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A short presentation video,
prepared in 2002 by the organizers of the “Carinthia State Prize for Cultere” committee (music section), Klagenfurt, Austria. German commentary, recorded at the Mathis organ (III/45) of Klagenfurt Cathedral (R.C.). (WMV file, 2’ 11’’, 3,57 MB)
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DVD “The Arp Schnitger Organ of Hamburg-Neuenfelde” Informations about content and distribution open>>
Somebody posted the Buxtehude D major prelude at YouTube - here it is:
For the ear:
For commercially available CD productions
have been published, two of them at the IFO label - more details on the recordings page!
Some mp3-files are available. Some of them are compressed very much, others are generated from bad sources (cassette tape), so quality is not always fine.
The samples are sorted by categories and you will find file-sizes and content descriptions.
Short samples of pieces from the CD “Faszination Schnitger-Orgel” (more about it here); (Schnitger
Organ Neuenfelde, 1688/II/34) the sample contains works by Weckmann, Böhm, Buxtehude, Jimmerthal), 2.55 MB: http://www.edition-kbk.de/audio/nf-sampler128.mp3
Wohin soll ich gehen vor deinem Geist, und wohin soll ich fliehen vor deinem Angesicht? Führe ich gen Himmel, so bist du da;
bettete ich mich bei den Toten, siehe, so bist du auch da. Nähme ich Flügel der Morgenröte und bliebe am äußersten Meer, so würde auch dort deine Hand mich führen
und deine Rechte mich halten.:
Improvisation following the lecture of the poem “Die gestundete Zeit” by Ingeborg Bachmann, recorded at “Nacht der Orgelimprovisation” at Limburg Cathedral, 21 September 2002: www.edition-kbk.de/audio/limburg2.mp3
"Nacht-Gedanken" – Choralfantasie über den gregorianischen
Hymnus "Te lucis ante terminum" (Night Thoughts - Chorale fantasy on the gregorian hymn “Te lucis ante terminum”) for four separately placed trumpets, timpani and improvising organ, recorded 18 september
1999 on the Schnitger Organ of St. Jacobi Hamburg, with Trompetenconsort Hans-Jörg Packeiser www.edition-kbk.de/audio/jakobi-tp.mp3 the same, but smaller file: www.edition-kbk.de/audio/jakobi-tp-lo.mp3
“Thema” and “Duo” from the Partita
on “Op til Guds hus vi gå” - this is a sample from the CD “The Art of Organ Improvisation” (more about it here), played
on the Marcussen organ (IV/56) of Odense Cathedral (Denmark), recorded live in 1998, (859 kB, 2’05’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/duo.mp3
Cuts from
Scherzo and Finale on “Hvor skoven dog er frisk og stor”, from the recording named above (904 kB, 2’12’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/toccata.mp3
Improvisation on “Weisst du, wieviel Sternlein stehen” on the Kühn organ (1846, 26/II) of Lunden, Dithmarschen, Germany, live recording (2,55 MB, 6’24’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/sternlein.mp3
Cuts from the final round of the competition “Wandlung der Formen” (Change of forms, improvisations on paintings and sculptures) 1998, Nenninger organ (II/33) of the Niedermünster church, Regensburg, Germany (936 kB,
2’17’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/formen.mp3
Compositions of Sacred Music
“Die Nacht ist kommen”
- Evening Hymn for soprano and organ (1997), Jana-Christin Walter (soprano), KBK at the Kühn organ (1846) of St. Laurentius Lunden, Germany, live (1,8 MB, 4’31’’). www.edition-kbk.de/audio/nacht.mp3
Cuts from “Palmarum 1942 - ein Lübecker Glockenläuten”(Palmarum 1942 - a Lubeck Bell Ringing) (1992/93), live, University of Music Vienna. (The work consits of the tones and inscriptions of Lubeck church bells still existing and lost during the air raid 1942. Bad audio source) (2,41 MB, 6’03’’).
www.edition-kbk.de/audio/palmmaj.mp3
Cuts from Nr. 2 and 3 of “Vier liturgische Gesänge”(Four Liturgical Chants) for choir, organ, soloist and congregation (1993). Cantus Novus Wien (Dir. Ingrun Fußenegger),KBK (organ), live (804 kb,
1’58’’, bad recording): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/wien.mp3
From “Musik zum Fronleichnamsgottesdienst”(Music for the celebration of Corpus Christi) forsymphonic brass, choir, soloist and congregation (1995):
“Kyrie”, cut from an early rehearsal (Militärmusik Kärnten, Domchor Klagenfurt, Dir. H. Kapfer) (775 kB, 1’53’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/fronl1.mp3
“Herr, dein Wort bleibt ewiglich”(Lord, thy word remains forever) - small motet for Sexagesimae Sunday for 2-4 voice mixed choir and instrument(s) (3 MB, 3’19’’):
www.edition-kbk.de/audio/deinwort.mp3
Cuts from “Ordinarium ‘88”
for choir, instrumental group and congregation. MDR radio transmission from a R. C. parish in Chemnitz, Germany (762 kB, 1’51’’):. www.edition-kbk.de/audio/ordi88ch.mp3
From “Vier Gesänge zum Advent”(Four chants for Advent) for choir, instrumental ensemble and congregation (1993), Klagenfurt-Viktring abbey, ensemble of the local high school, live, “Kyrie”
(1,17 MB, 2’56’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/adventky.mp3
as zubefore, but cuts from “Antwortpsalm - Hebt euch, ihr Tore, nach oben”(Lift up ye gates) und
“Gabenbereitung - Siehe, dein König kommt zu dir”(See, your king cometh unto thee) (836 kB, 2’02’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/adventaps.mp3
“Ein zarter Mensch, ein kleines Kind” - Song for a child’s baptism for congregation and instruments, studio version (3 MB, 3’18’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/nora.mp3
“Let us break bread together” - Spiritual-Arrangement für gemischten Chor. Demo-Produktion (1,1 MB, 2’42’’) www.edition-kbk.de/audio/bread.mp3
Various (Pop, Jazz, Film, Duo “Spirits”, Electronic)
Cuts from the CD (private edition) “Vox Mystica”, containing
songs by Hildegard of Bingen (Soprano: Jana-Christin Walter), combined with electronics and the sound of church bells: www.edition-kbk.de/audio/voxmystica-demo.mp3
CD “International Christmas Carols” together with Jana-Christin Walter (soprano) - more about the disc here, multitrack recording of the Neuenfelde Schnitger Organ:
www.edition-kbk.de/audio/christmas04-demohi.mp3
Cuts from the CD “Spirits - Live”
(1999) with Jürgen Volbeding (winds) and KBK (keyboards) (1,1 MB, 2’42’’). www.edition-kbk.de/audio/spirits.mp3
Cut from a music supporting a choreography
(1985), electronic, low-budget equipment from high school times like four track cassette recorder... (649 kB, 1’35’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/dance.mp3
Cut from the final/credits/main theme of the movie soundtrack to “Ent(d)führung” (Abduction) (produced by Heinz Brandner 1985), electronic, low budget equipment (1,23 MB, 3’06’’): www.edition-kbk.de/audio/entf.mp3
Cuts from “That Evening In Altona” (composed and arranged in 1998), “Letsswing”-BigBand Norderstedt, live (1,09 MB, 2’44’’):
www.edition-kbk.de/audio/altona.mp3
