UPDATED 05/26/2004
 
Jan Peterszoon Sweelinck
Variations on Secular Songs and Dances
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Virtual performances created by James Pressler
 
 
These delightful variations are presented on a variety of instruments and temperaments
in the order in which they appear on the CDROM from which they were created,
available for purchase from NPC Imaging
    Variations on Est ce Mars Download
    Seven variations on a secular song. Renaissance Organ (ca. 1587) in gothic church in Smecno, Czech Republic - Samples by Jiri Zurek [5:13] (A=465)
    Variations on Ich fuhr mich über Rheine Download
    Six variations on a secular song, with a short coda. Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Georgenkirche / Rötha, Germany (1721) - Samples by Brett Milan [7:39] (A=465)
    Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End Download
    Six variations on a secular song. Gottfried Silbermann Organ, Reinhardtsgrimma / Sachsen, Germany (1731) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier [5:53] (A=465)
    Variations on More palatino [attributed] Download
    Four variations on a secular song. Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Georgenkirche / Rötha, Germany (1721) - Samples by Brett Milan [3:53] (A=465)
    Variations on Soll es sein Download
    Eight variations on a secular song. Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Georgenkirche / Rötha, Germany (1721) - Samples by Brett Milan [7:35] (A=465)
    Variations on Unter der Linden grüne Download
    Four variations on a secular song. This version restores 4 measures which had been inadvertently omitted from Variation 3. The registrations are playfully varied within to show the flexibility of this delightful instrument. Dieter Ott, (2003) House Organ - Samples by Christian Datzko [5:34]
    Variations on Von der Fortuna Download
    Three variations on a secular song. Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Marienkirche / Rötha, Germany (1722) - Samples by Brett Milan [2:52]
    Variations on Balleto del granduca Download
    Five variations on a secular dance tune. Virtual organ set from 1766 Schmidt organ in Peruc, Czech Republic - Samples by Jiri Zurek [5:3]
    Variations on Paduana Lachrimae Download
    Three variations on a secular dance tune, using the current disposition of the organ. Virtual organ set from 1698 Starck organ at Monastery Church of Zlata Koruna, Czech Republic - Samples by Jiri Zurek [4:19]
    Variations on Passamezzo [Attributed] Download
    Six variations on a secular dance tune. Virtual organ set from 1698 Starck organ at Monastery Church of Zlata Koruna, Czech Republic - Samples by Jiri Zurek [6:27]
    Variations on Pavana Hispanica Download
    Eight colorful variations by the two composers. Variation 1 is by Sweelinck, Vars. 2-4 by Scheidt, Var. 5 by Sweelinck, Var. 6 by Scheidt, Vars. 7-8 by Sweelinck. Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Georgenkirche / Rötha, Germany (1721) - Samples by Brett Milan [5:1] (A=465)
    Variations on Pavana Philippi Download
    Two extended variations, with multiple echo effects between Manuals 1 and 2 of this delightfully crisp Virtual Organ. There are several abrupt endings in the soprano part that are rendered "as written." Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Marienkirche / Rötha, Germany (1722) - Samples by Brett Milan [5:34] (A=465)