Sonata choralis, GWV 778 (2018)

Lothar Graap (b. 1933) — Sonata choralis, GWV 778 (2018) for organ

1) Präludium (Fröhlich wir nun all dangen an)
2) Canzona (Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ)
3) Arietta (Ach bleib mit deiner Gnade)
4) Hymnus (Nun danket alle Gott)

“Sonata choralis”, GWV 778 (2018) was composed for Carson Cooman’s recital tour of Southern Germany. The work was premiered in Ulm Cathedral (Ulmer Münster) in the presence of the composer.

Lothar Graap (b. 1933) is a German composer and church musician. Educated at the conservatory in Görlitz, his primary teachers were Eberhard Wenzel and Hans Schneider. He also studied with Helmut Bornefeld and Siegfried Reda. In 1954 he began a career as a professional church musician in Niemegk, and he pursued this work at several positions until his retirement in 1998 from Cottbus, where he had been cantor at the Klosterkirche. By the time of his retirement, he had performed and directed more than 1000 vespers services and concerts in Cottbus. Graap has composed more than 700 compositions in many forms, with a particular focus on organ and choral music.

Published by Edition Dohr