Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Works

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The star of the show here is the mighty Walcker organ of Riga Cathedral. It makes a fabulous noise; especially a stunningly balanced full organ which exudes awesome power, the 32-foot reed sounding... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2022 More…

Release Date: 29th Oct 2021
Catalogue No: QTZ2144
Label: Quartz
Length: 68 minutes

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Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV540

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Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in E major, BWV566

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Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538

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Bach, J S: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564

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Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565

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As a young man in 1706 Bach famously walked 280 miles to Lübeck to see Buxtehude playing the organ. One of his sons, C.P.E. Bach, wrote in Bach’s obituary: 'At a certain moment here in Arnstadt he had so strong an urge to hear as many good organists as he could that he set out for Lübeck, on foot, in order to hear the famous organist of St Mary’s, Dietrich Buxtehude.' Bach’s devotion to the organ, and his desire to excel on it, is without question but whereas much of his output was written with a specific purpose or occasion in mind, the toccatas and fugues are less easily categorised. Almost all of them date from Bach’s Weimar years (1708-1717), when he had the most opportunities to play the organ, although he may have revised them in Leipzig (after 1723). Their elaborate nature belies the fact that Bach had to be careful about showing off: in 1705, while temporarily in Leipzig, he had been censured for an over-long organ prelude before Communion and in 1706 he had attracted the ire of the Arnstadt authorities by confusing the congregation with complicated chorale accompaniments.

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January 2022

The star of the show here is the mighty Walcker organ of Riga Cathedral. It makes a fabulous noise; especially a stunningly balanced full organ which exudes awesome power, the 32-foot reed sounding like some gigantic jet about to take to the air.

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