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

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: 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