in Choir & Organ (Jan, 2012)
These two CDs are a compilation of large-scale Bach works played by Hubert Meister (1938-2010), first recorded between 1981 and 1985. Many of the best-known Preludes, Fantasias and Toccatas (with their fugues) are here, often on organo pleno, which can tire the ear when played end-to-end on these three bright neo-baroque organs. Trained as both theologian and musicologist, Meister’s performances are very much related to his published articles on musical rhetoric. While his playing is undeniably communicative, rhythms are sometimes interpreted in unusual ways, bordering on the eccentric (as in BWV 544/1). Tempo relations in BWV 552/2 are unconventional (an attempt at proportionality?), and articulation in the theme of the Passacaglia …
Bach : Préludes et fugues. Meister.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prélude et Fugue, pour orgue en si mineur, BWV 544 (BC J27)
Prélude et Fugue pour orgue en mi bémol majeur, BWV 552 St. Anne
Passacaille and Fugue en do mineur, BWV 582
Prélude et Fugue pour orgue en do mineur, BWV 546
Prélude et Fugue pour orgue en do majeur, BWV 547
Fantaisie and Fugue pour orgue en sol mineur, BWV 542 Great G minor
Prélude et Fugue pour orgue en sol majeur, BWV 541
O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sunde gross, Prélude chorale pour orgue (Orgel-Buchlein n° 24), BWV 622 (BC
Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (I), Prélude chorale pour orgue (Achtzehn chorale n° 18), BWV 668
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue en do majeur, BWV 564
Prélude et Fugue en la mineur, BWV 543
Prélude et Fugue pour orgue en mi mineur, BWV 548 Wedge
Hubert Meister (orgue)
30,90€
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