Choral Prelude: "Ein' Feste Burg ist unser Gott"

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era.

Choral Prelude "Ein' Feste Burg ist unser Gott" (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God); the famous Lutheran chorale is developed in a dense melodic counterpoint in the first section and in a virtuosic style, with theme on the pedalboard, in the second section.

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