This suite is a compilation of new compositions and the author's own contributions, which he wrote for the series Kaleidoskop - Neue Orgelpräludien und Begleitsätze zu ausgewählten Kirchenlieder (= om305, 307, 317, 327, 338, 343) and the Berliner Orgelbuch (= om150). They were compiled on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the death of Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) and form a five-movement suite of compositions of varying character, framed by festive pieces on hymns. The added epilogue can be added ad libitum to the suite, for example if the dramaturgy of a concert programme requires it.
From the foreword by Gunter Kennel
