in Choir & Organ (Jul, 2017)
The glory of these recordings lies in the sounds of the eight historic organs in various pitches and temperaments, closely recorded to project the speech of the pipes within clear acoustics. It is good that these discs, originally released separately, should now be put together, for the result is a fascinating compendium of historic organs in ‘south Germany’ (i.e. the southern part of the German-speaking region, including parts of Austria, Switzerland, Poland and Bohemia). All the instruments chosen are relevant to composer, chronology and geographic region.
The musical scope extends from the Buxheim Organ Book (c.1460) to Pachelbel (d.1706), and includes some of the most important organ repertory. From the 258 …
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