The chorale preludes of Dietrich Buxtehude are considered to be the most important contribution to the genre before Bach. Musical and devotional gems in equal measure, they exhibit both the composer's mastery of counterpoint and his sensitivity to the spiritual messages conveyed by the chorales. "Ein feste Burg" is track 13 from an album of Buxtehude's chorale preludes I recorded on the 31-stop tracker-action Martin Pasi organ of West Vancouver United Church in 1995 (Stuart Tarbuck, sound engineer). The album, entitled "Hail the Day," is available for purchase on all the popular music-streaming platforms.

unreleased CD (2000)

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)

composer: Stephen Smith
publisher: Cypress Choral Music

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Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God)

Stephen Smith

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