Herzliebster Jesu - choral Uploaded by: takatsa Composer: Bach, J. S. Organ: AVO - Dutch Harmonium of Kezdimartonfalva Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 1061
Tonal Procession 3 (1975) Uploaded by: CarsonCooman Composer: Rickley, James F. Organ: Schuke (1977), Erfurt, Predigerkirche Software: Hauptwerk VII Views: 44
Introit Mercurial (2024) Uploaded by: CarsonCooman Composer: Stevens, James Michael Organ: Schuke (1977), Erfurt, Predigerkirche Software: Hauptwerk VIII Views: 32
Wilhelm Rudnick was a German organist and church musician and lived from 1850 till 1927. His many organ works aren't that well known, maybe because he wasn't the most progressive composer compared to contemporaries Reger and Karg-Elert. However, his organ works are of high quality and do need more attention. His Passions-Vorspiele, Op. 39 contain 7 chorale preludes on Passion hymns. I recorded the first one on 'Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen?'. A beautiful quiet chorale prelude which only uses two lines of the hymn. It's perfect for use in a church service before the congregation starts singing. Therefore I recorded the famous Bach chorale setting (from the St John Passion) after it. A nice blend of romantic and baroque organ music, focused on the same hymn. Seeing how much Rudnick refers to early music in his pieces, he probably wouldn't mind.