Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein Uploaded by: ajongbloed Composer: Buttstett, Johann Heinrich Organ: G. Silbermann Stadtkirche Zöblitz, 1742 Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 72
Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her Uploaded by: ajongbloed Composer: Kirnberger, Johann Philipp Organ: Müller Grote of Sint Bavo extended Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 60
Marcha Real - National Anthem of Spain Uploaded by: buluca Composer: * My Own Transcription Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 99
Intermezzo Armonico Uploaded by: orgelmeister68 Composer: Schröder, Hermann Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 375
Toccata Uploaded by: UliG Composer: Leclerc, Michelle Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 677
Joseph Ahrens (1904 - 1997) was a German composer and organist.
Ahrens studied in Berlin from 1925 to 1928 with Alfred Sittard, Max Seiffert, and Wilhelm Middelschulte. Between 1931 and 1940 Ahrens was the organist for the Berliner Philharmoniker, simultaneously serving as the organist for the Cathedral of St. Hedwig after 1934. From 1945 to 1957 he was organist at the Salvatorkirche in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Taking a professorship in church music at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik in 1945, he remained there until 1969, serving as deputy director from 1954 to 1958.
Ahrens was a noted organ improviser. His compositions often combined elements of prior liturgical music styles (such as Gregorian chant) with modern techniques like dodecaphony. A large portion of his output is written for the Catholic Church.
His daughter is the organist Sieglinde Ahrens.
The cycle "Weihnachten" comes from "Das heilige Jahr", which was composed between 1948 and 1950. If you like this music, you can listen to the entire cycles "Advent" and "Passion" on CCH, also recorded on the Marcussen sampleset.
The total series of 8 recordings I am going to post during the next few weeks is dedicated to James Pressler, one of our top contributors (jocr), who passed away in February 2014. We should keep him in our memories.
No. 3 of the Chistmas is a partita of three verses.