JS BACH Organ Works Vol VII

Bach for two manuals and pedals in Phillips’s seventh set

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Composer or Director: Johann Sebastian Bach

Genre:

Instrumental

Label: Regent

Magazine Review Date: 05/2012

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 146

Mastering:

Stereo
DDD

Catalogue Number: REGCD308

Tracks:

Composition	Artist Credit
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV541	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV546	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV551	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Variations, Movement: Partite diverse sopra O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV767	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 3 in C, BWV594 (after Vivaldi, Op. 7/11)	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 6 in E flat, BWV597 (after unknown composer)	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV726	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Fuga sopra il Magnificat (Meine Seele erhebt den Herren), BWV733	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend', BWV749 (spuri	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht, BWV750 (spu	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV752 (spurious)	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV756 (spurious)	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: O Vater, allmächtiger Gott, BWV758 (doubtful)	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV762 (spurious)	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Chorale Preludes, Movement: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV765 (spurious)	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV705 (doubtf	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV706	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt, BWV707 (do	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt, BWV708 (do	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV709	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud, BWV710	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Trio	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Fugue	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Prelude	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Fantasia	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
(5) Preludes, Movement: C	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ
Passacaglia and Fugue	Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Margaret Phillips, Organ

Author: Malcolm Riley

For their latest foray into the multifaceted world of Bach’s organ music, Margaret Phillips and her engineer and producer Gary Cole ventured to a pair of historically correct but nicely contrasted and generously endowed two-manual instruments situated in the heart of Germany with close connections to Bach. This two-CD set encompasses a wide range of music, much of it on a small scale, some of it of spurious attribution, and with fewer of the great ‘blockbuster’ pieces than on previous instalments of this excellent series. The playing throughout is of the highest order, even in Bach’s lesser moments, such as the fughettas on Herr Jesu Christ and Nun ruhen alle Wälder.

The first disc – which makes a highly satisfying programme in its own right – opens with a sparkling account of the G major Prelude and Fugue (BWV541). The succession of chorale preludes has been ordered into a typically judicious and satisfying mixture of keys and tempi. Although the full organ is given plenty of exposure, there are many moments of delicate colouring in Miss Phillip’s registrations.

The second disc has perhaps slightly less programmatic coherence. However, the mighty golden Passacaglia in C minor (BWV582) makes a splendid conclusion, complete with 32-foot underpinnings. Among several gems are the extraordinary Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV591 (which was passed on via Mozart, no less), the dancing Trio in G, BWV1027a, and the limpid recitativo centre of the après-Vivaldi Concerto in C. This is another artistic and engineering success and a benchmark of musical integrity.

JS Bach Organ Works Vol. VII

Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV541

Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV546

Preludes and Fugues, Movement: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV551

Chorale Variations, Movement: Partite diverse sopra O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV767

(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 3 in C, BWV594 (after Vivaldi, Op. 7/11)

(6) Concertos, Movement: No. 6 in E flat, BWV597 (after unknown composer)

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV726

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Fuga sopra il Magnificat (Meine Seele erhebt den Herren), BWV733

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend', BWV749 (spuri

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht, BWV750 (spu

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV752 (spurious)

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV756 (spurious)

Chorale Preludes, Movement: O Vater, allmächtiger Gott, BWV758 (doubtful)

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV762 (spurious)

Chorale Preludes, Movement: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV765 (spurious)

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV705 (doubtf

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV706

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt, BWV707 (do

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt, BWV708 (do

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV709

Choral Preludes from the Kirnberger Collection, Movement: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud, BWV710

Trio

Fugue

O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig

Prelude

Fantasia

(5) Preludes, Movement: C

Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth

Passacaglia and Fugue

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