Christian Gottlob Höpner, Wer nur den lieben Gott (2)
The second prelude to the melody of “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten” from Höpner’s opus 2 features the choral melody in the left hand. In this prelude the musical story surrounding the...
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Christian Gottlob Höpner, Wir Christenleut
That the music of Höpner was quite popular among organists in his days is shown by the fact that his compositions were published in several collections and in music journals. Several of these collections...
Christian Gottlob Höpner, Wer nur den lieben Gott (1)
The melody of “Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten” is almost perfect for the warm mildly chromatic harmonic style of Christian Gottlog Höpner. Which is probably why his opus 2 contains two preludes...
Christian Gottlob Höpner, Befiehl du deine Wege
The second choral prelude fromHöpner’s opus 2, “Acht Vorspiele und zwei Fugen”, is a prelude based on the melody of “Befiehl du deine Wege”. That melody is probably the most famous because it is...
Christian Gottlob Höpner, Nun danket alle Gott
Christian Gottlob Höpner (1799 – 1859) was a German composer and organist. He was born in Frankenberg and he largely taught himself how to play to piano and the organ. When it turned out...