Melchior Schildt: Complete Organ Works

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Schildt: Complete Organ Works

Melchior Schildt (1592-1667) war Organist der Marktkirche in Hannover und u.a. Schüler von J. P. Sweelinck. Neben zwei frühen freien Orgelwerken (Praeambulum in G) enthält der Band Variationsreihen über das Magnificat und den Epiphanias-Choral Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn.

Melchior Schildt (1592-1667) was organist at the Market Church in Hanover and studied with J.P. Sweelinck, among others. As well as two early free compositions for organ (Praeambulum in G) this volume contains series of variations on the Magnificat and the Epiphany chorale “Herr Christ, der einig Gottessohn” [O Christ, the only son of God].