CD Johann Kaspar Kerll Keyboard Suites and Toccatas

Performer: Byron Schenkman, harpsichord

Johann Kaspar Kerll (1627–1693) was recognized throughout seventeenth-century Europe as an outstanding composer and keyboard virtuoso. Born in Saxony, Kerll studied in Rome and held important musical posts in Brussels, Munich, and Vienna. His music for organ and harpsichord represents the diverse keyboard styles and genres of the time: liturgical organ music, free toccatas, imitative canzonas, stylized dance suites, descriptive pieces, and variations.

Tracks

1-4        Suite in F Major

5. Toccata Prima
6. Passgaglis Variata

7-11      Suite in D Minor

12. Canzona Terza

13-16.   Suite in D Major

17. Capriccio Sopra il Cucu
18. Toccata Sttima
19. Canzona Seconda
20. Ciaconna Variata

21-27     Suite in A Minor

28. Toccatat Quin