52 chorale preludes, Op. 67
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52 chorale preludes, Op. 67, is a collection of 52 settings of popular Protestant hymns for organ by Max Reger, composed between 1900 and 1902. Originally published in three volumes between 1900 and 1
Max Reger recording organ rolls of some of the chorale preludes on the Welte Philharmonic Organ in 1913
Reger playing the Sauer organ in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, Berlin
"Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten", Op. 67, No. 45, an example of a harmonized chorale prelude
"Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten" is a 1641 hymn by Georg Neumark, who also composed the melody for it. It has seven verses and deals with the Christian putting their trust in God. Its author refe
52 chorale preludes, Op. 67
…Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan: F, 5, c.f. in P Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten: H, 5, c.f. in S & P Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten: F, 5, c.f. in S…
1st page, instrumental introduction, violin 1, beginning of violin 2
2nd page, violin 2 continued, figured bass
3rd page, melody with text of the first stanza, figured bass
4th page, text of stanzas 1–4