Jean-Charles Ablitzer plays Motets and Dances by Praetorius on the 1610 Compenius organ

Описание: Jean-Charles Ablitzer (1946~), organist
William Dongois, cornetto
Christian Wegmann, tenor

From the OOP CD "Auch auff orgeln", 2009

Michael Praetorius / Motets transcribed for organ by Johann Woltz, c. 1617, Ablitzer, and Friedrich Wandersleib

0:00 Danses di Terpischore, Arr. Ablitzer
Passameze (Terpischore CCLXXXIII)
II RR16 PP4 GQ3
I KH8 PC4 GH 2
P GFB16 GHB8 DB8
Ballet de Monseigneur le prince de Brunswieg (Terpischore CCXLVI)

7:52 Nun freut euch, lieben Christen G'mein
Sinfonia (Polyhymnia caduceatrix & panegyrica IX, arr. Wandersleib)
I KH8
P GHB8 DB8
Motet à 2 chœurs (Musae Sioniae I/XII, arr. Wandersleib+Ablitzer)
II GGF8 PP4
I KH8 GF4
P GFB16 GHB8

12:39 Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist
Sinfonia (Polyhymnia caduceatrix & panegyrica XXXIX, arr. Wandersleib)
II GP8
I BFC4 GF4
P GFB16 GHB8
Choral (Musae Sioniae V/VII)
II GP8 GH4
I KH8 NS1½
P GFB16 GHB8
À 3, cantus firmus à la basse (Musae Sioniae V/VI, Arr. Ablitzer)
II GH4
I GH2
P GHB8
À 3, cantus firmus au soprano (Musae Sioniae V/V, Arr. Ablitzer)
II GGF8 GH4
P PFB1
À 4, cantus firmus au ténor (Musae Sioniae V/VIII, Arr. Ablitzer)
II GP8 NH4
I QD8 GF4 GH2 NS1½
P DB8

20:58 Danses di Terpischore, Arr. Ablitzer
Courante a 4 (Terpischore CXXV)
II NH4 GGF8
I QD8 GH2
P GFB16 QDB8
Courante a 5 (Terpischore LXXII)
Courrant Sarabande (Terpischore CIV)
Pavane de Spaigne (Terpischore XXX)
II GP8
I QD8
P GFB16
Spagnoletta (Terpischore XXXVIII)
II GGF8
I GF4
p GFB16

29:22 O lux beata Trinitas
À 3, cantus firmus à la basse (Hymmodia Sionia CLVI, Arr. Wandersleib)
II GGF8 KF2
P GHB8 QFB4
À 4, canon in Epidiapente (Hymmodia Sionia CXLII, Arr. Ablitzer)
II GGF8 GQ3
I KH8
P RB4
À 2 chœurs (Hymmodia Sionia CXLIV, Arr. Ablitzer)
II RR16 PP4
I KH8 NS1½
P SB16 QDB8

36:58 Zu dir, von Herzensgrunde
Sinfonia (Polyhymnia caduceatrix & panegyrica XXVI, Arr. Wandersleib)
II GP8 H4
P GFB16 GHB8
Motet à 2 chœurs, partite 1 (Musae Sioniae I/XX, Arr. Woltz)
II GP8 GH4
I QD8 GF4
P GFB16 GHB8
Partite 2 (Arr. Wandersleib)
II GP8 PP4 GQ3
I QD8 GF4 NS1½
P GFB16 QDB8 QFB4

42:18 Wir gläuben all an einen Gott
Bicinium (Musae Sioniae V/XXIV, Arr. Ablitzer)
II GH4
I PFC4
À 3, cantus firmus au ténor (Musae Sioniae V/XXVII, Arr. Ablitzer)
II GGF8 PF4 GQ3
I QD8 PC4 GH2
P QFB4 RB4
À 5, cantus firmus à la basse (Musae Sioniae V/XXI, Arr. Ablitzer)
II GP8 PP4 GQ3
P GFB16 SB16 GHB8

55:17 Danses de Terpsichore, Arr. Ablitzer
Volte (Terpsichore CCXXXI)
II PF4 GH4
I QD8 KR4 NS1½
Bransle de Villages (Terpsichore XIV)
II GP8 RR16 Sackpfeiffe
I KR4 GH2 NS1½
P GFB16 GHB8
Accouplement I-II
Bransle Gay (Terpsichore V)
Bransle simple de Novelle (Terpsichore II)
Bransle double (Terpsichore VI)
Volte (Terpsichore CCXXX)

1:04:34 Allein Gott in der Höh sei ehr
Sinfonia (Polyhymnia caduceatrix & panegyrica, Arr. Wandersleib)
II GGF8 PF4
I KH8
P GFB16 GHB8
Motet à 2 chœurs (Musae Sioniae I/III, Arr. Wandersleib)
II RR16 KF2
I QD8 PC4 GH2 NS1½
P GFB16 SB16

Liner notes in comments

Played on the organ in the chapel of Frederiksborg Castle, built by Esaias Compenius (and designed by Michael Praetorius) for Duke Heinrich Julius of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel c. 1610, restored 1988 by Kjersgaard
Carol Williams gives a tour of the organ:    • Excerpt from TourBus goes to Denmark with ...  

stoplist:
UPPER MANUAL:
Gross Principal 8' (GP)
Gross Gedackt Flöite 8' (GGF)
Principal Prospect 4' (PP)
Gemshorn 4' (GH)
Nachthorn 4' (NH)
Plockflöite 4' (PF)
Gedact Quint 3' (GQ)
Kleine Flöite 2' (KF)
Ranket Regal 16' (RR)

LOWER MANUAL:
QuintaDehna 8' (QD)
Gedactflöite 4' (GF)
Principal Cantus 4' (from f°) (PC)
Block Flöite Cantus 4' (from f°) (BFC)
GemsHorn 2' (GH)
NaSatt 1 1/2' (NS)
Zimbel einfach (Z)
Krumb Horn 8' (KH)
Klein Regal 4' (KR)

PEDAL:
Gedact Flöiten Bass 16' (GFB)
Gems Horn Bass 8' (GHB)
QuintaDehn Bass 8' (QDB)
QuerFlöiten Bass 4' (QFB)
NachtHorn Bass 2' (NHB)
Paurflöiten Bass 1' (PFB)
Sordunen Bass 16' (SB)
Dolcian Bass 8' (DB)
Regal Bass 4' RB

Koppel/ Manual Tremulant / Pedal Tremulant
Sackpfeiffe, Kleinhümlichen /a= 467 Hz (20°C)
Temperament mesotonique, 8 tierces pures
Manual: CDEFGAB-c"' / Pedal: CDEFGAB-d'

Painting: "Children's Games" c. 1560
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
From the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna