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Max Reger
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Seelenbräutigam, Op. 67, No. 35 Click to Listen, [1:51]
Simulated 3-manual performance with Hinterwerk playing both Swell (Geigen Principal 8' + Flauto Amabile 4') and Choir (Flauto Amabile 8' + Flauto Amabile 4') parts against the Chorale in the tenor range of the Hauptwerk (Principal 8' + Viola di Gamba 8'). Pedal (Subbass 16' + Violon 8') is used when chorale is sounded. At the end, the Flauto Amabile 8' is used with the Pedal. Instrument: F. A. Mehmel Village Church Organ, St. Andreas Church, Nehringen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (1868) -
Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

Chorale Text
German:

Seelenbräutigam,
Jesu, Gotteslamm,
Habe Dank für deine Liebe,
Die mich zieht aus reinem Triebe
Von der Sünden Schlamm,
Jesu, Gotteslamm.
--Adam Drese, 1697

English:
Blessed bridegroom,
Jesu, Lamb of God,
I give thanks for your love
Which pulls me with pure impulses
From the stain of sin,
Jesu, Lamb of God,
--Composite

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software