Organ Works Main Performer or Conductor: Dom.André Laberge Accompaniment/Orchestra: Karl Wilhelm organ (1999), Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada Instrumentation: Organ Individual Works: - Fantasia in G (Pièce d?Orgue), BWV 572 Chorales (from Orgelbüchlein): - Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (a 2 Clav. e pedale), BWV 605 - Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 638 - In dulci Jubilo, BWV 608 - Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636 - Partite diverse sopra "Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig", BWV 768 Chorales (from Orgelbüchlein): - O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross (a 2 Clav. e pedale), BWV 622 - O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (Choral in Canone alla Quinta), BWV 618 - Trio Sonata IV in e, BWV 528 Chorale (from Orgelbüchlein): - Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein (a 2 Clav. e pedale), BWV 641 - Prelude & Fugue in e, BWV 548 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: ATMA Classique Catalog Number: ACD22299 Year Released/Recorded: November 18-20 2002 Total Playing Time: 74'30" Comments: Willem Van Galen said: What a beautiful production! Those who have heard Dom André Laberge play before will be familiar with the reverence, care and clarity with which he renders the music. The performance captured on this disk is no exception. This is utterly refined playing, capable of nourishing the spirit. Dom Laberge is the titular organist of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac. Its recent III/42 organ by Karl Wilhelm (Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec) is austere in appearance but opulent in sound. With its detached pedal towers, it suggests North German models, but its tonal colours are reminiscent of more southerly examples. That may be one reason why the music on this disc seems to have such a warm glow about it. The program is a model of balance and can easily be listened to in one sitting. French and English notes inform about the music, the organist and the organ. If I had to find any fault at all with this production it would be the absence of the registrations used, but that is clearly a minor point. No matter how many recordings of Bach organ works you may already possess, this one deserves a special place alongside all the others. Label?s website: www.atmaclassique.com Available at: www.archambault.ca Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Willem Van Galen Date First Submitted: 08/03/2003 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.

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