Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629)
Jacob Praetorius jun. (1586-1651)

Organ Works

Hieronymus Praetorius:
Hymnus: Christe Qui Lux
Hymnus: Dies Absoluti
Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam
Hymnus: Te lucis
Magnificat Quinti Toni

Jacob Praetorius jun.:
Praeambulum ex d
Was kann uns kommen an für Not
Von allen Menschen abgewandt
Magnificat Tertii Toni

Joseph Kelemen, Scherer Organ 1624, St. Stephan, Tangermünde

The present recording with works of Hieronymus and Jacob Praetorius, Jr. (father and son) leads listeners to the threshold of the Renaissance to the early Baroque period, with the origins of North German organ music. In well-established quality, Joseph Kelemen plays the Scherer Organ in Tangermünde. This organ of the Church of St. Stephan in the Hanseatic city of Tangermünde was built by Hans Scherer the Younger together with his brother Fritz in the years 1623/24 as a gift of the city of Hamburg. It has over 32 stops on three manuals and pedals; about 50% of the pipes (including all the front pipes) as well as the carved casing have been preserved in their original form.