643 (Love's on Fire) 1 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

643 (Love's on Fire) 1 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

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2002 reissue of last year's underground trance hit returns with a vocal from Suzanne Palmer & five versions of '643 (Loves On Fire)' feat. Suzanne Palmer (Radio Edit, Oliver Klein Vocal Remix, Oliver Lieb Vocal Remix, Quivver Vocal Remix) & the video.

Customer Reviews:

One of the best of the Masterworks series.......2007-07-06

Brilliant Classics' "Masterworks" series, if you can get them cheaply (and currently they go for about $1/CD from Amazon's France Web site), are a great way to amass a significant library of the works of several great computers. The production values and the performances themselves are uneven, and the interpretations are not always historically-informed (unlike the bulk of Brilliant's "Complete Editions" of the works of Bach and Mozart). But there are numerous gems in the rough in The Masterworks, and the economic value is unsurpassed, even if you were to throw away half of the CDs in each set.

You're unlikely to throw away much of this Schubert collection though. This seems to be the finest of the Masterworks sets, with a succession of solid, often first-rate performances of most of the major Schubert works. Here's what you get:

- The symphonies, performed by The Hanover Band in a historically-informed style. Very interesting performances perhaps marred by an odd recording balance that makes the woodwinds sound distant. Takes up four CDs
- The six Latin masses. Also the Deutsche Messe in the version with wind instruments. Five CDs in all
- Edison Denisov's completion of Schubert's unfinished dramatic work Lazarus (2 CDs, Helmuth Rilling's premier recording)
- The last four string quartets (including the Quartettsatz) with #9 thrown in. Also the octet, piano quintet ("The Trout"), string quintet and both piano trios. In short all the canonical chamber works. Performances are strong, and well recorded
- Two CDs of violin/piano duets, including Op. 137 and Op. 162
- 19 of the 21 "canonical" piano sonatas (missing #7 and #12) as well as the Moments Musicaux, Impromptus, German Dances, Wanderer Fantasy and several other piano works, 11 CDs in all. As with the chamber music, the performances and recordings are strong, often stunning
- Two CDs of piano duets, including the Divertissements and D. 617
- Song cycles: Die Schöne Müllerin, Winterreise, Schwanengesang, and four CDs of standalone songs, including such "standards" as Erlkönig and Gretchen am Spinnrade. The singers are a bit uneven here, ranging from standouts Robert Holl, Deitrich Fischer-Dieskau and John Shirley-Quirk to the somewhat shrill Arleen Augér

Missing from the collection is Rosamunde, and a number of famous songs: Die Forelle (The Trout), Death and the Maiden, Ellens Gesang III (the so-called Ave Maria, D. 839), Der Hirt auf dem Felsen and Der Wanderer. But you do have almost all the important instrumental works, and most of the vocal works generally considered to be essential, with some padding added in the form of minor works such as the parochial Deutsche Messe, the German Dances, and the modernist-informed completion of Lazarus by the 20th Century Russian composer Denisov.

As with the other Masterworks sets, there are no program notes. You'll need to do your own research. Answers.com is a good starting point for Schubert compositions. There are also no song texts or translations provided, so again you'll need to track down your own. Try "The Lied and Art Song Texts Page" for lieder lyrics and translations. Hunt down a good price on this collection, browsing one of Amazon's European sites if necessary, and treat yourself to many hours of lovely music for the cost of a modest night out.

Will not buy this.......2007-03-16

I can't see D965 or D945 on this 40 disks worth of Schubert. Bizarre! There are so many great songs missing it scares me.

Worth it!.......2006-12-19

One of the best in "The Masterpices" series. Many of the discs (the symphonies in particular) were licensed from Nimbus and other full-line labels. Not all that long ago these discs would have set you back $18 to $20 a piece. That said, I still wouldn't part with my Hyperion collection. 40 CD's at this price... you can't go wrong.

Great way to jumpstart a schubert collection.......2006-12-19

Hartmut Holl, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Stephanie Brown, and Jaime Laredo as well as the Stuttgart Bach Collegium performing Schubert are hardly "left-behind artists and ensembles" as the previous naysayer states. These are licensed from major label releases and from the original masters issued at a bargain price, especially for the number of discs you get. Sound quality ranges from good to excellent. Good for all Schubertians and anyone who wants to jumpstart a Schubert collection.

Better to Pick a Few First-rate Performances.......2006-11-14

This is a bargain in dollar/listening time ratio, but who cares? There are many second-rate performances by left-behind artists and ensembles. Obviously the economics of resurrecting disks that don't require royalties has been the driving factor of selection. (On the other hand, the complete edition boxed sets of Bach and Mozart, which you'll find if you look, are stupendous successes artistically.)

The Great Organ at Methuen - Bach: BWV 540, 542, 582, 643, & 737

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Great All Around
hall sound, what hall sound?
short and has been reissued with 2 Franck pieces
Magnificent
Outstanding Passacaglia in C, and a real subwoofer tester

The Great Organ at Methuen - Bach: BWV 540, 542, 582, 643, & 737
Johann Sebastian Bach , Michael Murray , and Methuen Memorial Music Hall Organ
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Prelude & Fugue in B minor; Concerto No. 2 in A minor; Prelude & Fugue in D major
The Willis Organ at Salisbury Cathedral
Michael Murray At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine: Works By Franck, Widor, Dupré, Bach and Others
Bach: Organ Works
The Ruffatti Organ in Davies Symphony Hall

ASIN: B000003CSJ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Fantasia And Fugure
Toccata
Passacaglia And Fugue
Vater Unser Im Himmelreich
Alle Menschen Mussen Sterben

Customer Reviews:

Great All Around.......2007-02-03

I was a little careful with this CD, as the previous reviews are a little scetchy and I have other works from Michael Murray which are not anything exciting. However, I was enthralled by both the sound quality and the performance. Michael Murray really plays out the pieces! The organ sounded not too far off what I heard in person at a concert I attended at Methuen last year.
The only curiosity of the recording is the fact that it is so short and that the pieces are arranged with the three large pieces, then the two Chorales. Usually, recording engineers will stick the softer pieces in the middle to give contrast to the recording and to not make the listeners ears tired. They also did not include the beautiful Fugue to the Toccata, which was a little disappointing.
All in all, considering the price of a used copy ($2-3), it is well worth it. The music and sound are great, and they even included decent liner notes, which is more than I can say for many organ CD's.

hall sound, what hall sound?.......2005-07-31

Just a note for audiophiles - this early recording is one of those where the organ is in stereo, but the reverb/overhang is in mono. There might have been coincident mikes to explain this - there is left and right organ sound, but virtually no space. You either like this technique or you don't, but if you don't it is really annoying, especially compared to live organ.

Still, your mightiest subwoofer, a true one, not the so-called subs that are really just woofers, will have a lot of fun with it. A true sub has, for a change, a lot to work with.

JK

short and has been reissued with 2 Franck pieces.......2005-01-04

Telarc CD 80637 adds Cesar Franck pieces "Fantasie in A" and "Pastorale, Op 19" making the total time of the reissue 61:39. 2004

Magnificent.......2003-10-31

Let's state up front what some may regard as drawbacks of this CD: first, it's only 40 minutes long; second, it's an early digital recording (1979), and I believe is the earliest in the distinguished series of Michael Murray organ CDs on Telarc.

Now for its advantages, which to me are substantial enough to overcome any drawbacks. First, the organ: I'm an organ buff, and in my opinion this is one of the greatest organs in the USA. It has an unusual history. Built by the Bavarian firm of Walcker in 1857-63 for the Boston Music Hall, it was the first concert organ in the country. In 1884 it was dismantled to give stage space for the new Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1897 it was purchased by a wealthy gent who commissioned a lavish new music hall in Methuen Mass. for it, where it was installed and rededicated in 1909. It must be one of the very few organs in the world that enjoys its own music hall built especially to house it. It was revised and rebuilt by the famous G. Donald Harrison of Aeolian-Skinner in 1947. Today it has four manuals, 84 stops, 115 ranks, and 6,027 pipes (including two 32-foot pedal pipes).

The description of the tonal qualities of this organ in the CD notes (uncredited, but I suspect by the highly literate Murray, who has often written his own notes, as well as books on his teacher Dupre, Schweitzer, and French masters of the organ) is so apt, so right-on-target, that I'd like to quote it: "Neither wholly romantic nor wholly classic, the Methuen organ partakes of both styles of instrument and is suited to both styles of music. Its beauties include a unique mellowness that comes only to well-built flue pipes and only after decades of seasoning, and a miraculous blending of eight-foot foundations, whose harmonics interweave like the colors of a tapestry. The tutti is overwhelming, not abrasive. The mixtures are bright, not shrill. The foundations are full-bodied but remain, in even the most complex polyphony, clear. Accordingly, the Methuen organ is renowned as one of the world's artistic treasures." Amen. It is indeed a rare beauty.

Michael Murray is one of the pre-eminent organists of our day and a superb interpreter of Bach. He is a sound musician; his playing is never flashy or trendy or eccentric; and he never tries to show off: although he is an accomplished technician, his technique is there to serve the music, not the other way around (as one critic wrote, "He is definitely for us, we who listen to music first and organ fingerwork second"). I have long found him to be one of the most deeply satisfying Bach organists on record. This CD contains three major Bach works (in addition to two short pieces) in performances as compelling as any you will find. His tempos and his registrations are beyond reproach; they have just the right amount of gravitas, avoiding ponderousness on the one hand and lightness on the other. (He does tend to favor slower tempos, so those who like their Bach to move swiftly may be less satisfied than I am.) And the 1979 digital engineering turns out to be first class. In short, here we have it all: a master organist playing major Bach on a magnificent, tonally resplendent instrument recorded in exemplary sound: vivid, rich, and full, with excellent clarity and deep, natural bass. If you relish Bach, organ music, or organs, you are sure to enjoy this CD.

Outstanding Passacaglia in C, and a real subwoofer tester.......2000-11-03

The only real problem with this disc is that it is too short! This is a very early Telarc, and unfortunately, the CDs were not made very long in those days, only 39:59 on my player. Don't be misled by the June 1979 recording date, the Soundstream digital recorder and those Schoeps Colette Series microphones could do the job.

The recording is really magnificent, about as close to 'like there' as one is likely to find with stereo, with a wide stereo image with realistic depth. The organ at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts is quite an instrument, capable of classic and romantic colorations and textures, according to the liner notes. Not being an expert on organs, one thing I do notice is the 32 foot Principal in the Pedals, with the low 16 Hz fundamental tones.

The famous Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, which begins the CD, is outstanding. One can hear immediately the outstanding presence of the recording and the immense power of the performances. One simply forgets about analysis and listens.

Thank God there is not another Toccata and Fugue in d minor here! Sure, it's a magnificent piece, but Heaven knows that has been recorded enough. Does it have to be on virtually every CD single of Bach organ music? Murray plays the Toccata in F Major, BWV 540, with great conviction, and the sound is magnificent. One wishes they had included the fugue that generally goes with it, but I did warn you this is an early CD, and they didn't make them very long then. Telarc really should reissue these performances on a CD with more items.

I found this to be a great CD for auditioning subwoofers. Do you want to see if a subwoofer goes deep? Go to Band 3, 29 seconds in, and there is the first of a series of sustained 32 foot pedal tones (16 Hz fudamental), good and strong, of the Passacaglia in C, BWV 582. If you don't get that 'air shaking all around you' effect, the subwoofer isn't adequate for it! Most speakers and even subwoofers simply cannot play the bottom note at all.

Not to get caught up in the technical merits of the recordings, Michael Murray's performance of the great Passacaglia in C is awe inspiring. Bach's Passacaglia may be the greatest piece of music ever written, and it is hard not to believe it when listening to this magificent performance. The Passacaglia is a strong, driving work, working out the variations on the theme with an inexorable logic. There is absolutely nothing like it, and this is the ideal performance.

The other two bands on the disc are much shorter pieces, "Vater unser im Himmelreich," BWV 737 and "All Menschen muessen sterben," BWV 643, which are just under 2.minutes each. They are meditative pieces, much quieter, though there is some nice deep pedal work. Surely Telarc could put some other works with these, to get the time to over 70 minutes.

Amazon.com

Since Bach constantly reworked his own music, it's always been seen as fair game that others should do so, too. Angela Hewitt's disc of Bach arrangements thus stands in a noble tradition, as well as carrying it boldly into the future. But if three of these 17 short pieces are Hewitt's own inventions, others are welcome discoveries from the nearly forgotten past. None of Busoni's majestic arrangements is here, but instead, we find fascinating pieces by a plethora of English composers, including Lord Berbers, Herbert Howells, and William Walton. Hewitt's own liner notes are a mine of information--some of it comic, much of it illuminating--as well as a guide to her keyboard philosophy. And her playing is as superb as we now expect. In D'Albert's version of Bach's stupendous Passacaglia in C Minor, she somehow manages to make the piano sound like a large organ echoing through a church. In other modes, she can be plangent, frisky, hesitant, or imbued with the most gorgeous cantabile; she seems to have a hotline to the religious fervor Bach wanted to evince. This disc may be built out of a collection of favorite encores, but in sum it's a feast. --Michael Church

Customer Reviews:

The more I listen to them, the more I like them........2007-07-11

After a little period of adjustment, these arrangements 'grow on you', because they are so very well performed. Bach, a great arranger himself, would have smiled a lot listening to what's been done with his stuff.

Don't be put off by the idea of "transcriptions" - Buy this CD.......2006-06-18

This is a CD you'll always enjoy revisiting. Miss Hewitt shares the deep wonders of J.S. Bach, in a powerful and moving way. I especially like the way the recording ends -- the pentultimate Passacaglia in C minor knocks you over, and the finale Alle Menschen mussen sterben gently, yet deliberately, restores the listener. Translate the German title to better understand the root of Bach's compelling theme.

A unique CD in Angela Hewitt's Bach cycle.......2005-07-27

Amassing now over a dozen CD's in her Bach cycle, Angela Hewitt puts her focus on several famous - and some not-so-famous - piano transcriptions of Bach. The overall flavor and tone of this set is a little different than her other Bach recordings. Not present in this music are the lively dance rhythms of the French courante, menuet or bourree found in the Suites or Partitas - or even much of the intellectual fugues from the "Well-Tempered Clavier" and others. Rather, there is a more introspective, gentle and often tangibly spiritual essence to the selections on this CD - largely due to many being transciptions from choral and church cantatas. In many of the more familiar pieces, there is a comforting and assuring atmosphere that Miss Hewitt communicate most sensitively - which when reading the German translation of the original works in the liner notes, would seem to be the intent of the Lutheran Kappelmeister Bach.

In her most-informative notes, Hewitt points out how "the ability to translate spirituality into sound at the keyboard is of certainly important to avoid famous tunes sounding banal or hacknayed." Her versions of the famous "Jesu" and "Sheep may safely graze" (as well as her own three lovely transcriptions) do seem to succeed in conveying a spiritual core to avoid sounding trite. In the great Bach pastoral work ("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"), Hewitt convincingly summons the nurturing personna of Dame Myra Hess who played her piano transcription of this choral work almost daily over BBC radio to comfort many in hardship during the great war. Maybe in a couple pieces, as some suggest, Ms. Hewitt draws out her tempos a bit, but I found this gave the piece a more introspective tone that I appreciated later upon further listening. Other works on a more grand scale (like the Passacaglia for organ) reveal Bach as a daunting church composer and sound reasonably authoritive on Hewitt's piano. Her best pieces here may be also her most personally involved ones - her own three transcriptions - which embody a most moving, introspective and heartwarming quality. I think these are a humble highlight of the set.

The Hyperion sound is clear and full bodied while the substantial CD notes offer valuable history of the transciptions and Ms. Hewitt's perspectives on how she approached them. Significant coverage is given to the past legends of the piano like Kempff, Hess, Howells, d'Albert that will be appreciated especially by pianists. In short, a unique, spiritual and lovely set of recordings in Angela Hewitt's ever-growing quiver of Bach recordings.

Absolutely divine.......2005-03-23

Angela Hewitt is superb playing these transcriptions of a variety of Bach's works.

The disc starts with five excellent choices of transcriptions by Wilhelm Kempf. The first is simply splendid, namely the Sinfonia in D major. Perhaps this is the most convincing of all the works in terms of the piano being the right instrument for the music. "Wachet auf" is also peformed very well.

Next are two lovely pieces, the Mary Howe transcription of "Sheep may safely graze," and the Myra Hess transcription of "Jesu, joy of man's desiring." These are my favorites on the entire disc.

Another beautiful piece that Hewitt plays very gracefully is Harriet Cohen's transcripition of "Sanctify us by Thy goodness."

Hewitt is spectacular in the toughest piece, the Eugen d'Albert transcription of the famous Passacaglia in C minor. This piece sounds really good on the piano, but I have to admit that I miss the pedal notes.

I highly recommend this beautiful set of Bach arrangements.

Superb in parts.......2005-01-29

First, I should say I am no Bach purist and I love to hear his music performed on the piano or by symphony orchestras. However this cd is not the unalloyed pleasure which some reviewers here would have you believe. The piano sound lacks warmth and Hewitt drags out the phrases sometimes too much for my personal taste; but there is much to enjoy on this disc and its good qualities vastly outweigh the slight mannerisms
The sinfonia to bwv29 (which Bach himself later arranged for solo violin) is a superb opener. Hewitt's playing is heroic and dynamic and the bright piano tone is here an advantage. The following sicilliano is decently enough played though I find her phrasing slightly too halting. This is the case too with Nun Komm, an arrangement of one of Bach's greatest chorale preludes. Hewitt falls short in these two pieces (and 'Ich Ruf zu dir') of the magic obtained by Dinu Lipatti in his classic recording.
In the famous 'sleeper's wake', Hewitt produces some rather choppy phrases; worse, she builds melodramatically to an anachronistically 'big' climax. The wonderful 'ich ruf' is, by constrast, played with a sensitivity close to Lipatti's. She ends it rather abruptly however.
'Sheep may safety graze' for all its fame, is hardly one of Bach's better pieces. Hewitt's performace matches the gentleness of this early work, though the piano seems somehwat overly bright, this may be partly due to the arrangement. The glorious 'Jesu joy of man's desiring' receives a fine interpretation, which I found moving.
There follow a couple of arrangements of Chorale preludes by Hewitt herself. The first is the lyrical bwv 641. It is beautifully played, though again with her slightly hesitant phrasing, but the arrangement is questionable since the piece would seem to require a more sustaining intrument than the piano. The next work, bwv 614 has long been a great favourite of mine. Bach makes much use of chromaticism to convert the New Year chorale tune into a meditation on the death of the old year. Again the phrasing is 'bitty' but this is a moving performance.
Listening to Bach's early 'In Dulce Jublio', one can understand why he was berated for introducing strange tones into chorales and confusing the congregation. Hewitt's performance is very gfine indeed, but I cannot see the point of this arrangement since the piece itself is forgettable. BWV 727 is another rendition by Bach of the 'passion chorale'. Hewitt plays it hesitantly in a misguided search for expressiveness and its essentially lyrical character is somewhat lost. The fourth schubler chorale is rattled off at high speed, though with a delicate touch; there would seem to be more gravitas to this music than Hewitt suggests.
BWV 622 is one of the longest of the little organ book preludes. After a beautiful opening, she loses her way somewhat in the second part. The arrangement of Bwv 22 (which is a setting of a hymn tune which flowing sountermelody much in the manner of 'jesu joy) is given a good rhythmic performace.
Hewitt's performance of the arrangemant of the glorious aria from bwv 127 is, to my ears, the highlight of the cd. Truly wonderful music, wonderfully played, though she does her trick as in 'sleeper's wake' of overdramatising the climax.
The passacaglia and fugue is by far the weightiest work on the disc. This herculean work allows Hewitt to display her muscular side. This plays the opening of the fugue especially superbly which will be no surprise to those who have heard her performances of the 48, but again the climax is slightly marred by over-emphatic playing. I have less taste for the passacaglia than many, but Hewitt's playing brings it to life as well as could be imagined on the piano which is perhaps not the mots suitable instrument
The disc ends with a sensitive account of bwv 643. It seems a strange choice to end, since the piece itself, though pleasing enough, is not of Bach's finer inspirations. It does however bring the cd to a conclusion with a sense of repose.

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Some of Bach's Best

J.S. Bach: Das Orgelbüchlein

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bach: The Works for Organ, Vol. 8
Bach: Works for Organ, Vol. VI
Bach: Leipzig Chorales
Bach: The Works for Organ, Vol. 9
Bach: The Works for Organ, Vol. 5

ASIN: B0000037GE
Release Date: 1996-02-02

Tracks:

Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599
Gott, Durch Deine Gute/Gottes Sohn Ist Kommen, BWV 600
Herr Christ, Der Ein'ge Gottessohn/Herr Gott, Nun Sei Gepreiset, BWV 601
Lob Sei Dem Allmachtigen Gott, BWV 602
Puer Natus In Bethlehem, BWV 603
Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604
Der Tag, Der Ist So Freudenreich, BWV 605
Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm Ich Her, BWV 606
Vom Himmel Kam Der Engel Schar, BWV 607
In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 608
Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen, Allzugleich, BWV 609
Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV 610
Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon, BWV 611
Wir Christenleut, BWV 612
Helft Mir, Gotts Gute Preisen, BWV 613
Das Alte Jahr Vergangen Ist, BWV 614
In Dir Ist Freude, BWV 615
Mit Fried Und Freud Ich Fahr Dahin, BWV 616
Herr Gott, Nun Schleuss Den Himmel Auf, BWV 617
O Lamm Gottes, Unschuldig, BWV 618
Christe, Du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619
Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht, BWV 620
Da Jesus An Dem Kreuze Stund, BWV 621
Mensch, Bewein Dein Sunde Gross, BWV 622
Wir Danken Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, Dass Du Fur Uns Gestorben Bist, BWV 623
Hilf, Gott Dass Mir's Gelinge, BWV 624

Tracks:

Christ Lag In Todesbanden, BWV 625
Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, Der Den Tod Uberwand, BWV 626
Christ Ist Erstanden, BWV 627
Erstanden Ist Der Heilge Christ, BWV 628
Erschienen Ist Der Herrliche Tag, BWV 629
Heut Triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630
Komm, Gott Schopfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 631
Herr Jesu Christ, Dich Zu Uns Wend, BWV 632
Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, BWV 633/634
Dies Sind Die Heilgen Zehn Gebot, BWV 635
Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, BWV 636
Durch Adams Fall Ist Ganz Verderbt, BWV 637
Es Ist Das Heil Uns Kommen Her, BWV 638
Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
In Dich Hab Ich Gehoffet, Herr, BWV 640
Wenn Wir In Hochsten Noten Sein, BWV 641
Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten, BWV 642
Alle Menschen Mussen Sterben, BWV 643
Ach Wie Nichtig, Ach Wie Fluchtig, BWV 644

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Some of Bach's Best.......2004-11-06

This is Volume Seven in Kevin Bowyers Bach Organ Works series of

recordings for Nimbus Records. It is a complete performance of

Bach's "Orgelbuchlein" or Little Organ Book. This recording

features not only Bowyers excellent performances of the chorale

preludes , but the Det Fynske Kammerkor under Alice Joensen sing

the chorales brilliantly too. The Orgelbuchlein was an unfinished

project of Bachs he was going to compose chorale preludes for the

entire liturgical church year. Unfortunatly he only made it from

Advent to Easter. At Fourty-Five chorale preludes it is still

quite an accomplishment. Mr Bowyer always uses good taste in his

choices for organ registers and the programs of his Bach

recordings are always well thought out. As I said this is Volume

Seven of the series I think there will be total of Seventeen

Volumes with a total of 29 CDs which looks to be one of the most

complete sets of Bach organ works on the market. Each one of the

volumes in the set can easily be recommended. The Nimbus sound is

up to their usual standards, always very good. One of the best

parts of The Orgelbuchlein is that you can a lot of good Bach in

a little package.

Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor "The Great", Franck: Fantaisie in A

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Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor "The Great", Franck: Fantaisie in A

Manufacturer: Telarc
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Binding: Audio CD

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Bach: Organ Works
The Great Organ at Methuen - Bach: BWV 540, 542, 582, 643, & 737
Jongen: Symphonie Concertante For Organ & Orchestra/Franck: Fantasie In A/Pastorale

ASIN: B00022FWRC
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

Fantasia And Fugue
Toccata
Passacaglia And Fugue
Vater Unser Im Himmelreich
Alle Menschen Mussen Sterben
Fantaisie
Pastorale

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Realmente muy bueno

J. S. Bach: Das Orgelbüchlein, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bach: Das Orgelbüchlein (The Little Organ Book), Vol. 1
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Bach: Preludes & Fugues, BWV 536, 541, 544, 546
Bach: Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650
J.S. Bach: Kirnberger Chorales Vol. 1 and other organ works

ASIN: B00000143C
Release Date: 1994-12-13

Tracks:

Fantasia In C Minor, BWV 562
Passiontide: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig BWV 618
Passiontide: Christe, du Lamm Gottes BWV 619
Passiontide: Christus, der uns selig macht BWV 620
Passiontide: Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund' BWV 621
Passiontide: O Mensch, bewein' dein' S nde gro BWV 622
Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, da du f r uns gestorben bist BWV 623
Passiontide: Hift, Gott, da mir's gelinge BWV 624
EASTER: Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625
EASTER: Jesus Chrsitus, unser Heiland, der den Tod berwand BWV 626
EASTER: Christ ist erstanden BWV 627 versus 1-3
EASTER: Erstanden ist der heil'ge Chrsit BWV 628
EASTER: Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag BWV 629
EASTER: Heut' triumphieret Gottes Sohn BWV 630
Pentecost: Komm, Gott Sch pfer, heiliger Geist BWV 631
Pentecost: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend' BWV 632
Pentecost: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 633
Pentecost: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 634
FAITH: Dies sind die hei'lgen zehn Gebot BWV 635
FAITH: Vater unser im Himmelrich BWV 636
FAITH: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt BWV 637
FAITH: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her BWV 638
FAITH: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639
In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr BWV 640
FAITH: Wenn wir in h chsten N ten sein BWV 641
FAITH: Wer nur den lieben Gott l t walten BWV 642
FAITH: Alle Menschen m ssen sterben BWV 643
FAITH: Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fl chtig BWV 644
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539

Customer Reviews:

Realmente muy bueno.......2006-05-17

Esta grabación (junto con el vol.1) del Orgelbüchlein es increible.
No solo por la interpretación de Rübsam -que es impecable y musicalmente muy rica- sino por que, además, ha sido realizada en un organo Silbermann.
Altamente recomendable, mas aún teniendo en cuenta el precio de la misma.

Average customer rating:

The royal music!

Organ Works Complete
Johann Sebastian Bach , and Christopher Herrick
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00006L3WC
Release Date: 2002-11-12

Customer Reviews:

The royal music!.......2003-11-05

Organ king's music performed by a prominent organist at his best on ones of the best organs in the world!

Average customer rating:

Vol. 4-1963 & 65/Command Performances

Manufacturer: Organarts
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000BVB098
Release Date: 2005-10-25

Average customer rating:

Bach for professional listeners
Bach Organ Works on original organs

Bach: The Organ Works (Box Set)
J.S. Bach , and Werner Jacob
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2000-11-07

Tracks:

Fantasia C, BWV.570
Chorale Vars (Partite Diverse): Sei Gegrusset, Jesu Gutig, BWV.768
Fugue On A Theme C, BWV.574
Chorale: Wir Christenleut', BWV.710
Trio Son No.4 e, BWV.528: I: Adagio
Trio Son No.4 e, BWV.528: II: Vivace
Trio Son No.4 e, BWV.528: III: Andante
Trio Son No.4 e, BWV.528: IV: Un Poco Allegro
Chorale: O Lamm Gottes, Unschuldig
Chorale: Christ Lag In Todesbanden, BWV.718
Kleines Harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV.591: Introitus - Centrum - Exitus (Andante)
Chorale: Allein Gott In Der Hoh', Sei Ehr', BWV. 711
Toccata, Adagio And Fugue in C, BWV.564: I: Toccata
Toccata, Adagio And Fugue in C, BWV.564: II: Adagio
Toccata, Adagio And Fugue in C, BWV.564: III: Fugue

Tracks:

Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Prld
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Fugue
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale Vars (Partite Diverse): O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, BWV.767
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Fantasia in C, BWV.573
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Fugue in G, BWV. 577
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale: Ein' Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott, BWV.720
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale: Allein Gott In Der Hoh', Sei Ehr', BWV.717
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale: Christ Lag in Todesbanden, BWV.695
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Fugue in c, BWV.575
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale: Wie Schon Leucht' Uns Der Morgenstern, BWV.739
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale: Vater Unser Im Himmeireich, BWV.737
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale: Wir Glauben All' An Einen Gott Vater, BWV.740
Prld And Fugue in E, BWV.566: Chorale Var (Partite Diverse): Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag....

Tracks:

Prld And Fugue in a, BWV.551: Prld
Prld And Fugue in a, BWV.551: Fugue
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.1-7, BWV 599-605: 1. Chorale: Nun Komm' Der Heiden Heiland
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.1-7, BWV 599-605: 2. Chorale: Gott, Durch Deine Gute
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.1-7, BWV 599-605: 3. Chorale: Herr Christ, Der Ein'ge Gottes-Sohn
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.1-7, BWV 599-605: 4. Chorale: Lob Sei Dem Allmachtigen Gott
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.1-7, BWV 599-605: 5. Chorale: Puer Natus In Bethlehem
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.1-7, BWV 599-605: 6. Chorale: Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.1-7, BWV 599-605: 7. Chorale: Der Tag, Der Ist So Freudenreich
Aria in F, BWV.587
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.8-10, BWV.606-608: 8. Chorale: Vom Himmel Hoch, Der Komm' Ich Her
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.8-10, BWV.606-608: 9. Chorale: Vom Himmel Kam Der Engel Schar
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.8-10, BWV.606-608: 10. Chorale: In Dulci Jubilo
Pastorale in F, BWV.590
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.11-12, BWV.609-610: 11. Chorale: Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen Allzugleich
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.11-12, BWV.609-610: 12. Chorale: Jesu, Meine Freude
Prld And Fugue in c, BWV.549: Prld
Prld And Fugue in c, BWV.549: Fugue
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.13-14, BWV.611-612: 13. Chorale: Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.13-14, BWV.611-612: 14. Chorale: Wir Christenleut'
Prld And Fugue in b, BWV.544: Prld
Prld And Fugue in b, BWV.544: Fugue
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.15-19, BWV.613-617: 15. Chorale: Helft Mir Gottes Gute Preisen
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.15-19, BWV.613-617: 16. Chorale: Das Alte Jahr Vergangen Ist
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.15-19, BWV.613-617: 17. Chorale: In Dir Ist Freude
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.15-19, BWV.613-617: 18. Chorale: Mit Fried' Und Freud' Ich Fahr Dahin
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.15-19, BWV.613-617: 19. Chorale: Herr Gott, Nun Schleuss Den Himmel Auf
Fantasia Con Imitazione in b, BWV.563

Tracks:

Prld And Fugue in e, BWV.533: Prld
Prld And Fugue in e, BWV.533: Fugue
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.20-24, BWV.618-622: 20. Chorale: O Lamm Gottes, Unschuldig
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.20-24, BWV.618-622: 21. Chorale: Christe, Du Lamm Gottes
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.20-24, BWV.618-622: 22. Chorale: Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.20-24, BWV.618-622: 23. Chorale: Da Jesus An Dem Kreuze Stund
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.20-24, BWV.618-622: 24. Chorale: O Mensch, Bewein' Dein' Sunde Gross
Fantasia And Fugue in c, BWV.562: Fantasia
Fantasia And Fugue in c, BWV.562: Fugue (Fragment)
Prld And Fugue in f, BWV.534: Prld
Prld And Fugue in f, BWV.534: Fugue
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.25-26, BWV.623-624: 25. Chorale: Wir Danken Dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.25-26, BWV.623-624: 26. Chorale: Hilf Gott, Dass Mir's Gelinge
Trio in c, BWV.585
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.25-26, BWV.625-627: 27. Chorale: Christ Lag In Todesbanden
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.25-26, BWV.625-627: 28. Chorale: Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.25-26, BWV.625-627: 29. Chorale: Christ Ist Erstanden
Prld And Fugue in C, BWV.531: Prld
Prld And Fugue in C, BWV.531: Fugue
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.30-32, BWV.628-630: 30. Chorale: Erstanden Ist Der Heil'ge Christ
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.30-32, BWV.628-630: 31. Chorale: Erschienen Ist Der Herrliche Tag
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.30-32, BWV.628-630: 32. Chorale: Heut' Triumphieret Gottes Sohn
Trio in d, BWV.583
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.33-34 & 36, BWV.631-632 & BWV.634: 33. Chorale: Komm, Gott Schopfer..
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.33-34 & 36, BWV.631-632 & BWV.634: 34. Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ,...
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.33-34 & 36, BWV.631-632 & BWV.634: 36. Chorale: Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier

Tracks:

Prld And Fugue in c, BWV.546: Prld
Prld And Fugue in c, BWV.546: Fugue
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.37-39, BWV.635-637: 37. Chorale: Dies Sind Die Heil'gen Zehn Gebot'
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.37-39, BWV.635-637: 38. Chorale: Vater Unser Im Himmelreich
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.37-39, BWV.635-637: 39. Chorale: Durch Adams Fall Ist Ganz Verderbt
Trio in G, BWV.586
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.40-42, BWV.638-640: 40. Chorale: Es Ist Das Heil Uns Kommen Her
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.40-42, BWV.638-640: 41. Chorale: Ich Ruf' Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.40-42, BWV.638-640: 42. Chorale: In Dich Hab' Ich Gehoffet, Herr
Pedal-Exercitium, BWV.598
Fuge in g, BWV.578
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.43-46, BWV.641-644: 43. Chorale: Wenn Wir in Hochsten Nothen Sein
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.43-46, BWV.641-644: 44. Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.43-46, BWV.641-644: 45. Chorale: Alle Menschen Mussen Sterben
Orgel-Buchlein Nos.43-46, BWV.641-644: 46. Chorale: Ach Wie Nichtig, Ach Wie Fluchtig
Trio in g, BWV.584
Orgel-Buchlein No.35, BWV.633: 35. Chorale: Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier
Chorale: Gott, Durch Dein Gute, BWV.724
Chorale: Gottes Sohn Ist Kommen, BWV.703
Chorale: Herr Christ, Der Ein'ge Gottes Sohn, BWV.698
Trio Son No.3 in d, BWV.527: I: Andante
Trio Son No.3 in d, BWV.527: II: Adagio E Dolce
Trio Son No.3 in d, BWV.527: III: Vivace
Fantasia And Fugue in g, BWV.542: Fantasia
Fantasia And Fugue in g, BWV.542: Fugue

Tracks:

Con in a, BWV.596: I: Grave - Fuga
Con in a, BWV.596: II: Largo
Con in a, BWV.596: Finale
Con in a, BWV.593: I: (Unknown)
Con in a, BWV.593: II: Adagio
Con in a, BWV.593: III: Allegro
Con in C, BWV, 595
Chorale: Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, BWV.731
Chorale: Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, BWV.730
Con in C, BWV.592: I: (Unknown)
Con in C, BWV.592: Grave
Con in C, BWV.592: Presto
Con in C, BWV.594: I: (Unknown)
Con in C, BWV.594: II: Rezitativ: Adagio
Con in C, BWV.594: III: Allegro
Chorale: Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen G'mein, BWV.734

Tracks:

Toccata And Fugue in d, BWV. 734: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue in d, BWV. 734: Fugue
Trio Son No.6 in G, BWV.530: I: Vivace
Trio Son No.6 in G, BWV.530: II: Lento
Trio Son No.6 in G, BWV.530: III: Allegro
Alla Breve in D, BWV.589
Fantasia in G, BWV.572
Chorale: Herr Gott, Dich Loben Wir, BWV.725
Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ, Dich Zu Uns Wend, BWV.709
Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ, Dich Zu Uns Wend, BWV.726
Prld And Fugue in G, BWV.541: Prld
Prld And Fugue in G, BWV.541: Fugue

Tracks:

Fantasia Super Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BWV.651
Chorale: Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BWV.652
Toccata And Fugue in d, BWV.538: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue in d, BWV.538: Fugue
Prld And Fugue in D, BWV.532: Prld
Prld And Fugue in D, BWV.532: Fugue
Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV.529: I: Allegro
Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV.529: II: Largo
Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV.529: III: Allegro
Chorale: Komm, Gott Schopfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV.667
Prld And Fugue in G, BWV.550: Prld
Prld And Fugue in G, BWV.550: Fuge
Chorale: Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, BWV.665
Chorale: Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, BWV.666
Prld in a, BWV.569

Tracks:

Toccata And Fugue in F, BWV.540: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue in F, BWV.540: Fugue
Chorale: Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland, BWV.659
Chorale: Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland, BWV.660
Chorale: Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland, BWV.661
Prld And Fugue in a, BWV.543: Prld
Prld And Fugue in a, BWV.543: Fugue
Trio Super Herr Jesu Christ, Dich Zu Uns Wend, BWV.655
Fugue On A Theme in b, BWV.579
Chorale: An Wasserflussen Babylon, BWV.653b
Fantasia And Fugue in c, BWV.537: Fantasia
Fantasia And Fugue in c, BWV.537: Fugue
Chorale: O Lamm Gottes, Unschuldig, BWV.656
Canzona in d, BWV.588
Chorale: Vor Deinen Thron Tret'ich, BWV.668

Tracks:

Prld And Fugue in C, BWV.547: Prld
Prld And Fugue in C, BWV.547: Fugue
Chorale: Von Gott Will Ich Nicht Lassen, BWV.658
Prld And Fugue in A, BWV.536: Prld
Prld And Fugue in A, BWV.536: Fugue
Chorale: Allein Gott in Der Hoh' Sei Ehr', BWV.662
Chorale: Allein Gott in Der Hoh' Sei Ehr', BWV.663
Chorale: Allein Gott in Der Hoh' Sei Ehr', BWV.664
Trio Son No.1 in Eflat, BWV.525: I: (Unknown)
Trio Son No.1 in Eflat, BWV.525: II: Adagio
Trio Son No.1 in Eflat, BWV.525: III: Allegro
Chorale: Schmucke Dich, O Liebe Seele, BWV. 654

Tracks:

Passacaglia And Fugue in c, BWV.582
Fantasia Super Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV.713
Prld And Fugue in d, BWV.539: Prld
Prld And Fugue in d, BWV.539: Fugue
Chorale Vars: Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her, BWV.769
Prld And Fugue in g, BWV.535: Prld
Prld And Fugue in g, BWV.535: Fugue
Chrale: An Wasserflussen Babylon, BWV.653
Prld And Fugue in C, BWV.545: Prld
Prld And Fugue in C, BWV.545: Fugue
Chorale: Nun Danket Alle Gott, BWV.657

Tracks:

Prld: Eflat, BWV.552/1
1. Chorale: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV.669
2. Chorale: Christe, Aller Welt Trost, BWV.670
3. Chorale: Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist, BWV.671
8. Chorale: Allein Gott in Der Hoh' Sei Ehr', BWV.676
10. Chorale: Dies Sind Die Sind Die Heil'gen Zehn Gebot', BWV.678
12. Chorale: Wir Glauben All' An Einen Gott, BWV.680
14. Chorale: Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, BWV.682
16. Chorale: Christ, Unser Herr, Zum Jordan Kam, BWV.684
18. Chorale: Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir, BWV.686
20. Chorale: Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, BWV.688
Fugue: Eflat, BWV.552/2
Duetto No.1: e, BWV.802
Duetto No.2: F, BWV.803
Duetto No.3: G, BWV.804
Duetto No.4: a, BWV.805

Tracks:

7. Chorale: Allein Gott in Der Hoh' Sei Ehr', BWV.675
4. Chorale: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV.672
5. Chorale: Christe, Aller Welt Trost, BWV.673
6. Chorale: Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist, BWV.674
9. Fughetta Super Allein Gott in Der Hoh' Sei Ehr', BWV.677
11. Fughetta Super Dies Sind Die Heil'gen Zehn Gebot', BWV.679
13. Fughetta Super Wir Glauben All' An Einen Gott, BWV.681
15. Chorale: Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, BWV.683
17. Chorale: Christ, Unser Herr, Zum Jordan Kam, BWV.685
19. Chorale: Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir, BWV.687
21. Fuga Super Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, BWV.689
Prld And Fugue in e, BWV.548: Prld
Prld And Fugue in e, BWV.548: Fugue
Chorale: Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, BWV.645
Chorale: Wo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin, BWV.646
Chorale: Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten, BWV.647
Chorale: Meine Seele Erhebet Den Herren, BWV.648
Chorale: Ach, Blieb' Bei Uns Herr Jesu Christ, BWV.649
Chorale: Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel, BWV.650
Trio Son No.2 c, BWV.526: I: Vivace
Trio Son No.2 c, BWV.526: II: Largo
Trio Son No.2 c, BWV.526: III: Allegro

Tracks:

Fuga Sopra Il Magnificat, BWV.733
Chorale: Nun Komm' Der Heiden Heiland, BWV.699
Chorale: Lob Sei Dem Allmacht'gen Gott, BWV.704
Chorale: Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her, BWV.738
Chorale: Allein Gott in Der Hoh' Sei Ehr', BWV. 715
Chorale: Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV.722
Chorale: Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her, BWV.700
Chorale: Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon, BWV.696
Chorlae: Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen, Allzugleich, BWV.732
Chorale: In Dulci Jubilo, BWV.729
Chorale: Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV.697
Chorale: Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her, BWV.701
Prld in G, BWV.568
Fantasia Super Valet Will Ich Dir Geben, BWV.735
Chorale: Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh' Darein, BWV.741
Chorale: Ach Gott Und Herr, BWV.714
Chorale: In Dich Hab' Ich Gehoffet, Herr, BWV.712
Chorale: Erbarm' Dich Mein, O Herre Christ, BWV.721
Chorale: Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen, BWV.727
Chorale: Wo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin, BWV.728
Chorale: Jesus, Meine Zuversicht, BWV.728
Chorale: Wer Nu Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten, BWV.691
Chorale: Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten, BWV.690
Chorale: Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, BWV.706
Chorale: Valet Will Ich Dir Geben, BWV.736

Tracks:

1. Chorale: Der Tag, Der Ist So Freudenreich, BWV.719
2. Chorale: Wir Christenleut', BWV.1090
3. Chorale: Das Alte Jahr Vergangen Ist, BWV.1091
4. Chorale: Her Gott, Nun Schleuss Den Himmel Auf, BWV.1092
5. Chorale: Herzliebster Jesu, Was Hast Du Verbrochen, BWV.1093
6. Chorale: O Jesu, Wie Ist Dein Gestalt, BWV.1094
7. Chorale: O Lamm Gottes, Unschuldig, BWV.1095
8. Chorale: Christe, Der Du Bist Tag Und Licht, BWV.1096
9. Chorale: Ehre Sei Dir, Christe, Der Du Leidest Not, BWV.1097
10. Chorale: Wir Glauben All in Einen Gott, BWV.1098
11. Chorale: Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir, BWV.1099
12. Chorale: Allein Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWv.1100
13. Chorale: Ach Gott Und Herr, BWV.714
14. Chorale: Ach Herr, Mich Armen Sunder, BWV.742
15. Chorale: Durch Adams Fall Ist Ganz Verderbt, BWV. 1101
16. Chorale: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu, BWV.1102
17. Chorale: Erhalt Uns, Herr, Bei Deinem Wort, BWV.1103
18. Chorale: Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, BWV.737
19. Chorale: Wenn Dich Ungluck Tut Greifen An, BWV.1104
20. Chorale: Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV.1105
21. Chorale: Gott Ist Mein Heil, Mein Hilf Und Trost, BWV.1106
22. Chorale: Jesus, Meines Lebens Leben, BWV.1107
23. Chorale: Als Jesus Christ in Der Nacht, BWV.1108
24. Chorale: Ach Gott, Zu Dich Erbarmen, BWV.1109
25. Chorale: O Herre Gott, Dein Gottlich Wort, BWV.1110

Tracks:

26. Chorale: Nun Lasst Uns Den Leib Begraben, BWV.1111
27. Chorale: Christus, Der Ist Mein Leben, BWV.1112
28. Chorale: Ich Hab' Mein Sach Gott Heimgestellt, BWV.1113
29. Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ, Du Hochstes Gut, BWV.1114
30. Chorale: Herzlich Lieb Hab' Ich Dich, O Herr, BWV.1115
31. Chorale: Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan, BWV.1116
32. Chorale: Alle Menschen Mussen Sterben, BWV.1117
33. Chorale: Mach's Mit Mir Gott, Nach Deiner Gut
34. Chorale: Werde Munter Mein Gemute, BWV.1118
35. Chorale: Wie Nach Einer Wasserquelle, BWV.1119
36. Chorale: Christe, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, BWV.1120
37. Chorale: Ich Ruf' Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV.639
38. Chorale: Herr Christ Der Ein'ge Gottes-Sohn, BWV.601
Prld And Fugue in C, BWV.553
Prld And Fugue in d, BWV.554
Prld And Fugue in e, BWV.555
Prld And Fugue in F, BWV.556
Prld And Fugue in G, BWV.557
Prld And Fugue in g, BWV.558
Prld And Fugue in a, BWV.559
Prld And Fugue in Bflat, BWV.560

Customer Reviews:

Bach for professional listeners.......2006-01-30

What I found amazing about this boxset is the opportunity to enjoy Bach in complete form. From my point of view Passacaglia performed by Werner Jacob is a five star performance. Also BWV 593 and BWV 596 push up and show up no limits for the listener. This 16 CDs aggregate the perfect union between the artist, instrument, listener and Bach. And at the end of the day I can say that organ works can still be ... trendy. Enjoy!

Bach Organ Works on original organs.......2004-10-24

121 organ tracks or works on 16 CDs has to be spaced out in about six days. The music is so restful I found myself dowsing. The price for a new set through Amazon was right. Bach organ hymns made Luther.

Average customer rating:

One of the great CD sets of all time
One of two "keepers"
Bach the organ works
Peter Hurford gives incisive readings
EMPHATICALLY 5 stars!

Bach: The Organ Works
Johann Sebastian Bach , and Peter Hurford
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000041KD
Release Date: 1995-07-10

Tracks:

Toccata And Fugue In F Major: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In F Major: Fugue
Prelude And Fugue In G Major
Prelude And Fugue In E Minor: Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In E Minor: Fugue
Prelude And Fugue In C Major
Prelude And Fugue In C Minor
Prelude and Fugue in D major: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in D major: Fugue
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Fugue

Tracks:

Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue In C Major: Toccata
Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue In C Major: Adagio
Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue In C Major: Fugue
Fantasia And Fugue In C Major
Prelude And Fugue In E Minor
Prelude And Fugue In A Minor
Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Fugue
Trio In C Minor
Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor: Fantasia
Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor: Fugue

Tracks:

Fantasia In G Major
Fugue In B Minor
Trio In D Minor
Prelude And Fugue In G Minor
Fantasia In C Minor
Fugue In G Major
Fantasia And Fugue In C Minor: Fantasia
Fantasia And Fugue In C Minor: Fugue
Fugue In G Major
Fugue In C Minor
Fugue In G Major
Fantasia And Fugue In C Major
Pedal-Exercitium
Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor: Passacaglia
Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor: Fugue

Tracks:

Clavier Ubung III: Prelude In E Flat Major
Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit
Clavier Ubung III: Christe, aller Welt Trost
Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist
Clavier Ubung III: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Clavier Ubung III: Dies sind die heilgen
Clavier Ubung III: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
Clavier Ubung III: Vater unser im Himmelreich
Clavier Ubung III: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam
Clavier Ubung III: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
Clavier Ubung III: Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der von uns
Clavier Ubung III: Fugue In E Flat Major

Tracks:

Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit
Clavier Ubung III: Christe, aller Welt Trost
Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist
Clavier Ubung III: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Clavier Ubung III: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Clavier Ubung III: Dies sind die heilgen sehn Gebot'
Clavier Ubung III: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
Clavier Ubung III: Vater unse im Himmelreich
Clavier Ubung III: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam
Clavier Ubung III: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
Clavier Ubung III: Jesus Christus unser Hieland, der von uns
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ach Gott und Herr
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ach Gott und Herr
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wo soll ich fliehen hin
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Christ lag in Todesbanden
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Christum sollen wir loben schon
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Das Jesulein soll doch mein Trost
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Gottes Sohn ist kommen
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Lob sei dem allmachtigen
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ich hab' mein Sach' Gott heimgestellt
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ich hab' mein Sach' Gott heimgestellt
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wir Christenleut
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr
Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Jesu, meine Freude

Tracks:

Sonata No. 1 In E Flat Major: I Allegro moderato
Sonata No. 1 In E Flat Major: II Adagio
Sonata No. 1 In E Flat Major: III Allegro
Sonata No. 2 In C Minor: I Vivace
Sonata No. 2 In C Minor: II Largo
Sonata No. 2 In C Minor: III Allegro
Sonata No. 3 In D Minor: I Andante
Sonata No. 3 In D Minor: II Adagio e dolce
Sonata No. 3 In D Minor: III Vivace
Sonata No. 4 In E Minor: I Adagio - Vivace
Sonata No. 4 In E Minor: II Andante
Sonata No. 4 In E Minor: III Un poco allegro
Sonata No. 5 In C Major: I Allegro
Sonata No. 5 In C Major: II Largo
Sonata No. 5 In C Major: III Allegro
Sonata No. 6 In G Major: I Vivace
Sonata No. 6 In G Major: II Lento
Sonata No. 6 In G Major: III Allegro

Tracks:

Chorale Variations: Ach, was soll ich Sunder machen
Chorale Variations: Christ, du bist der helle Tag
Chorale Variations: O Gott, du frommer Gott
Chorale Variations: Canonische Veranderungen: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
Chorale Variations: Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig

Tracks:

Choralvariationen: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Schubler Chorale Preludes: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Schubler Chorale Preludes: Wo soll ich fliehen hin
Schubler Chorale Preludes: Wer nur den lieben Gott labt walten
Schubler Chorale Preludes: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
Schubler Chorale Preludes: Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
Schubler Chorale Preludes: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter
Chorale Preludes: Liebster Jesue, wir sind hier
Chorale Preludes: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
Chorale Preludes: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich
Chorale Preludes: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
Chorale Preludes: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein
Chorale Preludes: Valet will ich dir geben
Chorale Preludes: Valet will ich dir geben
Chorale Preludes: Vater unser im Himmelreich
Chorale Preludes: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
Chorale Preludes: Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
Chorale Preludes: Wie glauben all' an einen Gott

Tracks:

Concerto No. 1 In G Major: (Allegro)
Concerto No. 1 In G Major: Grave
Concerto No. 1 In G Major: Presto
Concerto No. 2 In A Minor: (Allegro)
Concerto No. 2 In A Minor: Adagio
Concerto No. 2 In A Minor: Allegro
Concerto No. 3 In C Major: (Allegro)
Concerto No. 3 In C Major: Adagio
Concerto No. 3 In C Major: Allegro
Concerto No. 4 In C Major
Concerto No. 5 In D Minor: (Allegro) - Grave e fuga
Concerto No. 5 In D Minor: Largo e spiccato
Concerto No. 5 In D Minor: (Allegro)
Concerto No. 6 In E Flat Major
Chorale Preludes: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
Chorale Preludes: Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Chorale Preludes: Jesus, meine Zuversicht
Chorale Preludes: In dulci jubilo

Tracks:

Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (Ein Kindelein so lobelich)
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Wir Christenleut
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ehre sei dir, Christe, der du leidest Not
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Aus tiefster Not schrei ich zu dir
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ach, Gott und Herr
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ach Herr, mich armen Sunder (Herzlich tut mich verlangen)
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu Christ
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Wenn dich Ungluck tut greifen an
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Jesu, meine Freude
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Gott ist mein Heil, mein Hilf und Trost
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Jesu, meines Lebens Leben
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ach Gott, tu dich erbarmen
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: O Herre Gott dein gottlich Wort
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Christus, der ist mein Leben
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herr Jesu Christ, du hochstes Gut
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Alle Menschen mussen sterben

Tracks:

Neumeister Chorales: Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Gut
Neumeister Chorales: Werde munter, mein Gemute
Neumeister Chorales: Wie nach einer Wasserquelle
Neumeister Chorales: Christ, der du bist der helle Tag
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Komm, heiliger Geist
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Komm, heiliger Geist
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: An Wasserflussen Babylon
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun danket alle Gott
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'

Tracks:

'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Komm, Gott, Schopfer, heiliger Geist
'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Vor deinen Thron (Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein)
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Ach Gott und Herr
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Christ Lag in Todesbanden
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Ein' festeBurg ist unser Gott
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Gottes Sohn ist kommen
Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Herr Gott, wir loben dich

Tracks:

Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In C Major
Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In D Minor
Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In E Minor
Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In F Major
Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In G Major
Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In G Minor
Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In A Minor
Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In B Flat Major
Trio In G Major
Prelude and Fugue in F minor: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in F minor: Fugue
Trio In G Minor
Prelude and Fugue in A major: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in A major: Fugue
Prelude and Fugue in G major: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in G major: Fugue
Allabreve In D Major
Prelude In G Major
Fugue In D Major
Prelude and Fugue in D minor: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in D minor: Fugue

Tracks:

Prelude And Fugue In C Minor: Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In C Minor: Fugue
Prelude In C Major
Fugue In G Minor
Canzona In D Minor
Prelude In A Minor
Fugue In C Minor
Pastorale In F Major
Fantasia In G Major
Aria In F Major
Prelude and Fugue in C major: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in C major: Fugue

Tracks:

Toccata And Fugue In E Major: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In E Major: Fugues I & II
Fantasia In B Minor
Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Fugue
Prelude and Fugue in B minor: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in B minor: Fugue
Prelude and Fugue in C major: Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in C major: Fugue
Trio In G Major
Prelude, Trio And Fugue In B Flat Major: Prelude
Prelude, Trio And Fugue In B Flat Major: Trio
Prelude, Trio And Fugue In B Flat Major: Fugue
Ricercar A 6 In C Minor
Prelude And Fugue In G Minor

Tracks:

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Gottes Sohn ist kommen
Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn
Lob sei dem allmachtigen Gott
Puer natus in Bethlehem
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar
In dulci jubilo
Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich
Jesu, meine Freude
Christum wir sollen loben schon
Wir Christenleut
Helft mir, Gottes Gute preisen
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
In dir ist Freude
Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr dahin
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
Christe, du Lamm Gottes
Christus, der uns selig macht
Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund
O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross
Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Hif Gott, dass mir's gelinge
Christ lag in Todesbanden
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland
Christ ist erstanden
Erstanden ist der heil' ge Geist
Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag
Heut triumphieret
Komm, Gott, Schopfer, heiliger Geist
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot
Vater unser im Himmelreich
Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt
Es ist da Heil uns kommen her
Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

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In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr
Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein
Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten
Alle Menschen mussen sterben
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein
Ach Herr, mich armen Sunder
Ach, was ist doch unser Leben
Auf meinen lieben Gott
Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
Christ ist erstanden
Christus, der uns selig macht
Gott der Vater wohn' uns bei
In dulci jubilo
Jesu, der du meine Seele
Liebster Jesu wir sind hier
Nun freut euch
O Herre Gott, dein gottlich Wort
O Vater, allmachtiger Gott
Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele
Vater unser im Himmelreich
Vater unser im Himmelreich
Vater unser im Himmelreich
Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
Christus, der uns selig macht
Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn
Fugue In G Minor

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When it comes to organ music there's Bach, and there's everyone else. The actual amount of organ music that he composed is in dispute for a couple of reasons. On issue is attribution: much of the music exists only in copies from Bach's pupils and family members, and so the question of authorship may be in doubt. The other issue is which instrument Bach actually intended some of the keyboard music to be played on. Although scholars agonize over this problem, the fact is that Bach's music usually sounds fine played even on kazoos--it's almost indestructible--so the organ suits it in any case. This collection is one of the most comprehensive available, and it's excellently played and recorded. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

One of the great CD sets of all time.......2006-02-08

Like another reviewer here I grew up on Helmut Walcha's DG set on LP, and was also familiar with a number of other "great Bach organ work" collections.

One can cavil over the way Hurford takes some of the pieces, I suppose, but his flair, imaginative registrations, and sheer musicality are hard to beat, and the recording too is fantastic.

It's quite easy to listen to three or four CDs from this set in a row, which says something about how fertile Bach's imagination, but also how absorbing Hurford's performance, and how willing he is to avoid generic and worthy church-like interpretations. This is music and music-making of the highest quality.

One of two "keepers".......2005-07-02

A lot of reviews rave about this set. I just wish they would say why it's so good and I hope they're, well, comparing it to something. Most seem to like the "choice of registration" which maybe one way an organist sizes another up.

Preferences in interpretation generally reflect the emphera of a time, and not absolutes. Choice one for this guy is probably Walcha. Dignified and insightful playing probably much more in line with what was expected of, and provided by, Bach way back when.

This set is flashier and lighter in some ways, more bombastic in others--very much a late Twentieth Century effort. Superficial. It suits a less thoughtful approach to the music which isn't a bad thing and isn't necessarily "damning with faint praise." I just doubt if this is really what the music should sound like and I don't mean that in the same way when I say that about Gould's playing. Gould was highlighting an intense part of Bach's craft, pointing the way into the music so to say.

This is a good set for those who like to shake the timbers with organ music; when it was first released in the early digital era it was marketed that way. Bach's music is pretty bullet-proof so it can stand this kind of approach. If you're not a hyper-critical listener, a period instrument hardliner, or a professional organist with strong well thought out opinions this is probably the set for you as the Walcha will sound dry and academic. On the other hand, if you are a powerful admirer of rock and roll classical this might actually be way too much Bach for you. I generally play this set (or Stokowski transcriptions) when I'm in a brain-dead mood and I want Bach-like stimulation without any work on my part. It's really quite nice.

Bach the organ works.......2004-11-23

A poor, jumpy, amateurish and unimaginative rendition of the pedal exercitium in g minor is what sticks to mind. Although its only an exercise i think it's worth more than that. More interesting stop combinations could have been used here. The toccata and fugue in d minor was too 'fancy' and was a boring affair overall with a silly choice of stops. I expected more from Peter Hurford. If this is the first time you've heard organ music please don't run away beacause of this. It can be so much more intersting.

Overall i dont think these performances do Bach Justice. Better versions can be found at virtuallybaroque.com (not my site)and better still competely free.

Peter Hurford gives incisive readings.......2004-04-05

Peter Hurford's traversal of the entire organ literature for London Decca is truly one of the greatest recorded achievements. All of the performances in this seventeen-disc set are immaculately played and perfectly performed. His vision, technicality, and sensibility make him a sensitive and authoritative interpreter of J.S. Bach's organ works. The records are mostly digital, crystal clear, and quite powerful. Hurford's command of his technique is astounding. I cannot stress how important this set truly is. I HIGHLY recommend buying this compilation. At about 8 dollars a CD, this is most certainly a steal.

EMPHATICALLY 5 stars!.......2004-02-27

Bach's organ works place incredible demands on the performer, both physically (consider the endurance it takes to play the massive Toccata in F major), technically (the Trio Sonatas, among many others), and interpretationally. Peter Hurford triumphantly meets those demands in a spectacular set of recordings.

To those who are doubters: listen to the (in)famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, that overplayed warhorse. Hurford brings to it an electricity that makes you feel you are hearing it for the first time again. He also has an amazing ear for registrations, one of the most underestimated difficulties of an organist's art, never wearying the ear, but using a wide palette of colors. [Bach himself was widely known for his innovative registrational practices. Contemporaries remarked that when he was testing organs he would pull combinations of stops that they were certain would sound badly together, only to find that he had created an entirely new sound. Thus, creative registrations should not offend purists in any way.]

Hurford's approach to these works obviously takes into consideration, but is certainly not bound by, historically informed performing practices. His phrasing is immaculate, and consistently interesting. In all, this is a stunning accomplishment.

GET THIS WHILE IT REMAINS AVAILABLE. The classical recording industry is in trouble, and the deletions axe is constantly falling. Large, expensive sets like this are sure to go. While the price itself appears high, it is really very reasonable, running under $8 per disc.

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