with this link: https://imslp.org/wiki/6_Concertos,_Op.10_(Stanley,_John)
Joseph Haydn:
Concerto in F major for organ, 2 violins and bass, Hob. XVIII:7
(on request the score can be sent)
Finals, Martinikerk
Heinrich Scheidemann
Choice of one of three intavolations:
– Benedicam Domino (Lassus)
– Dic nobis Maria (Hassler)
– Verbum caro factum est (Hassler)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Choicee between:
– Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major BW 564
– Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542
Johannes Brahms
From ‘Choralvorspiele’, op.posth.122:
– No. 1 Mein Jesu, der du mich
– No. 10 Herzlich tut mich verlangen (6/4)
