Topic: Praetorius Nun Lob, mein Seel den Herren (Organteq 2 Historical organ)
Michael Praetorius: Nun Lob, mein Seel, den Herren, Prima variato (and there is no pedal in this piece)
I always try to choose a historical organ with a layout suitable for the music of the time, in terms of registers and stops, and for what I think is appropriate for Praetorius' music.(1571 - 1621).
This time:
Historical Alsacian Organ I (Strasbourg, St-Thomas - 1741) Tuning 392Hz.
Notice:Unfortunately, when playing, it felt like there was no place where I could ”breathe” for a moment in the music, just had to play it to the end without a little stop somewhere…
Reading and learning about Cavaillé-Coll organs, and any French organ, I have learned that my choice of stops is very important. Because, the stoplist of any one division is designed to fill certain musical roles. It is the different nature of these musical roles that determines the need for different stoplists on instruments of different periods.
The music I play here now, Nun Lob, mein Seel, den Herren, and the instrument, has to work together to such a degree that the character of the music and the character of the instrument are inseparable !…….?
Sounds almost like an impossible task for an amateur - but I had to make a choice: here the result…..(I tried the stop lists several times anyway)
Grand Orgue Stop Switch #9 Cornet V is heard in the melody.
