This is the third release in James Johnstone's series of recordings of the Organ Works of Johann Sebastian Bach on the great extant baroque organs of Europe. Here he performs the Leipzig and Schübler Chorale collections and the Canonic Variations. The Christoph Treutmann organ of Grauhof, Germany was built in 1737 and today survives in close to its original state, making it one of the most important instruments in northern Europe. The recording complements the earlier performances on instruments in Norway and Netherlands providing further palette of sound to these masterpieces.

A selection of reviews of the Bach Organ Series, Volumes 1 & 2 METCD 1094 &

1095:

'Where Johnstone’s performance becomes peerless lies with his interpretation of examples

of Bach’s most complex chorale settings…stamping James Johnstone’s mark as a world-class

interpreter of Bach’s most challenging organ music with rightful authority' (Early Music   OUP)

'Johnstone has a tremendously agile technique and a superb keyboard facility...he delivers

fluent and compelling performances...show[ing] a great deal of intelligent stylistic thought.' (MusicWebInternational)

'Johnstone’s playing expresses a kind of purity, a luminous clarity of line' (Organists Review)

'[Johnstone] has certainly got quite an ear for organ heaven' (BBC Music Magazine)