D. Buxtehude - Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder - BuxWV 178

Go Bach to Sleep
D. Buxtehude
Ach Herr, mich armen sünder
BuxWV 178
Jon Liinason, organ

ORGAN INFO
The organ in Norrfjärden Church, Piteå, Sweden

The German church in Stockholm played a significant role in the musical life of the Swedish capital during the Era of Great Power. Here, from 1625, court organist Andreas Düben worked, and he was succeeded by his son Gustaf upon his death.

The organ in the church was originally built by Paulus Müller in 1607, and after several modifications and expansions, by the year 1651 it had a total of 35 stops distributed across the main, upper, Rückpositiv, and pedal divisions. At that time, it was Sweden's foremost organ by far. After Gustav Düben's death in 1690, interest in the organ waned. In 1779, the organ was sold to the parish of Övertorneå in Tornedalen, where the main and upper divisions were installed in a modified state, with an additional pedal and full chromatic range.

The Rückpositiv was placed in the neighboring church in Hedenäset (sadly burnt to the ground in September 2023 https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/norrbotten/det-brinner-i-hietaniemi-kyrka--uykr3v), while the pedal division seems to have disappeared entirely.

Here I'm registering the organ a bit differently, love playing the Rückpositiv's Principal 4 as cantus firmus, one octave down. Also here, the Hauptwerk's Quintadena 16 is played one octave up. Pedal an untouched Underbass 16.

Organ info: David Larsson

Go Bach to Sleep, the album:
https://www.lumiereliinason.se/