Karg-Elert – Improvisation on “Nearer, My God, to Thee”, W 17

Sigfrid Karg-Elert’s Improvisation on “Nearer, My God, to Thee”, W 17, dates from 1912. The familiar hymn melody is transformed through increasingly chromatic and dramatic variations, building to a powerful climax before returning to a quiet and peaceful conclusion. The work also briefly incorporates the Lutheran chorale Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir. Hauptwerk Sampleset: Pfarrkirche St. Bartholomäus, Friesach, Austria Performed by Rudi Conradie #RudiConradie #KargElert #NearerMyGodToThee #OrganMusic #OrganImprovisation #PipeOrgan #Hauptwerk #SigfridKargElert