Christum wir sollen loben schon

Daniel Erich (1649-1712) was a German organist and composer. Born into a musical family—his father was a lutenist and maker of stringed instruments in Lübeck—Erich studied for many years with Dietrich Buxtehude, who bought a tenor viol from his father in 1677. From 1675 until 1679, Erich played the positive organ in the choir loft at the Marienkirche in Lübeck. In 1679, he was appointed organist at the parish church in Güstrow (also the Marienkirche), a position he held until his death.

Erich also enjoyed a high reputation as an organ teacher and authority on the instrument, and in the latter capacity worked closely with the organ builder Arp Schnitger. In 1700, he played at the dedication of a new organ by Schnitger in the Dargun castle church.

Only a few of his compositions survived unfortunately. "Christum wir sollen loben schon" came to light when the Neumeister Collection was rediscovered in 1984.
(source: Wikipedia)

I recorded the piece on the model of the Schnitger/Flentrop organ of Zwolle. I didn't couple the pedal division to the Hoofdwerk, only using a few pedal stops shows how powerful the pedal sound of this organ is. After a long and powerful introduction (at least in my interpretation), the cantus firmus of this hymn appears in the pedal.