Details / Tracklist: |
: Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor, BWV 542 (11:12) : Italian Concerto, BWV 971 (13:50) : Prelude And Fugue In B Minor, BWV 544 (13:30) : Trio Sonata In G Major, BWV 530 (12:43) : Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 (15:17) : Passacaglia and Fugue In C Minor, BWV 582 (13:22) |
 |
Number of discs: |
1 |
 |
Description: | It goes without saying that almost all serious organists regard Johann Sebastian Bach's magnificent works as the foundation of their musical art. Performed on any decent instrument dating from Bach's time forward, the composer's genius and compositional facility never fail to shine through in any of his works, be they large or small. His impeccable craftsmanship, supreme sense of musical invention, intense spirituality and unmatched contrapuntal mastery make each example a memorable and uplifting experience. Christopher Houlihan says, "The past sixty or so years have seen numerous, ground-brekaing recordings of Bach's music on historic and historically informed instruments; this recording is a decidedly modern take on this repertoire. You'll hear crescendos and diminuendos as well as registration changes that are only possible on a modern organ. I do not believe this distorts Bach's genius, but rather highlights different aspects of it. It's a little like playing Bach on a piano - perhaps one doesn't play it like Liszt would have, but how much does one pretend the piano is a harpsichord?".? &© 2017 Azica Records
Recorded: August 21-23 2014
Recorded at: The Trinity College Chapel, Hartford CT, Austin Organ, Op. 2536 (1971/2013)
Made in U.S.A. |
 |
Manufacturer No.: |
AZI71314.2 |
 |
Product Safety
Responsible Person for the EU:
Ten Dance Media GmbH Boxhagener Str. 106, 10245 Berlin, DE gpsr@tendance.de |
 |