Works for Organ II Main Performer or Conductor: Ton Koopman Instrumentation: Organ Individual Works: Prelude & Fugue in c-minor BWV 549 Choral "Schmucke dick, o liebe Seele" BWV 654 Trio-Sonata in C major BWV 529 Concerto after Vivaldi A-minor BWV 593 Choral "An Wasserflussen Babylon" BWV 653 Prelude & Fugue in c-minor BWV 546 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Novalis Catalog Number: 150 020-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1987 Total Playing Time: 58'49" Comments: Matthew W. Noonan said: If you can get this CD, it is one of the finest recordings of the great Dutch organist, Ton Koopman. Koopman breaths life into the brief BWV 549, and his interpretation of the enormous BWV 546 is legendary. For those who think you must break up a large work such as the 546 on different manuals to make it interesting, Koopman proves you wrong. It is the perfect program, with two three-movement works sandwiched between two chorales and Preludes and Fugues. The A-minor concerto is a bit hurried, but Koopman takes some liberty but makes it sound truly Italian. All the organ's resources are used thoroughly. If you can find this CD, it is one of the best! Tomasz Pozdzik said: I agree with the oppinion above. It is one of the finest recordings of Ton Koopman. Especially Preludes BWV549 & 546 and... Concerto BWV593 are amazing. Registration in Concerto BWV593 is simply beautiful. I have never heard a better recording of this Concerto. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Matthew W. Noonan Tomasz Pozdzik Date First Submitted: 06/19/2001 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.