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und ich wil dirin psalmen ermuntern meinen Sinn
and I want to entertain my mind in psalms for you
(Paul Gerhardt, 1653)
Happy 2018 to you!
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Did you know ...
... thatDer 100. Psalm,
an extended setting ofPsalm 100 for choir, orchestra and organ byMax Reger, was premiered simultaneously inChemnitz andBreslau?
... thatGeorg Dohrn conducted at the KonzerthausBreslau the premiere of Reger'sDer 100. Psalm, Mahler'sEighth Symphony, and Tchaikovsky'sFirst Piano Concerto withVladimir Horowitz?
... thatWolfram Röhrig, who was responsible for "entertaining music" including jazz for the broadcasterSüddeutscher Rundfunk, recorded Max Reger'sDer 100. Psalm?
... thatSt. Stefanus, Ghent, was the venue of a concert dedicated to theMartin Luther Year, featuringMax Reger's setting of Psalm 100?
(in loving memory of my mother who was born on9 January, and taught me music and to serve with joy)
Review of 2017 in my images
2017 brought someReformation andreformation.
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Wie soll ich dich empfangen?
How shall I receive you?
Did you know ... that the Advent hymn "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" with lyrics byPaul Gerhardt had a melody byJohann Crüger when he published it in 1653, butBach used a different melody in hisChristmas Oratorio?
Did you know ... that the musicologistWilli Gundlach, who founded the chamber choir ofDortmund University, trained volunteers to sing aBach cantata in one day, including Part I of Bach'sChristmas Oratorio?
26 December
(27. +28. Dezember · Schon gewusst?
Willi Gundlach erarbeitete im Offenen Kantatensingen mit freiwilligen Choristen Teil III aus Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium in einem Tag.
30 January ·St. Jakobus, Rüdesheim
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mein hertze sol dir grünen
my heart shall green for you
(Paul Gerhardt, 1653)
Merry Christmas to you
5 January 2018
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Did you know ...
... thatNikolaus Herman based the melody of hisChristmas carol "Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich" on theGregorian hymn "Puer natus est nobis"? (1 February)
... that "Erde, singe" ("Earth, sing") was acarol in ten stanzas derived in the 19th century from a pastorallullaby, but appears in thecurrent hymnal in four stanzas, alluding to Christmas only once? (26 January)
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Did you know ...
... that "Stern über Bethlehem" is a German song created in 1964 and often sung bystar singers(pictured)? (28 January)
... that while theThree Kings bring gold, incense and myrrh to the manger, the singer of "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" offers spirit and mind, heart, soul and courage as gifts? (6 January)