Sommeille (from Partita G-Dur, GWV 145)

Christoph Graupner (1683 – 1760) was a German baroque composer and harpsichordist, who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.

His music in general is of very high quality. Together with Telemann he was the most productive composer, he wrote many cantatas, chamber works, orchestral works and... yes, keyboard works. Sadly no specific organ works are delivered. Which for me is really a shame, since I wonder how a real Graupner chorale prelude would have sound. However, therefore it's nice to try some of his keyboard works on organ, since the line between harpsichord and organ wasn't that strict in the baroque period. Although I must confess that this piece clearly feels like a harpsichord work.

Sommeille means Schlummerlied or Sleep song. This Sommeille is part of Graupner's Partita GWV 145. The edition I play from is a bad edition with not original dynamic marks. I only found out after the recording a better score on IMSLP (see link below).
A nice chance to show the beautiful Voxho and Quint of the Heilig Geist organ of Ottobeuren. I added the pedal part when I saw fit. Not sure if the Vox of this organ will truly let you sleep...