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 Ciaconna (in Schneeberger Orgelbuch um 1705) Cantata Komm du schoene Freudenkrone (recording on collection by Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, directed Matthias Jung CPO 2009) References German organists German male organists German Baroque composers 1654 births 1732 deaths 18th-century keyboardists 18th-century classical composers German classical composers German male classical composers 18th-century German composers 18th-century German male musicians