- Nun Danket, Op. 65, No. 59
[3:51]
A festival prelude where the chorale is the basis for the composition, but it is almost hidden. Beware of extreme dynamic contrasts. Uses the extended
set.
Instrument:
A. Cavaillé-Coll Organ, originally Paris, France, moved to Mainz, Germany (1877) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier
- Chorale Text
German:
Nun danket alle Gott
mit Herzen, Mund und Händen,
der grosse Dinge tut
an uns und allen Enden;
der uns von Mutterleib und Kindesbeinen an
unzählig viel zugut,
und noch jetzund getan!
--Martin Rinkert, 1636
English:
Now thank we all our God
With heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things has done
In whom His world rejoices.
Who from our mother's arms
Hath bless'd us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours today.
--Catherine Winkworth, 1858
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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