Bach - Toccata & Fugue: Famous Organ Music
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 95166
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 19th February 2016
Contents
Works
Chorale Prelude BWV600 'Gott, durch deine Guete'Chorale Prelude BWV605 'Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich'
Chorale Prelude BWV607 'Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schaar'
Chorale Prelude BWV608 'In dulci jubilo'
Chorale Prelude BWV622 'O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sunde gross'
Chorale Prelude BWV624 'Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge'
Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
Chorale Prelude BWV641 'Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein'
Chorale Prelude BWV654 'Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele'
Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'
Chorale Prelude BWV664 Trio super 'Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Chorale Prelude BWV684 'Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam'
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV542
Organ Concerto in A minor, BWV593 (after Vivaldi)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV541
Schubler Chorales (6), BWV645-650
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV538 'Dorian'
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565
Trio Sonata no.5 in C major, BWV529
Artists
Stefano Molardi (organ)Works
Chorale Prelude BWV600 'Gott, durch deine Guete'Chorale Prelude BWV605 'Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich'
Chorale Prelude BWV607 'Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schaar'
Chorale Prelude BWV608 'In dulci jubilo'
Chorale Prelude BWV622 'O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sunde gross'
Chorale Prelude BWV624 'Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge'
Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
Chorale Prelude BWV641 'Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein'
Chorale Prelude BWV654 'Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele'
Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland'
Chorale Prelude BWV664 Trio super 'Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
Chorale Prelude BWV684 'Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam'
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV542
Organ Concerto in A minor, BWV593 (after Vivaldi)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV541
Schubler Chorales (6), BWV645-650
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV538 'Dorian'
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565
Trio Sonata no.5 in C major, BWV529
Artists
Stefano Molardi (organ)About
There is no piece of music as synonymous with the organ as JS Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565: the two‐note introductory motif is as well recognised as the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and has featured widely in popular culture – in films such as Disney’s Fantasia and The Phantom of the Opera. Interestingly, it may actually be an arrangement for organ of an original work for violin, possibly not even by Bach himself! However, regardless of its authenticity, it is this fantastical and much-loved piece that opens Stefano Molardi’s recital of Bach’s greatest compositions for the ‘king of instruments’.
Molardi’s programme continues with major works such as the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV564, and the monumental Passacaglia in C minor, BWV582, interspersed with more delicate pieces from the composer’s different collections of chorale preludes – the Orgelbüchlein, ‘Schübler’ Chorales and third part of the Clavierübung. The Trio Sonata in C, BWV529, adds some great variety to the compilation, and is a feat of technical ingenuity, with three individual melodies taken up by each hand and the feet of the player. This two-disc set brings together the best‐known organ works by its greatest patron: a perfect introduction to organ music for a beginner, and a marvellous addition to the collection of an enthusiast already well-versed in the repertoire.
Award‐winning organist, harpsichordist, conductor and scholar Stefano Molardi is a peerless interpreter, who has recorded Bach’s Complete Organ Music for Brilliant Classics (95105BR). The instruments heard on this album date from Bach’s time, therefore bringing us as close as possible to the soundworld of the great Leipzig Cantor and allowing us to hear them as he might have done himself.
Recorded in 2013 on four historic instruments.
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