Eleven Chorale Preludes
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The Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, are a collection of chorale prelude
Chorale prelude
In music, a chorale prelude is a short liturgical composition for organ using a chorale tune as its basis. It was a predominant style of the German Baroque era and reached its culmination in the works of J.S. Bach, who wrote 46 examples of the form in his Orgelbüchlein.-Function:The liturgical...

s for organ by Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...

, composed in 1896, and published posthumously in 1902.

The eleven pieces are relatively short and are based on selected verses of nine separate Lutheran
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...

 chorale
Chorale
A chorale was originally a hymn sung by a Christian congregation. In certain modern usage, this term may also include classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character....

s. This work is considered a final statement on Brahms' life and pending death. One of the selections is a prayer for healing and restoration to health. Some organists sense that there is a "good-bye" in the last prelude based on "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen" ("O World, I Now Must Leave Thee").

Preludes

  1. Mein Jesu, der du mich
  2. Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen
    Herzliebster Jesu
    "Herzliebster Jesu" is a German hymn written in 1630 by Johann Heermann and based on . Its tune, also called "Herzliebster Jesu", was written ten years later by Johann Crüger...

  3. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen
  4. Herzlich tut mich erfreuen
  5. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
  6. O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen
  7. O Gott, du frommer Gott
  8. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
  9. Herzlich tut mich verlangen
  10. Herzlich tut mich verlangen (second version)
  11. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen (second version)

Transcriptions

Preludes 4, 5, and 8–11 were transcribed for solo piano by Ferruccio Busoni
Ferruccio Busoni
Ferruccio Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, editor, writer, piano and composition teacher, and conductor.-Biography:...

 in 1902 as BV B 50. These transcriptions have been recorded by Paul Jacobs
Paul Jacobs (pianist)
Paul Jacobs was an American pianist. He was best known for his performances of twentieth century music but also gained wide recognition for his work with early keyboards, performing frequently with Baroque ensembles....

.

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