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On the path to true faith and it's practice to please God, there have been regular heated debates over the role of music. Reactionaries repeatedly closed the lid on excessive cheer. This was also the case in the Netherlands of the 17th century. The reformist spirit of the Frenchman John Calvin led to an almost complete ban of music during worship services, despite the fact that the psalms of David (InchSing unto the LordInch) provide unassailable proof to the contrary. Shortly before 1600, the great Dutch composer Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck discovered how these psalms could be, and were permitted to be, set to new music. The InchOrpheus of AmsterdamInch succeeded in transforming imposed restrictions into acoustic wonders. Our small selection of psalms, alternating with several organ works, proves once again the victory of the spirit over heavy subject matter Album Tracks 1. Resveillez Vous Chacun Fidele Psalm 33 À 8 2. Cantate Domino Psalm 95 À 5 3. Domine Deus Meus Psalm 7 À 5 4. Toccata in D SWWV 285 5. O Bienheureux Qui Juge Sagement Psalm 41 À 8 6. De Profundis Clamavi Psalm 95 À 5 7. Laudate Dominum Psalm 116 À 5 8. Fantasia Auf Die Manier Eines Echo SWWV 275 9. Misericorde Au Povre Vicieux Psalm 51 À 6 10. Seigneur Ta Priere Entende Psalm 20 À 4 11. O Bienheureux Celuy Dont Les Commises Psalm 32 À 5 12. Fantasia Mit Bindungen SWWV 265 13. In Te Domine Speravi Psalm 30 À 5 14. Ecce Nunc Benedicite Psalm 133 À 5 15. Venite Exultemus Psalm 54 À 5 16. Beati Omnes Psalm 127 À 5 17. Mein Junges Leben Hat Ein Endt SWWV 324 18. Or Soit Loué L'eternel Psalm 150 À 8
