Short bio Nicolaus Bruhns
Birthday:
1665 in Schwabstedt, Germany
Died:
1697 in Husum, Germany
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Baroque
Full biography Nicolaus Bruhns
Nicolaus Bruhns was a German Baroque composer and musician born in Schwabstedt, Holstein, in 1665. He is one of the prominent composers of his time, known for his exceptional compositional skills and musical prowess.
Bruhns' musical career began in Hamburg, where he served as an organist and choirmaster at St. Jacobi Church. He was trained in music by famed organist and composer, Dietrich Buxtehude, who exercised a significant influence on his work.
As a composer, Bruhns wrote a range of music, including vocal works such as cantatas, choral music, and oratorios, and instrumental works such as organ music and works for violin. His compositions often showcased his ability to integrate musical styles from France and Italy into his works, resulting in a unique and innovative approach to Baroque music.
One of Bruhns' most famous works is his cantata "Jauchzet dem Herren alle Welt," which translates to "Praise the Lord, all the world." This piece features joyful melodies and uplifting lyrics, creating a sense of spiritual fulfillment in the listener.
Despite his short life, Bruhns' contributions to Baroque music earned him recognition as one of the most important composers of his era. His works continue to inspire and captivate audiences, and his notable style and artistic achievements remain a significant influence on the history of classical music to this day.
Compositions featuring Nicolaus Bruhns
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland, chorale for organ | 10:19 min | Keyboard | 1690 |
| 2 | Prelude for organ in E minor | 7:33 min | Keyboard | 1690 |
| 3 | De Profundis Clamavi, sacred concerto for voice, 2 violins & continuo | 13:13 min | Choral | 169? |
| 4 | Toccata in E minor "Kleine, " for organ | 5:15 min | Keyboard | 16?? |
| 5 | Toccata in E minor "Große, " for organ | 8:31 min | Keyboard | 16?? |
| 6 | Toccata for organ in G | 7:50 min | Keyboard | 16?? |
| 7 | Prelude and Fugue for organ in G minor | 4:57 min | Keyboard | 16?? |
| 8 | Prelude & Fugue for organ No. 2 in E minor | 8:22 min | Keyboard | - |
| 9 | Vater unser im Himmelreich, chorale prelude for organ | 6:46 min | Keyboard | - |
| 10 | Prelude and Fugue for organ | Keyboard | - | |
| 11 | Prelude and Fugue for organ in E | 8:08 min | Keyboard | - |
| 12 | Prelude and Fugue for organ in E minor (greater) | 8:49 min | Keyboard | - |
| 13 | Prelude and Fugue for organ in G | 7:29 min | Keyboard | - |
| 14 | Prelude and fugue for organ in G flat major | 4:35 min | Keyboard | - |
| 15 | Prelude for organ in E major | 5:19 min | Keyboard | - |
| 16 | Prelude for organ in E minor | 9:20 min | Keyboard | - |
| 17 | Wohl dem, der Den Herren Fürchtet for 3 voices, instruments & continuo | 4:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 18 | Adagio in D major, for organ | 2:22 min | Keyboard | - |
| 19 | Prelude for organ in G major | 7:54 min | Keyboard | - |
| 20 | Toccata and Fugue for organ in E minor | 9:21 min | Keyboard | - |
| 21 | O Werter Heilger Geist, sacred madrigal cantata for 4 voices, instruments & continuo | 14:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 22 | Der Herr Hat Seinen Stuhl, sacred concerto for voice, strings, bassoon & continuo | 7:24 min | Concerto | - |
| 23 | Die Zeit Meines Abschieds Ist Vorhanden for 4 voices, 5 instruments & continuo | 7:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 24 | Erstanden Ist der Heilige Christ, chorale concerto for 2 voices, 2 violins & continuo | 9:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 25 | Hemmt eure Tränenflut, sacred madrigal cantata for 4 voices, strings, bassoon & continuo | 8:56 min | Choral | - |
| 26 | Ich liege und schlafe, concerto-aria cantata for 4 voices, 5 instruments & continuo | 8:47 min | Choral | - |
| 27 | Jauchzet dem Herren Alle Welt for voice, 2 violins ( or 2 bassoons) & continuo | 11:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 28 | Mein Herz ist bereit, sacred concerto for voice, violin & continuo | 9:34 min | Concerto | - |
| 29 | Muß Nicht der Mensch, sacred madrigal cantata for 4 voices, instruments & continuo | 11:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 30 | Prelude & fugue for organ in E minor (shorter) | 5:01 min | Keyboard | - |
| 31 | Paratum cor meum, for 3 voices, violin, 2 violas da gamba & continuo | 9:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 32 | Praeludium for organ in D major (fragment) | 2:05 min | Keyboard | - |
| 33 | Praeludium for organ in E flat major ("Great") | 8:58 min | Keyboard | - |
| 34 | Praeludium for organ in G minor | 4:12 min | Keyboard | - |
| 35 | Praeludium in E 'lesser', for organ | 4:57 min | Keyboard | - |
| 36 | Praeludium in G | 8:25 min | Keyboard | - |
| 37 | Praeludium No. 1 in E major for organ ("Groß") | 8:47 min | Keyboard | - |
Albums featuring Nicolaus Bruhns
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns - Yale Institute Of Sacred Music, Masaaki Suzuki – Cantatas And Organ Works Vol. 1(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2021 | BIS |
| 2 |  |
Ensemble Les Surprises, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Buxtehude, Bruhns, Pachelbel – Mysterien Kantaten(CD, ) | 2018 | Ambronay Éditions |
| 3 |  |
Erik Harbo, Dowland, Monteverdi, Handel, Bruhs, Monteclair – A Voice V(CD, Album) | 2017 | CDKlassisk |
| 4 |  |
Bruhns | Hanff | Kneller - Olivier Vernet – Fantasticus (Intégrale Des Œuvres Pour Orgue | Complete Organ Works | Die Orgelwerken)(CD, Album) | 2016 | Ligia Digital |
| 5 |  |
Bruhns, Harmonices Mundi, Claudio Astronio – Complete Cantatas(2×CD, ) | 2016 | Brilliant Classics |
| 6 |  |
Hammerschmidt, Telemann, Bruhns, Scheidt... - Le Concert Étranger, Itay Jedlin – Conversations Avec Dieu(CD, ) | 2015 | Centre Culturel De Rencontre D'Ambronay |
| 7 |  |
Bruhns & Scheidemann, Bine Bryndorf – Organ Works(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2015 | Dacapo (4) |
| 8 |  |
Rosenmüller • Bruhns • Tunder • Matthias Weckmann • J.C. Bach, Mauro Borgioni, Accademia Hermans, Fabio Ciofini – Abendmusik - Cantatas For Solo Bass(CD, ) | 2014 | Brilliant Classics |
| 9 |  |
Bruhns - Hasse / Manuel Tomadin – Complete Organ Works(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2013 | Dynamic S.R.L. |
| 10 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Greta De Reyghere, James Bowman (2), Guy De Mey, Max Van Egmond, Ricercar Consort – Das Kantatenwerk(2×CD, Compilation) | 2009 | Ricercar |
| 11 |  |
Dieterich Buxtehude, Nicolaus Bruhns, Ton Koopman – Opera Omnia X - Organ Works 5(2×CD, Album) | 2009 | Challenge Classics |
| 12 |  |
Scheidemann • Weckmann • Tunder • Buxtehude • Böhm • Bruhns • Bach - Johannes Strobl (2) – Christ Lag In Todesbanden(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2008 | Audite |
| 13 |  |
Michael Kuhlmann (3), Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Gottfried Walther, Nikolaus Bruhns – Die Meyer-Orgel Der Ev.-Luth. Kirche In Schönhagen(CD, ) | 2008 | Ambiente |
| 14 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Melchior Schildt, Joseph Kelemen – Complete Organ Works(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel) | 2007 | Oehms Classics |
| 15 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns · Georg Dietrich Leyding - Friedhelm Flamme – Complete Organ Works(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2005 | cpo |
| 16 |  |
Bruhns - Helmut Winter (2) – Intégrale D'Orgue(CD, Album, Reissue) | 2004 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 17 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Johann Adam Reinken - Bernard Foccroulle – Sämtliche Orgelwerke(CD, Compilation) | 2002 | Ricercar |
| 18 |  |
Lorenzo Ghielmi / Nikolaus Bruhns – Nikolaus Bruhns: Complete Organ Works - L'Organo Della Basilica Di San Simpliciano, Milano(CD, Album) | 2002 | Winter & Winter |
| 19 |  |
Bruhns – Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel – Deutsche Kantaten | 2002 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 20 |  |
Tunder, Bruhns, Graupner, Kuhnau - Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe – Before / Avant Bach - Deutsche Kantaten - Cantates Allemandes | 2000 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 21 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns, Johann Nicolaus Hanff - William Porter (3) – Complete Organ Works Of Nicholas Bruhns And Johann Nicolaus Hanff(CD, ) | 1999 | Loft Recordings (2) |
| 22 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns, Christoph Schaffrath, Manuel Rodrigues Coelho, António Correa Braga - Antoine Sibertin-Blanc, Madalena Abrunhosa, Ictus Schola Cantorum – Canto Gregoriano - Recital De Orgão(CD, Album) | 1998 | RCA Classics |
| 23 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns / Jan Willem Jansen, Le Parlement De Musique, Martin Gester – L’Œuvre D’Orgue, Cantates(CD, Compilation) | 1997 | Tempéraments |
| 24 |  |
J. S. Bach • J. Pachelbel • N. Bruhns • J. Dandrieu • L.-C. Daquin / Dieter Glös – Angermünde Wagner-Orgel(CD, Stereo) | 1996 | Capriccio (2) |
| 25 |  |
Bruhns, Bach, Ritter, Alain - Barry Jordan (2) – Orgelmusik Am Magdeburger Dom (Barry Jordan Spielt: Bruhns, Bach, Ritter, Alain)(CD, Album) | 1996 | Prospect (3) |
| 26 |  |
Gustav Leonhardt / Scheidemann, Schildt, Bruhns, Böhm, J. S. Bach – The Arp Schnitger Organ at St. Jacobi, Hamburg | 1996 | Sony Classical |
| 27 |  |
Rosenmüller • Buxtehude • Weckmann • Schütz • Bruhns - Harry van der Kamp – Cantatas For Bass(CD, ) | 1996 | Sony Classical |
| 28 |  |
Bruhns, Buxtehude, Reincken, Tunder, Bach - Matthias Eisenberg – Matthias Eisenberg Plays The Silbermann Organ At St. Georgenkirche, Rötha(CD, Album) | 1994 | Priory |
| 29 |  |
Bruhns, Scheidemann, Buxtehude, Sweelinck, Zsigmond Szathmáry – An Der Metzler-Orgel In Umkirch(CD, ) | 1992 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 30 |  |
Sweelinck / Scheidt / Tunder / Lübeck / Bruhns / Böhm / Buxtehude / Pachelbel − Helmut Walcha – Orgelmeister Vor Bach(3×CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, ) | 1992 | Archiv Produktion |
| 31 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Bernard Foccroulle – Orgelwerke(CD, Album) | 1991 | Ricercar |
| 32 |  |
Georg Böhm, Nikolaus Bruhns, Vincent Lübeck - Marie-Claire Alain – Orgelmusik Aus Norddeutschland(CD, Album) | 1991 | Erato |
| 33 |  |
Martin Klietmann, Heinrich Schütz, Fux, Bruhns, Monteverdi – Edward H. Tarr, Capella Savaria, Pál Németh – Heinrich Schütz - Fux - Bruhns - Monteverdi(CD, ) | 1990 | Hungaroton |
| 34 |  |
Martin Klietmann, Heinrich Schütz, Fux, Bruhns, Monteverdi – Edward H. Tarr, Capella Savaria, Pál Németh – Heinrich Schütz - Fux - Bruhns - Monteverdi | 1990 | Hungaroton Antiqua |
| 35 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns - Johann Nicolaus Hanff / Bernard Coudurier – L'Œuvre D'Orgue(CD, Album) | 1988 | BNL Productions |
| 36 |  |
Bach, Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, Pachelbel, Buxtehude, Bruhns - Rainer Maria Rückschloß – Johann Sebastian Bach und seine Musikalischen Wurzeln(CD, Album) | 1988 | Audite |
| 37 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt, Will Eisenmann - Olivier Eisenmann – Abend-Musik Zu St. Michael Zug(CD, Stereo) | 1987 | Duraphon |
| 38 |  |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Böhm, Nikolaus Bruhns, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Gottfried Müthel, Johann Pachelbel, Samuel Scheidt, Johann Gottfried Walther, Peter Bartetzky – Das Orgelportrait, Abteikirche Hamborn(LP, Mono) | 1987 | Psallite |
| 39 |  |
Schütz, Tunder, Bruhns, Weckmann, Strungk, Maria Zedelius, Michael Schopper, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel – De Profundis(CD, Album) | 1986 | Archiv Produktion |
| 40 |  |
V. Lübeck, N. Bruhns, J. S. Bach, M. Reger, Cornelius Schneider-Pungs – Cornelius Schneider-Pungs An Der Klais-Orgel Der Ev.-luth, St.- Andreas-Kirche Zu Springe/Deister(LP, Stereo) | 1985 | Mitra Digital |
| 41 |  |
Harald Vogel plays works by Buxtehude, Bruhns and Bach – The Stanford Organ(LP, Stereo) | 1985 | Organa |
| 42 |  |
Buxtehude, Bruhns, Pachelbel, J.S. Bach - Heinz Balli – Organ Concert At The Stadtkirche St. Nikolaus, Frauenfeld | 1983 | Denon |
| 43 |  |
Buxtehude, Bruhns, Lübeck - Hans Helmut Tillmanns – Norddeutsche Orgelmeister(LP) | 1982 | Sastruphon |
| 44 |  |
Prinz Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar / Johann Sebastian Bach / Ludwig van Beethoven / Franz Schubert / Johannes Brahms / Anton Bruckner / Nicolaus Bruhns / Franz Liszt – Richterswil - Evangelische Kirche / Zürich - Grossmünster(LP, Stereo) | 1981 | Pelca |
| 45 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns, Johann Nicolaus Hanff – The Papenius Organ Concert | 1981 | Denon |
| 46 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns, Hans-Jürgen Schnoor – Sämtliche Orgelwerke(LP, Album) | 1980 | TSB (2) |
| 47 |  |
Buxtehude, Bach, Bruhns, Arno Schönstedt – An Der Marcussen-Orgel Im Meldorfer Dom(LP, Stereo) | 1978 | Calig |
| 48 |  |
Georg Dieterich, Joh. Seb. Bach, Nicolaus Bruhns, Samuel Scheidt – Georg Dieterich Spielt Auf Bornholmer Orgeln(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1977 | Wannseer Abend Musik |
| 49 |  |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, Nikolaus Bruhns, Georg Böhm - Herfried Mencke – Orgelkonzert Im Friesendom | 1977 | Pelca |
| 50 |  |
Bach • Lübeck • Bruhns • Pachelbel - Hedwig Bilgram – Dominikaner-Orgel-Landshut(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1976 | ACM |
| 51 |  |
Vivaldi, Albert, Scarlatti, Buxtehude, Bruhns, Capella Fidicinia, Hans Grüß – Deutsche Und Italienische Kantaten Der Barockzeit | 1971 | Eurodisc |
| 52 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns, Dietrich Buxtehude, George Markey – Das Orgelportrait(LP, Stereo) | 1970 | Psallite |
| 53 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Johann Nicolaus Hanff – Sämtliche Orgelwerke | 1970 | Telefunken |
| 54 |  |
Monteverdi, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Buxtehude, Albert, Bruhns, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Capella Fidicinia, Hans Grüß – Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (Tenor) | 1969 | ETERNA |
| 55 |  |
Edith Mathis, Hermann Prey, Walter Kraft, Johannes Brenneke, The Windsbach Children's Choir, Hans Thamm – Evening Concert In St. Marien, Lubeck | 1968 | His Master's Voice |
| 56 |  |
Vincent Lübeck • Nikolaus Bruhns • Georg Böhm • Matthias Weckmann • Dietrich Buxtehude - Robert Köbler – Norddeutsche Orgelmeister | 1964 | Archiv Produktion |
| 57 |  |
Jørgen Ernst Hansen Plays Works By Dieterich Buxtehude, Franz Tunder, Nikolaus Bruhns, Andreas Kneller, Johann Nicolaus Hanff, Matthias Weckmann, Georg Böhm, Arnold M. Brunckhorst – Les Précurseurs Nord-allemands de Bach (Anthologie De La Musique D'Orgue | 1961 | Anthologie de la Musique D'orgue |
| 58 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns, Franz Tunder - Folkert Lüpsen – Norddeutsche Orgelmusik Des Barock(7", 45 RPM, EP) | 1961 | Cantate |
| 59 |  |
Nikolaus Bruhns, Vincent Lübeck - Hans Heintze – Organ Works Of Nicolaus Bruhns And Vincent Lübeck(LP, Mono) | 1958 | Archive Production |
| 60 |  |
Sweelinck, Steigleder, Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Bruhns, Walther, Bach, Simon - Walter Supper – Monuments Of Baroque Organ Music | 1952 | Renaissance (6) |
| 61 |  |
Gottfried Holzer, Bruhns, Bach – Die Orgel Im Neuberger Münster(LP) | - | Garnet |
| 62 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Greta De Reyghere, James Bowman (2), Guy De Mey, Ian Honeyman, Max Van Egmond, Ricercar Consort – Sämtliche Werke - Kantaten (Vol. 2)(CD, Album) | - | Ricercar |
| 63 |  |
Jean Costa (2), Bruhns, Buxtehude, Böhm, Lübeck, Muffat, Krieger, Pachelbel, Speth – Les Grands Maitres Baroques Allemands(2×12", Album, Compilation) | - | Musidisc |
| 64 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Greta De Reyghere, James Bowman (2), Guy De Mey, Max Van Egmond, Ricercar Consort – Das Kantatenwerk = Complete Cantatas = Les Cantates(2×CD, Compilation) | - | Ricercar |
| 65 |  |
Lübeck • Bruhns • Scheidt, Helmut Walcha – Orgelwerke = Organ Works(CD, Remastered) | - | Archiv Produktion |
| 66 |  |
Johann Erasmus Kindermann, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Schelle, Franz Tunder, Nicolaus Bruhns – Kantaten Des Frühbarock(LP, Stereo) | - | Electrola |
| 67 |  |
Marie-Claire Alain / Nicolaus Bruhns, Arnold Brunckhorst, Georg Dietrich Leyding, Andreas Kneller – Nicolaus Bruhns Intégrale De L'Œuvre Pour Orgue(LP) | - | Erato |
| 68 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Ricercar Consort – Sämtliche Werke(3×CD, , Box Set, ) | - | Ricercar |
| 69 |  |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Nicolaus Bruhns – Meine Seele Rühmt Und Preist/Jauchzet Dem Herren(10") | - | Not On Label |
| 70 |  |
Präludium Und Fuge Nr. 2 E-moll(7", 45 RPM) | - | Archiv Produktion |
| 71 |  |
Jørgen Ernst Hansen, Dieterich Buxtehude, Franz Tunder, Nikolaus Bruhns, Andreas Kneller, Johann Nicolaus Hanff, Matthias Weckmann, Georg Böhm, Arnold Brunckhorst – Anthologie de Ma Musique D'orgue. Volume 1. Les Précurseurs Nord - Allemands de Bach(LP, A | - | Ricordi |
| 72 |  |
Michael Radulescu, Bach, Bruhns, Buxtehude, De Grigny, Vivaldi – Orgue Ahrend Église Des Jésuites De Porrentruy(4×CD, , Box Set, ) | - | Label G |
| 73 |  |
Georg Böhm, Dietrich Buxtehude, Nikolaus Bruhns, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Peter Kellner, Herbert Manfred Hoffmann – Festliches Orgelkonzert In Amorbach(LP) | - | Pelca |
| 74 |  |
Matthias Eisenberg, Bruhns / Hanff / Buxtehude / J.S.Bach / Scarlatti / Pachelbel / Walter / Krebs – Matthias Eisenberg An Der Führer-Orgel Der Klosterkirche Riddagshausen(CD, Album) | - | Ram (13) |
| 75 |  |
Franz Tunder, Nicolaus Bruhns, Dietrich Buxtehude – Lübeck, Eine Abendmusik In St. Marien(LP, Stereo) | - | Columbia |
| 76 |  |
Werner Jahr, Bruhns, Grigny, Bartok, Alain – Werner Jahr Spielt Auf Der Bosch-Orgel Der Stadtkirche Friedberg(LP, Album, Stereo) | - | Not On Label |
| 77 |  |
Buxtehude, Bruhns, Scheidemann, Tunder, Bach, Krebs, Töpfer, Herzogenberg, David, Raphael - Hans Musch – Die Choralfantasie Für Orgel(2×LP, Stereo, Mono) | - | Christophorus |
| 78 |  |
De Grigny, Bruhns, Böhm, Buxtehude, Roman Cantieni – Roman Cantieni(LP) | - | Dischi ECO |
| 79 |  |
Albert De Klerk, Pachelbel, Walther, Bruhns, Buxtehude – Albert De Klerk Bespeelt Het Müller - Orgel In De Grote Of St. Bavokerk Te Haarlem(LP, Album) | - | Artone |
| 80 |  |
Nicolaus Bruhns, Greta De Reyghere, James Bowman (2), Guy De Mey, Ian Honeyman, Max Van Egmond, Ricercar Consort – Sämtliche Werke - Kantaten (Vol. 1)(CD, Album) | - | Ricercar |
Videos featuring Nicolaus Bruhns
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) - Complete Cantatas
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) - Complete Cantatas
Nicolaus Bruhns/Georg Dietrich Leyding - Orgelwerke (Friedhelm Flamme)
Nicolaus Bruhns/Georg Dietrich Leyding - Orgelwerke (Friedhelm Flamme)
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Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) - Foccroulle
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Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) - Cantatas and Organ Works, Vol. 1
Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) - Cantatas and Organ Works, Vol. 1
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