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

Johann Heinrich Buttstett (16661727): 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 (16661727) is an underrecognized 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 gminor. The performance edition is based on the registrations of and performance by Jordan Alexander Key.