** **Johann Sebastian Bach* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach>*
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 [3:39] The first of the Schübler Chorales, so called because of the person who engraved them in copper, Georg Schübler. This is a transcription of the 4th movement of Cantata 140 for the 27th Sunday after Trinity (based on Matthew 25:1-13), which has the text "Zion hears the watchmen singing" (verse 2 in the lyric). Bach specifies: "Dextra 8 Fuss; Sinistra 8 Fuss; Pedal 16 Fuss." In other words, Right hand 8 foot (standard pitch), left hand 8 foot (standard pitch), Pedal 16 foot (an octave lower). Perhaps the reason for Bach's being so verbose is that these were actually published, a rarity in his lifetime. This version goes considerably beyond the instructions in the score. Young Temperament, -3dB output volume, Impulse Reverberation added. /Instrument:/ Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig <http://www.evensongmusic.net/samples.html> http://www.virtuallybaroque.com/track911.htmTo Subscribe or Un-subscribe from music list: http://www.virtuallybaroque.com/daily.htm
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