A Stirring Prelude for the Cathedral Organ by August Reinhard

The composer August Reinhard (1831-1912), almost completely forgotten today, wrote this stirring and majestic organ prelude. Reinhard became interested in the harmonium (reed organ, pump organ) and produced many works for this instrument. He was adamant that the harmonium was not merely a cheap substitute for the pipe organ, but a true artistic medium that, when played properly, can render artistic and emotional interpretations of any music.
I'm playing this from the March 1903 edition of The Organist magazine which can be found on IMSLP. It's title is "Hymn of Praise" I'm not sure where or when it was originally published.
The Hauptwerk pipe organ sample set is the 2000 Eisenbarth organ in St. Bartholomew's church in Friesach, Austria. It is sampled by Piotr Grabowski.
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