Bach Organ Chorales from the Neumeister Collection

Neat, well-paced performances in good recorded sound – though these early Bach works are chiefly of historical interest

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Johann Sebastian Bach

Label: Hänssler

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 87

Mastering:

DDD

Catalogue Number: 92 086

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Ach Gott und Herr, BWV714 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Der Tag, der ist freudenreich, BWV719 (doubtful) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Wir Christenleut, BWV1090 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Der alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV1091 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel, BWV1092 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen, BWV1093 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt, BWV1094 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV1095 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Ehre sei dir, Christe, der du leidest Not, BWV1097 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Wir glauben all an Gott, BWV1098 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV1099 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV1100 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV1101 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV1102 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV1103 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Wenn dich Unglück tut greifen an, BWV1104 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV1105 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Gott ist mein Heil, mein Hilf und Trost, BWV1106 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Jesu, meines Lebens leben, BWV1107 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht, BWV1108 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Ach Gott, tu dich erbarmen, BWV1109 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: O Herre Gott, dein göttlich Wort, BWV1110 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben, BWV1111 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV1112 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestelt, BWV1113 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes, BWV1114 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr, BWV1115 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV1116 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV1117 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Werde munter, mein Gemüte, BWV1118 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Wie nach einer Wasserquelle, BWV1119 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, Movement: Christ, der du bist der helle Tag, BWV1120 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV742 (spurious) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Kay Johannsen, Organ
Fifteen years ago the existence of the Neumeister Collection – a compendium of 82 organ chorale preludes including 38 by J S Bach – was made known to the world by Christoph Wolff, who had unearthed it in the library of Yale University. Of those 38 preludes, seven were already known (although for reasons that are not immediately apparent, three of those are excluded from this release) and one, BWV1096, has since been attributed to Pachelbel and is also excluded here.
These are early examples of Bach’s work and, as such, are of rather more historic than musical interest. Appropriately, Kay Johannsen has unearthed a truly historic organ for this recording. Completed in 1730 and housed in a church just 25 miles east of Bach’s birthplace, it is the largest surviving Thuringian organ of Bach’s time, and if he never actually played it he certainly knew the work of its builder well. Johannsen has mapped out his registrations in great detail (a feature of Hanssler’s epic Bach edition has been the impressive accompanying documentation, and this release is no exception – the booklet alone makes this an invaluable release), so we can see how meticulously he has chosen his stops. I must say, however, that such detail is rather more apparent to the eye than the ear – for all its charm this instrument is hardly shown as the most colourful or varied of Bach’s time.
The performances are neat, precise, unpretentious and ideally paced, and the recording is suitably intimate.'

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