Organ Music of J.S. Bach - General thread

[Marc]

I know of at least three cd-recordings of BWV 1128 by renowned organists: Gerhard Weinberger was the first and added it to the final Volume of his Bach organ integral for CPO (together with Die Kunst der Fuge).
Bernard Foccroulle's recording shortly after was added to the re-issue of his Bach boxset (Ricercar).
And this spring a 3cd set with David Sanger was released on the small Euridice label.

But my guess is that there are probably more. It must be a wonderful piece to play.

 

[Nikam]

Another link here too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Yp-lpMXKM

 

[GoneBaroque]

13 seconds faster. It is always good to hear another organists interpretation. Thank you Nikam

 

[Marc]

It's gonna be only a matter of time until BWV 1128 will turn into Bach's most popular organ piece! :grin:

 

[Marc]

Going to to bed after being shuddered by this one:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ixxzmehi4g40syf

Leo van Doeselaar playing the Prelude & Fugue in C-minor BWV 546 on the Van Hagerbeer/Schnitger organ of the Laurenskerk in Alkmaar, NL. This performance was part of a limited editioned boxset with Dutch organ recordings, and it's the most intense, stubborn and titanic interpretation that I know of this particular piece.

Sweet dreams will be waiting for me ..... :crazy:

 

[Corno Dolce]

Or then there's Jean Guillou doin' his thing with the Complete Organ Works of Bach on the Philips label - The tonal kaleidoscope of St. Eustache never fails to surprise one.

 

[Marc]

Or then there's Jean Guillou doin' his thing with the Complete Organ Works of Bach on the Philips label - The tonal kaleidoscope of St. Eustache never fails to surprise one.

Dear Corno .... it almost hurts me to say this , but I don't like Guillou at all in (baroque and) Bach. IMHO: pure mannerism, I'm really sorry to say. And I don't like his choice of organs for this repertoire either.
If I want Bach in a French way, I'll go for f.i. Marie-Claire Alain, Olivier Vernet or Olivier Latry, to name but a few. Or even Michel Chapuis, even though I find his Bach playing quite superficial (chorales) and sloppy (free works).
But plz continue to enjoy Guillou. I'm not even 'only the piano player'.

I.c. Philips recordings: the first integral by Wolfgang Rübsam is very much to my likings. But it's OOP for a long time, and his Naxos cycle is .... totally different, to say the least. Unfortunately, not in a positive way, as far as my taste is concerned.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Marc,

No worries here - I know very well he is not liked, nor is his choice of instruments - Helmut Walcha playing the complete Organ Works of Bach is also on the listening shelf. And yes, I very much enjoy Olivier Latry and Daniel Roth. In my previous post I wished to be a little, shall we say, sarcastic...in re to choice of performers and instruments........

 

[Marc]

Sigh of relief.

:grin:

 

[Ghekorg7 (Ret)]

Still got and playing super, Walcha's two sets of 8+7=15 vinyl records Bach Complete from Archive Produktion from 1978 onwards (though recordings start in the 50's....). I was young and fascinated from.... I keep them as a treasure :-D

 

[GoneBaroque]

Marc, A really fine perfomance of the BWV 546. Thank you again. So many of the Organs in the Netherlands sound so wonderful.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Sigh of relief.

:grin:

Hi Marc,

That bad, eh? Yeah, I've given many a Bachphile a serious case of Dyspepsia when mentioning Guillou. When I was younger I had made many a pilgrimage to hear and play the organ of Groote Kerk in Haarlem. Bach does sound nice on that instrument - Then, as I got older I didn't wish to limit myself to the Dutch or North Germanic School of organ building. So, upon being exposed to the C-C at St. Sulpice by Maitre Grunenwald and was given 3 hours on it one evening after the main doors were shut - Well, lets just say that I was "changed". JSBach just sounded so grand on such an instrument.