Arioso on Herzliebster Jesu Uploaded by: Musicman92312 Composer: Blackwell, David Organ: SMG - St. Mark's Glendale E.M. Skinner Software: Hauptwerk VI Views: 64
Herzliebster Jesu Uploaded by: palsorgel Composer: Brahms, Johannes Organ: Oloron-Sainte-Marie Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 33
Herzliebster Jesu (1930) Uploaded by: Bartfloete Composer: Bornefeld, Helmut Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 126
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.