Pachelbel, like many of this foremost contemporaries, was somehow able to combine his professional activities as a church musician, secular musician and teacher, not to mention his responsibilities as the father of a large family, with his activities as a composer. In keeping with the customs of the time, he published only a small number of his compositions, since copper engraving was an expensive process and published works had to have some special feature to make them attractive to prospective purchasers. First in Erfurt, he brought out a small collection of four chorales with variations in 1683, which he entitled Musicalische Sterbensgedancken (Musical Thoughts of Death [POP 101, 102, 103, 104]).

—Gilles Cantagrel

Track List

1. Ciaccona in f Minor (POP 15)
2. Aria prima (POP 4) Hexachordum Apollinis
3. Toccata in C Major (POP 278)
4. Fugue in C Major (POP 131)
5. Toccata in c Minor (POP 279)
6. Ricercare in c Minor (POP 262)
7. Fugue in C Major (POP 128)
8. Chorale Prelude "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt" (POP 36)
9. Chorale Prelude "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt" (POP 37)
10. Chorale Prelude "Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der von uns" (POP 63)
11. Chorale Prelude "Christ lag in Todesbanden" (POP 33)
12. Chorale Prelude "Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der den Tod" (POP 61)
13. Chorale Prelude "Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der den Tod" (POP 62) 
14. Chorale Prelude "Komm Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist" (POP 64)
15. Chorale Prelude "Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott" (POP 65)
16. Chorale Variations "Was Gott tut, das ist Wohlgetan" (POP 104)

Magnificat quarti toni
17. Fugue 1 (POP 195)
18. Fugue 2 (POP 196) 
19. Fugue 3 (POP 197)
20. Fugue 4 (POP 198) 
21. Fugue 5 (POP 199) 
22. Fugue 6 (POP 200) 
23. Fugue 7 (POP 201) 
24. Fugue 8 (POP 202) 

Liturgical convenience for 
Eucharist: Tracks 8-10. 
Easter: Tracks 11-13. 
Pentecost: 14 & 15.

Total time: 72:37
Release date: 1998
UPC: 053479318121

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