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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Magnificat noni toni, BuxWV 205 Click to Listen, [4:10] (Kirnberger II mod. , f(A3)=468 Hz)
Three variations, the first in 4 voices for Hauptwerk and Pedal; the second places the Choral in the Pedal at a slow tempo (16' reed); the third uses the Hauptwerk with Pedal at the end. Instrument: Johann Adam Ehrlich organ at Evangelische Stadtkirche / Bad Wimpfen, Germany (1748) - Samples by Gernot Wurst

Chorale Text
German:
Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn, und mein Geist freuet sich Gottes meines Heilands.

English:
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my Spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
--St. Luke 1:46-47

Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software