Credits:

Harald Vogel

Description:

Experience Hamburgs Musical Culture Through the Sounds of a Historic OrganThe organ at St. Jacobs Church in Hamburg, built by Alp Schnitger in the late 17th century, is highly regarded and attracts considerable attention. This album features performances on that organ by Harald Vogel, an organist born in northern Germany who possesses a deep knowledge of historical organs and was awarded the Buxtehude Prize by the city of Lbeck last year.Hieronymus & Jacob Prethorius, Joachim Decker, Matthias Weckmann, Heinrich Scheidemann, and Dietrich Buxtehude were all composers closely associated with St. Jacobs Church and its organ, and they embodied the splendor of Hamburgs musical culture across generations.[SACD Hybrid Format]Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Praeludium ex C (BuxWV137)
2.Hymnus: Te lucis ante terminum~Versus (C.f. im Discant und Bass)
3.Hymnus: Te lucis ante ter