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Sigfrid Karg-Elert
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Meinem Jesum lass ich nicht, Op. 65, No. 49 Click to Listen, [1:39]
In this Fughetta, the Chorale is twice emphasized with marcato, first in the Pedal (pulled down) and at the end in the Soprano. Impulse reverberation added, after which two dynamic curves were imposed. Instrument: Orgue de salon (1988) - Samples by Eric Bricet and Jean Yves Garet

Chorale Text
German:
Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht.
Weil er sich für mich gegeben,
So erfordert meine Pflicht,
Klettenweis' an ihm zu kleben;
Er ist meines Lebens Licht;
Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht.
--Christian Keimann, 1658

English:
This my Jesus I'll not leave,
Since his life for me he offered;
Thus by duty I am bound
Limpet-like to him forever.
He is light unto my life,
This my Jesus I'll not leave.
--Tr. Z. Philip Ambrose (used by permission)


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