A chorale prelude setting by the South German composer Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) on the Passiontide chorale. One of the seven last words of Jesus on the cross.

Chamber organ: 8' flute (Kirnberger temperament)
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Organ Music from Holy Trinity Church, Stirling, Scotland

Johann Pachelbel: Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund

A beautiful setting of the tune sung to 'Glory be to Jesus' by Peter Hurford. The melody is played in the pedals, sounding an octave higher than written.

8',4' flutes (Swell and Choir), 4' reed (Pedal)
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Peter Hurford: Wem in Leidenstagen

A setting of the Easter chorale 'Erstanden ist der heil'ge/Herre Christ' (Arisen is the holy/Lord Christ), an early, anonymous Reformation hymn based on a translation of Surrexit Christus hodie. This hymn includes 19 verses including a dialogue between Mary and the angels at the tomb.

Gt: 8,4,2,
Sw: 8,4,2,Mix,Oboe

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Johann Gottfried Walther: Erstanden ist der heilig Christ

An organ prelude by Craig Sellar Lang on two verses of the hymn tune Carlisle, often sung to the Pentecost hymn 'Breathe on me, breath of God'.

Chamber organ: 8',4' principals
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Craig Sellar Lang: Hymn-Tune Prelude on Carlisle op.91,6

A prelude on the chorale by Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg. 
The English translation below is by Francis Browne (https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Texts/Chorale014-Eng3.htm)

What God does that is done well!
His will remains just
However he deals with my affairs.
I want calmly to place my whole trust in him
He is my God, who in my troubles
knows well how to support me,
therefore I let him alone rule over me.

Chamber organ: 8' flute (Kirnberger temperament)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg: Was Gott thut, das ist wohlgethan

A contrapuntal piece by the English composer Thomas Tallis (c.1505-85)
Chamber organ: 8' flute (Meantone temperament)
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Thomas Tallis - A Point

A Chorale Prelude on the Epiphany hymn 'Herr Christ, Der einig Gottes Sohn by Johann Gottfried Walther.

Chamber organ: 8' flute (Kirnberger temperament)
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Johann Gottfried Walther: Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn

The first of two movements from John Stanley's second set of Voluntaries (the second movement will come soon!).

Chamber organ: 8' flute (Kirnberger temperament)
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John Stanley: Andante from Voluntary op.6,2

An Early English organ piece

Chamber organ: 8' flute (Kirnberger temperament)
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Francis Linley: Prelude in G

A setting of the Gloria hymn by a teacher of Handel.
(Sometimes spelled Zachau.)

Chamber organ: 4' flute* (Kirnberger temperament)
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* 8' played up an octave

Friedrick Wilhelm Zachow: Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr'

Although the title of this chorale is addressed to the Holy Spirit, this melody is often sung to Christmas words.

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann: O heiliger Geist, o heiliger Gott

One of Bach's Chorale Preludes for Passiontide.

Although the opening line of the hymn “O man, weep for thy grievous sin” doesn’t seem quite right for the exquisite beauty of this chorale prelude, its original hearers, who would have frequently sung this hymn, would recognise the hope-filled nature of Christ’s redeeming suffering and death for a hopeless humanity.

The first section opens by addressing the listener O Mensch (O human being) and asking us to remember and deplore our great sin (Sünde groß).

Jesus Christ left his Father's bosom, came to Earth (kam auf Erden), born of a virgin for us (für uns), wanting to become a mediator (Mittler).

The second section reminds us that he gave life to the dead and removed all sickness (all Krankheit), until it became urgent that he was sacrificed for us, carrying the heavy load of our sins (unsrer Sünden schwere Bürd), long on the cross.

The melody goes back to Matthäus Greiter, around 1524, and appears in Strasbourg hymnals of 1525 and 1526 titled "Beati immaculati. Psalm 119"

Wikipedia (adapted), retrieved 20/03/2020

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Music at Holy Trinity, Stirling

Johann Sebastian Bach: O Mensch, bewein dein' Sünde gros BWV622

A reflective piece for organ by the Maltese composer Charles Camilleri. 

A slow-moving right-hand melody is accompanied by a "halo" in the left hand and pedal. 

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Charles Camilleri: Wine of Peace

Erbarm’ dich mein, O Herre Gott, a translation of Psalm 50 (51)

Music for Reflection

Johann Sebastian Bach: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott BWV721

Christ lay in death's bonds
handed over for our sins,
he is risen again
and has brought us life.
For this we should be joyful,
praise God and be thankful to him
and sing Alleluia.

Original text by Martin Luther, translated by Francis Browne 
(cf. https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Texts/Chorale012-Eng3.htm)

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Music for reflection

Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow: Christ lag in Todesbanden

A setting of the text “Blessed Jesus, we are here”, in which the decorated melody is played using flutes and sesquialtera (two-rank mutation), while the left-hand counterpoint and pedal form a supporting act. 

Chorale preludes were often used to prepare the congregation for the singing
of a hymn (the expectation was of a longer play-over than we’re generally used to).

Dearest Jesus, we are here
To listen to you and your word.
Direct our minds and desires
to the delightful teaching of heaven:
so that from the earth our hearts
may be completely drawn to you.

Text: Anon - Darmstadt Gesangbuch
Translated by Francis Browne

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV731

The Second Sonata's lovely second movement, whose tempo marking means "peaceful, with movement".

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Music from Holy Trinity Church, Stirling, Scotland

Paul Hindemith: Ruhig bewegt (Organ Sonata II)

William Croft (1678–1727): Voluntary in D minor

A Voluntary is a piece of music not intended for any specific liturgical purpose. This one has entries that dance around the keyboard.

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William Croft: Voluntary in D minor

Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr is an early Lutheran hymn, with text and melody attributed to Nikolaus Decius, intended as a German version of the Gloria in excelsis, sung in the Mass.

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JG Walther: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr

Chamber organ: 8' flute
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Manuel Rodrigues Coelho: Segundo Kyrio do Mesmo Tom

Orlando Gibbons: A Short Voluntary

Chamber organ: 8' 4' principals
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William Walond: Diapason Movement (from a voluntary)

Louis Vierne (1870-1937), a French organist and composer, organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death.

Initial registration
Gt: 8' Flutes
Sw: 8' Salicional
Ped: 16' Subbass - Sw

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Louis Vierne: Arabesque (24 Pièces en Style Libre) op.31, no.15

Telemann's gentle setting of the German metrical version of the Agnus Dei.

Chamber organ: 8' flute
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Georg Philip Telemann: O Lamme Gottes, unschuldig

Ch: 8 Gamba, 8 flute
Sw: 8 flute
Ped: 16' to Swell

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Georg Frederick Handel: Air from Concerto Grosso HWV330 (op.6,12)

The Chorale melody is based on the Advent hymn 'Creator alme siderum'

Chamber organ: 8' flute
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott BWV704

I: Sw Oboe and Stopped Diapason, coupled to Gt Nazard
II: Ch 8,4
Ped 16,8
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Flor Peeters: Of the Father's love begotten

Gt: 4' flute
Ped: 16' Bourdon
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Helmut Walcha: Chorale Prelude on 'Den die Hirten lobten sehre'

Gt: 2 x 8' flutes
Sw: 8' & 4' flutes and Voix Celeste
Ped Bourdon 16' to Swell
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Gordon Phillips: O little town of Bethlehem

Hymn prelude on the tune Stuttgart by CS Lang, sung to the hymn 'Bethlehem, of noblest cities'.
Craig Sellar Lang (13 May 1891 – 24 Nov 1971) was a New Zealand-born British organist, composer and music teacher.
This is from his second set of Twenty Hymn-Tune Preludes, Op. 91.
Music © Oxford University Press

Chamber organ: 8' flute
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Craig Sellar Lang: Stuttgart

A short fugue by Georg Andreas Sorge (1703-78)

Chamber organ: 8',4' principals
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Georg Andreas Sorge: Fughetta in G minor

A short pastoral piece for organ by Ignace Leybach (1817-91)

Chamber organ: 8' flute
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Ignace Leybach: Pastorale

An organ piece for two voices by the blind Spaniard Antonio de Cabezón (1510-66), organist for much of his life at the Royal Court in Madrid.

For the first section of the piece, the lower voice is an exact echo of the upper, albeit down a fifth; later there is more imitation.

Chamber organ: 8' flute
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Antonio de Cabezón: Duo

The Kyrie from the Mass for Three Voices by William Byrd (c.1543-1623), played on the chamber organ with meantone temperament

Chamber organ: 8' flute
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William Byrd: Mass for Three Voices - Kyrie (organ only)

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