Johann Christoph Oley, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
This chorale prelude on “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” is for two manuals and pedal. Oley made a sparkling piece, in reference to the title of the chorale. When I made the recording I was under the impression that bar 10 was meant not to be played in the repetition. I now think that impression was wrong, so the recording deviates a bit from the score.
The recording was done the sampleset, made by Sonus Paradis, of the Transept organ in the Laurenskerk, Rotterdam.
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Oley, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
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Oley, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Rotterdam)
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[…] The bass plays in the first bar a syncopated line, with al the notes on the weak half of the quarter note. It gives a nice effect, but is very hard to play. For comparison, score and recording of Oley’s composition are here […]