The organ in St Andreas.
During July I been going to a series of organ recitals given in the church at 5pm on every Friday, where the organist, Rüdiger Wilhelm, plays several short works, and always includes a work by JS Bach.
Last Friday was no exception, when he played Bach´s "Fugue in G Major, BWV 376," a work with which I am familiar. Bach never visited Braunschweig, (unless he did, and his visit was not recorded) so it is good to hear music that pays homage to one of Germany´s greatest composers. He also performed "Prelude in D Minor" by Dietrich Buxtehude, a Danish/German composer who much influence Bach´s compositions. As a young man, Bach walked from Lüneburg to Hamburg and Lübeck, in order to hear Buxtehude play.
The church is hosting an art exhibiton about homelessness, with exhibits by those who once lived on the streets throughout the world.
We observe the faces of those less fortunate than ourselves, and most of us just turn away!
The tower of St Andreas standing behind the Alte Waage, a recently restored old warehouse, which had been destroyed in WW2.
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