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Georg Boehm
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Auf meinen lieben Gott Click to Listen [8:18] (A=465)
Chorale and four attractive variations. Registration: Chorale on Hauptwerk with pedal doubled (Principal 8' + Octava 4'); Var. 1 RH on Oberwerk (Gedackt 8' + Principal 4' + Nasat 3' + Octava 2' + Tertia 1 3/5'); Var. 2 alternates between Hauptwerk (Principal 8' + Octava 4' + Spitzflöte 4' + Octava 2' + Cymbeln II) and Oberwerk (Gedackt 8' + Principal 4' + Octava 2' + Quinta 1 1/2'); Var. 3 LH running bass on Hauptwerk (Bordun 16' + Rohrflöte 8' + Spitzflöte 4') Chorale and added voice on Oberwerk (Quintadena 8' + Rohrflöte 4' + Nasat 3' + Tertia 1 3/5'); Var. 4 RH on Hauptwerk (Principal 8' + Octava 4' + Spitzflöte 4'), LH on Oberwerk (Gedackt 8' + Quintadena 8' + Principal 4' + Rohrflöte 4'), Pedal (Principal Bass 16' + Pedal Coppel). Instrument: Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Georgenkirche - Rötha, Germany (1721) - Samples by Brett Milan

Chorale Text
German:

Auf meinen lieben Gott
Trau' ich in Angst und Not,
Der kann mich allzeit retten
Aus Trübsal, Angst und Nöten,
Mein Unglück kann er wenden,
Steht all's in seinen Händen.

English:

In my beloved God
I trust in fear and need;
He can me e'er deliver
From sadness, fear and trouble.
My sorrow can he alter,
For all rests in his hands now.
--Tr. Z. Philip Ambrose (used by permission)


Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software