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    Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Georgenkirche / Rötha, Germany (1721) -
    Samples by Brett Milan
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Preludio con Fuga A-DurDownload
    The Prelude begins with a Pedal cadenza, continues with manual arpeggios, and pits a strongly ornamented soprano line against emphatic chords, with an almost seamless segue to the Fugue, whose subject incorporates the first 5 notes of the familiar "St. Anne" hymn tune, though its first entrance is disguised with ornamentation. Subsequent entrances are more straightforward, especially in the Pedal. [5:3] (A=465) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 704Download View Lyrics
    Ultrasimple three-voice fughetta on an Advent chorale, played on a rather bright Hauptwerk combination. [0:56] (A=465) HW1
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (I)Download View Lyrics
    Four distinct sections, with the Chorale appearing in the soprano in all but the second section, where it appears in the pedal. [2:58] (A=465) HW1
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (II)Download View Lyrics
    A smaller reworking of the same materials used in version 1, without a pedal sounding of the Cantus Firmus. [1:51] (A=465) HW1
    Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon: Variations on More palatino [attributed]Download View Lyrics
    Four variations on a secular song. [3:53] (A=465) HW1
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Ein feste Burg ist Unser Gott, BuxWV 184Download View Lyrics
    Energy exudes from this heavily ornamented chorale setting. Chorale is sounded on a full Oberwerk cornet: Gedackt 8' + Quintadena 8' + Principal 4' + Rohrflöte 4' + Nasat 3' + Octava 2' + Tierza 1 3/5'. The accompaniment is played on the Hauptwerk: Rohrflöte 8' + Spitzflöte 4' + Cymbeln II, with Pedal Principal Bass 16' and Pedal Coppel. [2:54] (A=465) Midi file available. HW1
    Pachelbel, Johann: Toccata in E minorDownload
    A brief but brilliant splash of sparkling sound. Registration - Hauptwerk: Rohrflöte 8' + OW-HW Coupler; Oberwerk: Principal 4' + Octava 2' + Quinta 1 1/2 + Mixtur III; Pedal: Principal-Bass 16' + Pedal Coppel. Technical note: Slight anticipation (one sixty-fourth note) used in Pedal. [1:43] (A=465) Midi file available. HW1
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Praeludium in Phrygian Mode, BuxWV 152Download
    Florid beginning, short fughetta, a softer 3/2 variation on that fughetta theme, and a florid ending. [4:8] (A=465) HW1
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Toccata in F Major, BuxWV 156Download
    One of the most improvisatory of Buxtehude's works (one may rejoice in the fact that Attention Deficit Disorder had not yet been invented and was just considered a sign of genius). [6:30] (A=465) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 1117Download View Lyrics
    From the Neumeister Chorale Collection. In three sections: The first is played on the Hauptwerk (Bordun 16' + Principal 8' + Octava 4'); the second is a virtuosic variation with rapid-fire thirty-second notes, also on the Hauptwerk but without the 16' and with the Mixtura III for clarity; the third is a grand coda adding the Quinta 3', Octava 2' and Cymbeln II to the Hauptwerk and utilizing the Principal Bass 16' and Posaune 16'. [1:54] (A=465) HW1
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Lobe den HerrenDownload View Lyrics
    The familiar chorale is sounded in all voices with some great ornamentation. One of the Phantom Organist's favorite postludes. [1:58] (A=465) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Das Jesulein soll doch mein Trost, BWV 702Download View Lyrics
    Fughetta on the 17th century Christmas tune, with some slightly tortured chromatic twists near the end. Registration HW Bordun 16' + Principal 8' + Octava 2' + OW/HW; OW Gedackt 8' + Octava 2' + Quinta 1 1/2' + Mixtur III; Pedal Principal Bass 16' + Pedal Coppel. WAV file is available in RAR format: here (10.4 MB). [1:35] (A=465) Midi file available. HW1
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Canzonetta in D minor, BuxWV 168Download
    In four sections: Imitative counterpoint on the Hauptwerk in common meter with a characteristic hesitation step contrasted with a 3/4 version of the same subject played on the Oberwerk. The playfulness is interrupted by a strong transition on the Hauptwerk with Pedal reed, and a different subject which appears recto and inversus (right- and up-side-down) is introduced on a bright Oberwerk registration, then finished off with a fuller registration on the Hauptwerk; the Bordun 16' is added near the end for a satisfying conclusion to this short excursion. [3:59] (A=465) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543Download
    One of the mature masterworks. The Prelude starts with arpeggios on the manuals, to which is added a pedal point, proceeding to manual flourishes, a pedal solo based on the opening motive, and proceeding to a strong dialogue between manual and pedals. The Fugue has an infectious momentum and ends with one of the strangest cadenzas in all of Bach. [10:19] (A=465) HW1
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Ich dank dir, lieber Herre, BuxWV 194Download View Lyrics
    Unusual treatment of chorale with alternating slow and fast sections, ending with a dancelike 6/4 section and a short businesslike coda in common meter. [3:57] (A=465) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541Download
    A cheerful and engaging pair, this Prelude and Fugue is rated G for General Audiences. I think the stretto (a technique where the fugue subject in a new voice begins before the old one ends, similar to a Round) at the end of the fugue is especially thrilling. [7:55] (A=465) HW1