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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Magnificat noni toni, BuxWV 205 Click to Listen [4:5]
Three variations. Var. 1: Hauptwerk Principal 8' + Octava 4' + Octava 2' + Mixtuur 4 f., Oberwerk Rohr-Flöhte 8' + Gemshorn 2' coupled to Pedal Posaunen-Bass 16' + Octav-Bass 8'. Var. 2: HW Rohr-Flöhte 8' + Qvintadena 8' + Spitz-Flöhte 4' + Octava 2', OW Gedeckt 8' + Rohr-Flöhte 4' + Nasat 3' + Gemshorn 2' + Tertia + Quint 1-1/3 + Tremulant coupled to empty Pedal. Var. 3: OW Rohr-Flöhte 4' + Nasat 3' + Gemshorn 2' + Cimbel 2 f coupled to HW Principal 8' + Octava 4' + Octava 2' + Mixtuur 4 f., Pedal Posaunen-Bass 16' at end. Instrument: The virtual Gottfried Silbermann organ of Großhartmannsdorf (1741) - Samples by PipeLoops

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

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