Est 1923

JS BACH Organ Works Vol 6

A pair of recital programmes on two revealing and very different organs

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Johann Sebastian Bach

Genre:

Instrumental

Label: Regent

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 152

Mastering:

Stereo
DDD

Catalogue Number: REGCD307

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude (Fantasia) and Fugue in G minor, BWV542 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV544 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV548 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV550 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
(6) Trio Sonatas, Movement: No. 1 in E flat, BWV525 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
(6) Trio Sonatas, Movement: No. 6 in G, BWV530 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV718 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV720 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV727 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Fantasia super Valet will ich dir geben, BWV735 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Valet will ich dir geben, BWV736 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV740 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 4 in C, BWV595 (after Johann Ernst) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 5 in D minor, BWV596 (after Vivaldi, Op. 3/11) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Auf meinen lieben Gott, BWV744 (? by Krebs) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV747 (spurious) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV690 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV691 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV694 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV695 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: In dich hab' ich gehoffet, BWV712 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Trio Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Fugue on a theme by Legrenzi Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Fugue, 'Jig Fugue' Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
Toccata (and Fugue) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Margaret Phillips, Organ
This sumptuously illustrated sixth instalment of Margaret Phillips’s complete Bach continues with clean, poised playing, devoid of artifice. The watchword here is clarity, whether in the intimacy of the chorale preludes or the heft of the monumental Toccata in E (BWV566).

Disc 1 was recorded in St Bavo, Haarlem, on Müller’s mighty 62-stop organ of 1738. Framed by the “Wedge” E minor (BWV548) and the sinewy B minor (BWV544) Preludes and Fugues, the “filling” consists of a deeply satisfying mix of a trio sonata (the best known, No 6 in G), eight chorale preludes and a concerto arrangement. On the whole the changes of tempo, texture and key between pieces work well, as does the satisfying effect of juxtaposing different treatments of the same chorale melody.

Having been soothed by the Dutch organ’s equal temperament, it comes as a shock when one switches to the second disc, recorded in Paris in St Louis-en-l’Ile. Modelled on mid-18th century instruments, this recent (2004) Aubertin organ is tuned to Young’s distinctly rustic temperament. The programme here is even more enjoyable and full of zest. Much of the music is dance-orientated, with powerful interpretations of the Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (BWV542) and the Fugue alla giga (BWV577), contrasting with the sparkling finale of the E flat major Trio Sonata (BWV525). A particular highlight is the five-voice prelude on Wir glauben all’, played without ornamental superfluity.

Gary Coles’s engineering is, as ever, top-drawer, matching Margaret Phillips’s superb musicianship.

JS BACH Organ Works Vol 6

Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude (Fantasia) and Fugue in G minor, BWV542

Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV544

Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV548

Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV550

(6) Trio Sonatas, Movement: No. 1 in E flat, BWV525

(6) Trio Sonatas, Movement: No. 6 in G, BWV530

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV718

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV720

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV727

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Fantasia super Valet will ich dir geben, BWV735

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Valet will ich dir geben, BWV736

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV740

(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 4 in C, BWV595 (after Johann Ernst)

(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 5 in D minor, BWV596 (after Vivaldi, Op. 3/11)

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Auf meinen lieben Gott, BWV744 (? by Krebs)

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV747 (spurious)

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV690

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV691

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV694

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV695

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: In dich hab' ich gehoffet, BWV712

Trio

Fugue on a theme by Legrenzi

Fugue, 'Jig Fugue'

Toccata (and Fugue)

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