De Organographia

The captivating original score with variations and alternative versions: Handel's most famous work and one of the most popular pieces of Western choral music, first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742

A sensational find in the holdings of the Herzogin Anna Amalia Library: the original manuscript of a composition by Johann Sebastian Bach unknown until 2005 and his sole contribution to the genre of strophic aria

Destined for posterity and rediscovered in the 19th century: a meticulously written original score from the pen of Johann Sebastian Bach, decorated with colored inks

Written shortly before his death and only premiered over 100 years after its completion: Johann Sebastian Bach's famous Mass in B Minor with fascinating insights into the creation of the work

A declaration of love to an organ: Upper Swabian Baroque music especially compiled for the organ of Ochsenhausen Abbey built by Joseph Gabler as one of the most important sources for the performance of historical pieces of music

From a celecrity of late Renaissance lute music: Italian influences in a fascinating compilation of tablatures for various dances, created by the Bohemian lutenist Nicolaus Schmall of Lebendorf