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    Johann Adam Ehrlich organ at Evangelische Stadtkirche / Bad Wimpfen, Germany (1748)
    Samples by Gernot Wurst
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 726Download View Lyrics
    Brief chorale harmonization with flourishes between each phrase. WAV file is available in RAR format: here (6.0 MB). [0:55] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor, BWV 987Download
    Based on a violin concerto by Duke Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, op. 1, no. 4. Alternating slow and fast sections, indefatigably cheerful. Usually played on harpsichord, this is a special arrangement for organ. [5:18] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Nun lob mein Seel den Herren, BuxWV 212Download View Lyrics
    Four variations, with the first deceptively stating the Chorale in the key of C. Pedal is used in the first and fourth variation, the latter registered as a trio even though there are a few extra notes. The 10 2/3 stop in the Pedal gives the auditory illusion of a 32' stop. Impulse reverberation added. [9:23] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Boehm, Georg: Praeludium in F durDownload
    Manuals only, in 2 repeated sections, the first dominated by scalar passages in many note values, the second utilizing primarily a dotted eighth + sixteenth rhythmic pattern. First section: Pos: Großgedect 8' + Spitzfloete 4' Mixtur 3 Fach coupled to HW Principal 8' + Octav 4' + Superoctav 2' - Repeat: same Pos coupled to Quintatoene 8' + Kleingedeckt 4' + Superoctav 2' - Second Section and Ending: Pos: Großgedect 8' + Spitzfloete 4' + Octav 2' + Quint 1 1/3' coupled to HW Viola di Gamba 8' + Kleingedeckt 4' - Repeat: Pos: Großgedect 8' + Spitzfloete 4' coupled to HW Viola di Gamba 8' + Kleingedeckt 4' [3:4] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728Download View Lyrics
    Autograph in the Klavierbüchlein for Anna Magdalena Bach. This delicate piece may more properly belong to the clavichord repertory, but it sounds very charming on this 18th century organ. Registration: Ornamented Chorale on Hauptwerk: Principal 8' + Kleingedeckt 4' + Cornet 3 Fach; echoed on Positiv: Großgedeckt 8' + Principal 4' + Spitzfloete 4', which also provides the other voices. [1:38] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Scheidemann, Heinrich: Praeambulum No. 13 in G MajorDownload
    Some sections resemble the writing of Scheidemann's famous teacher, J. P. Sweelinck. Mutopia Project score is available here. [5:18] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Pachelbel, Johann: Da Jesus an dem Kreuze StundDownload View Lyrics
    Very straightforward yet expressive 4-voice setting played on manuals alone - Hauptwerk (Principal 8' + Viola di Gamba 8' + Octav 4 + Superoctav 2) coupled to Positiv (Grossgedeckt 8' + Spitzfloete 4' + Octav 2' + Quint 1 1/3). [1:44] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Scheidemann, Heinrich: Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeietDownload View Lyrics
    Chorale in Pedal, 3 voices on the manual. No reverberation added. [3:44] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Ciacona in E minor, BuxWV 160Download
    This set of pensive variations uses various stops on the Hauptwerk and Pedal, with occasional stops coupled from the Positiv. [5:16] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr', BWV 716Download View Lyrics
    Simple 3-voice treatment, with the chorale in the Pedal (lowered one octave at first due to limited keyboard compass), and in augmentation at the end using the 16' Posaune in the pedal. [1:59] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Pachelbel, Johann: Ich ruf zu dir, 2nd SettingDownload View Lyrics
    Four part fughetta on Chorale phrases (Hauptwerk Principal ' + Viola di Gamba 8' + Octav 4' + Quint 2 2/3' + Superoctav 2'; repeat on Positiv Weit Principal 8' + Principal 4' + Octav 2' + Mixtur 3 Fach + Quint 1 1/3) followed by a slower sounding of the complete Chorale in the Pedal (Subbass 16' + Octavbass 8' + Posaunen Bass 16', only Posaunen Bass 16' for the repeat). No extra reverberation was added. [4:23] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Pachelbel, Johann: Ach wie elend ist unsre ZeitDownload View Lyrics
    Alternate tune for the text "Aus tiefer Not." Fughetta, then Chorale appears in soprano voice, first on the Haupwerk (Principal 8' + Viola di Gamba 8' + Quintatoene 8' + Kleingedeckt 4'), then on the Positiv (Grossgedeckt 8' + Spitzfloete 4' + Quint 1 1/3), then the two manuals are coupled. Uses the original version. [3:43] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    D'Aquin, Louis Claude: Noël for the Flute StopsDownload
    Four variations on different combinations of flutes. WAV file is available in RAR format: here (20.0 MB). [3:11] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt, BWV 1094Download View Lyrics
    This piece is marked "Adagio," and is played on just one manual. Registration: POS Grossgedeckt 8' + Spitzfloete 4' + Octav 2' [2:19] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Karg-Elert, Sigfrid: Christe, Du Lamm Gottes, Op. 65, No. 46Download View Lyrics
    "Written in the style of Pachelbel", tempo is "Grave alla Sarabanda." Registration: Hauptwerk Principal 8' + Octav 4'; Viola di Gamba 8'; coupled to Positiv Spitzfleute 4'; repeat; end on Viola di Gamba. Impulse reverberation added. [3:4] (a=468 Hz) HW1
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in G Major, BWV 980Download
    Based on a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, Op. 4 No. 1, in three movements [Allegro] - Largo - Allegro. Pedal part added by James Pressler in movements 1 and 3. [8:51] (a=468 Hz) HW1