J.S. Bach: Complete Organ Music, Vol. 1
Stefano Molardi is shaping his recorded survey of Bach’s complete organ music as self-sufficient and musically satisfying recitals which, disc by disc, explore the diverse styles at the composer’s disposal, the flexible usage to which he, the ultimate ‘compleat musician’, puts ‘his’ instrument through its paces, and the different liturgical demands which he was required to meet during the course of his career as he moved from church to court and back again. Grand Weimar- and Leipzig-composed preludes and fugues rub shoulders with intricate trio sonatas which he had initially conceived as chamber music, and between them nestle intimate chorales from his Cöthen days.
Accordingly, Molardi makes full use of the potential flexibility of his chosen Trost organ in the Stadtkirche ‘Zur Gotteshilfe’ in Waltershausen, deep in the provincial heart of Thuringia. This is Bach country, and although the organ has been periodically restored since it was finally inaugurated in 1755, almost 30 years after the work was begun, it retains the classic characteristics of its age and situation: a thorough restoration in 1998 returned the instrument to its original glory.
Born in Cremona, Molardi has undertaken a Renaissance career as not only organist but harpsichordist, conductor and scholar, not only at home in the rarified confines of early music but a virtuoso who has performed the complete organ works of Liszt and Franck and made an extraordinary recording of Verdi arranged for organ. These Bach discs are, perhaps appropriately, less overtly spectacular but no less imaginative in their rhythmic and coloristic response.
Other information:
- A new recording (2013) of Bach’s complete organ works is, even in these overfed and crisis-stricken days, an event of the first order. First of all because the music is of such overwhelming beauty and power, one of the greatest creations of humanity, and secondly because there is still so much to discover and illuminate in these works.
- These recordings are based on the choice of instruments: organist Stefano Molardi chose German instruments from Bach’s time, lending an authentic character to the project. This first set features the wonderful Trost Organ of the Stadtkirche Zur Gotteshilfe in Waltershausen, Thuringia, built in 1725 and gloriously restored in 1998.
- Stefano Molardi is a “renaissance man”, organist, harpsichordist, scholar, historian and writer. He recorded extensively for Divox, DGG and other labels. His playing is clear, crisp, free and rhythmically vibrant.
- The CD’s are programmed like concerto programmes, a fine diversity of genres and styles, to avoid monotony and uniformity.
- All information on the organ, liner notes and artist biography are included in the booklet.
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Kategorie:
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Filmy i muzyka
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Język wydania:
angielski
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EAN:
5028421948508
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Wymiary:
14.0x12.0cm
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Waga:
0.22kg
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Nośniki:
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#1: Complete Organ Music CD 2
(CD Audio)
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1. Mit Fried’ und Freud’ ich fahr dahin, BWV 616 (01:41)
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2. Helft mir Gottes Güte preisen, BWV 613 (01:27)
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3. III. Andante (05:40)
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4. II. Vivace (02:15)
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5. V. Allegro (03:16)
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6. IV. Un poc’allegro (02:34)
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7. In Dir ist Freude, BWV 615 (02:44)
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8. II. Grave (00:31)
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9. Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf, BWV 617 (03:05)
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10. I. Andante (06:33)
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11. Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720 (03:43)
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12. I. Prelude (04:45)
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13. III. Vivace (03:57)
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14. Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Got, BWV 721 (03:36)
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15. II. Fugue (04:18)
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16. III. Fuga (03:32)
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17. IV. Largo (02:56)
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18. II. Adagio e dolce (06:55)
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19. Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 (02:23)
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20. I. Adagio (00:38)
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21. II. Fugue (06:51)
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22. I. - (01:03)
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23. I. Prelude (02:55)
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#2: Complete Organ Music CD 1
(CD Audio)
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1. Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736 (05:17)
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2. I. - (03:24)
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3. Partita III (01:29)
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4. Fantasia on “Valet will ich dir geben”, BWV 735 (05:14)
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5. III. Allegro (04:33)
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6. II. Fugue (06:28)
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7. II. Fugue (04:28)
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8. Partita IX (04:16)
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9. Partita VIII (02:23)
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10. Partita I (01:13)
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11. I. Vivace (03:59)
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12. II. Adagio (10:02)
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13. I. Prelude (03:04)
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14. Partita VI (01:01)
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15. Partita II (02:49)
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16. II. Largo (05:14)
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17. Partita V (01:47)
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18. I. Prelude (03:24)
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19. Partita IV (00:58)
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20. III. Allegro (04:02)
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21. Partita VII (02:22)
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#3: Complete Organ Music CD 4
(CD Audio)
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1. Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 (01:22)
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2. III. Allegro (03:42)
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3. Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 648 (02:40)
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4. Fugue on a Theme by Corelli, BWV 579 (06:40)
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5. O Mensch, bewein’ dein Sünde groß, BWV 622 (05:52)
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6. Ach bleibt bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649 (02:24)
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7. Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627 – Verses 1, 2 & 3 (04:11)
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8. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod überwand, BWV 626 (01:24)
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9. II. Fugue (07:08)
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10. Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 631 (00:53)
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11. Hilf, Gott, daß mir’s gelinge, BWV 624 (01:19)
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12. Da Jesu an dem Kreuze stund’, BWV 621 (01:42)
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13. O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 618 (03:37)
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14. II. Lento (08:51)
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15. Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (01:07)
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16. Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 620 (01:53)
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17. Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630 (01:41)
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18. Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 623 (00:58)
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19. Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden, BWV 650 (03:44)
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20. Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629 (01:03)
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21. Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, BWV 628 (01:08)
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22. I. Toccata (09:20)
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23. I. Vivace (04:00)
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#4: Complete Organ Music CD 3
(CD Audio)
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1. Variation IV (01:05)
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2. Chorale (01:16)
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3. Variation XI a 5 Voci (organo pleno) (01:25)
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4. II. Recitativo. Adagio (03:04)
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5. III. Allegro (03:44)
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6. I. - (06:58)
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7. No. 2, Wo soll ich fliehen hin , Auf meinen lieben Gott, BWV 646 (02:11)
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8. III. Allegro (08:03)
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9. Variation II (01:19)
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10. Variation VII a 2 Clav. e Ped. (01:32)
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11. Variation IX a 2 Clav. e Ped. (01:34)
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12. II. Largo (06:26)
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13. I. Allegro (05:20)
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14. I. Prelude (02:39)
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15. Variation VIII (01:24)
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16. I. Prelude (02:21)
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17. No. 3, Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 647 (04:14)
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18. Variation VI (01:09)
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19. Variation I (02:55)
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20. II. Fugue (04:57)
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21. Variation X a 2 Clav. e Ped. (04:29)
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22. Variation V (01:08)
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23. II. Fugue (04:59)
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24. Variation III (00:56)
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25. No. 1, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (04:28)
