in Choir & Organ (May, 2016)
Whatever the political motivations during the era of the Berlin Wall, and despite our better understanding today of the organs in his back yard, the ‘marriage’ of the phenomenon Bach with the phenomenon Arp Schnitger persists. There are certain works in Bach’s repertoire which so obviously look north that their effect on Schnitger organs remains telling; the Toccata, Adagio & Fugue with its extended pedal solo, and heard here to thrilling effect with tierces and 32ftreed throughout the Toccata, is one example. The trio sonatas leave me uncomfortable, however: the tuning of the Jacobi organ (1/5th comma meantone) is pushed too far, too often (BWV 526/3 with the lefthand played, curiously, …
Bach: Sonatas – Nordstoga
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538:
Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525:
Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526:
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527:
Trio in D minor, BWV 583
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564:
Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV 528:
Organ Sonata No.5 in C major, BWV 529:
Organ Sonata No.6 in G major, BWV 530:
Canzona in D minor, BWV 588
Nordstoga, Kare
30,90€
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