Artist
Walter Kraft
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There are several artists with this name: 1. a German organist and composer, 2. a Czech singer and composer. 1) Walter Kraft (Cologne, 9 June 1905 - Amsterdam, 9 May 1977) was a German organist and composer, best known for his remarkably long tenure (almost half a century, 1926-1972) at the Marienkirche, Lübeck. During this tenure, Kraft, who had been a student of Paul Hindemith in Berlin, revived the practice of evening concerts of sacred works. Such concerts, collectively called Abendmusik, had been regularly given by his predecessors at the church, notably Dietrich Buxtehude and Franz Tunder; but they had ceased in 1810, mainly due to the dislocation caused to northern Germany by the Napoleonic wars. Kraft made numerous records, usually for American labels, during the LP era — some of these have now re-emerged on CD — and as well as recording Handel's 12 organ concertos, he was the first person to commit to disc the entire solo organ output (or what was thought to be at the time the entire solo organ output) of Bach and Buxtehude. His discography also included pieces by more obscure German baroque musicians such as Nikolaus Bruhns. Like his younger contemporary Anton Heiller, Kraft also composed a fair amount (mostly organ music but also an oratorio called Christus), though as with Heiller, his fame as a performer completely upstaged his hopes of lasting renown as a creator. Once he retired in 1972 from the Marienkirche post, he apparently planned to write an opera, but never finished any such work. He died along with 32 others when Amsterdam's Hotel Poland caught fire. -- 2) Czech musician, producer and composer, real name Michal Prokeš. Member of Hyperkraft, Walcer. Ex-Daniel Landa band bassist, later producer of dance music and movie music writer. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645: Choral Prelude: Sleepers Awake ("Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme")
Classical Music for Yoga and Relaxation
Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 536: II. Fugue
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 7
Albums
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 10
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 11
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 12
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 13
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 14
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 2
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 3
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 4
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 5
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 7
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 8
2023
J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 9
2023
Blue Edition - Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066 & Organ Works
2021
Blue Edition - Bach: Orchestral Suites Nos. 2 & 3 and Organ Works
2021
Blue Edition - Bach: Organ Concerti & Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066
2021
Blue Edition - Bach: Organ Concerti & Orchestral Suites
2021
Grey Edition - Bach: Fantasia, BWV 572 & Violin Concerti
2021
Grey Edition - Bach: Sei gegrüsset, Jesu, gütig, BWV 768 & Violin Concerto No. 2, BWV 1042
2021
Grey Edition - Bach: Violin Concerti & Chorale Preludes
2021
Grey Edition - Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2, BWV 1042 & Chorale Preludes
2021
Orange Edition - Bach: 6 French Suites Nos. 5 , 6 & Chorale Preludes
2021
Orange Edition - Bach: Fantasia & 6 French Suites
2021
Orange Edition - Bach: Overture in the French Style & Little Organ Book
2021
Orange Edition - Bach: Toccata and Fugue & Overture in the French Style
2021
Artist Edition: Walter Kraft Plays Chorale Preludes of Johann Sebastian Bach for Organ
2020
Bach: Orgelwerke, Vol. 1
2020
Bach: Orgelwerke, Vol. 2
2020
Bach: Orgelwerke, Vol. 3
2020
Buxtehude: Orgelwerke, Vol. 1
2020
Buxtehude: Orgelwerke, Vol. 2
2020
Buxtehude: Orgelwerke, Vol. 3
2020
Green Edition - Bach: Organ Concertos & Fantasia, BWV 572
2020
Green Edition - Bach: Organ Concertos and Chorale Preludes
2020
Green Edition - Bach: Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, BWV 768 & Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565
2020
Green Edition - Bach: Toccata and Fugue, BWV 540 and other Chorale Preludes
2020
Handel: Complete Organ Concertos, Vol. 1 (Mono Version)
2017
Handel: Complete Organ Concertos, Vol. 2 (Mono Version)
2017
Yellow Edition - Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins, BWV 1043 & Toccata and Fugue, BWV 540
2017
Yellow Edition - Bach: Organ Concertos & Concerto for 2 Violins, BWV 1043
2017
Yellow Edition - Bach: Organ Concertos & Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2
2017
Yellow Edition - Bach: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & Organ Concerto, BWV 592
2017
Bach - Art Edition: Little Organ-Book
2016
Bach - Art Edition: Organ Concertos
2016
Azazel
2013
Buxtehude: Complete Organ Music
2004
Buxtehude: Organ Music, Vol. 1
2004
Buxtehude: Organ Music, Vol. 3
2004
Buxtehude: Organ Music, Vol. 5
2004
Bach: Organ Music, Vol. VI
2000
Bach: Organ Music
1988
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