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Gottfried Pestel

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Name
  
Gottfried Pestel

Role
  
Composer

Gottfried Ernst Pestel originally Bestel(Berka 1654-1732) was a German composer and organist at Weida, Thuringia and Altenburg south of Leipzig. He was princely organist in the castle church from 1686-1732, after which he was succeeded by Christian Lorenz.

Works, editions and recordings

  • 17 organ preludes in the Mylauer-Tabulaturbuch
  • Cantata Komm du schoene Freudenkrone (recording on collection by Sachsisches Vocalensemble, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, directed Matthias Jung CPO 2009)

    • References

    Gottfried Pestel Wikipedia
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