Organ Master Series Volume 3 Main Performer or Conductor: Gillian Weir Instrumentation: Organ Individual Works: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, from The Six þSchþblerþ Chorale Preludes, BWV 645 Wo soll ich Fliehen hin, from The Six þSchþblerþ Chorale Preludes, BWV 646 Wer ner den lieben Gott lþsst walten, from The Six þSchþblerþ Chorale Preludes, BWV 647 Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, from The Six þSchþblerþ Chorale Preludes, BWV 648 Ach blieb bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, from The Six þSchþblerþ Chorale Preludes, BWV 649 Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, from The Six þSchþblerþ Chorale Preludes, BWV 650 Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 Canonic Variations on "Vom himmel hoch da komm' ich her", BWV 769 The Four Duetti- Duetto I in E minor, BWV 802 The Four Duetti- Duetto II in F major, BWV 803 The Four Duetti- Duetto III in G major, BWV 804 The Four Duetti- Duetto IV in A minor, BWV 805 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Christie, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Allein Gott in der Hþh sei Ehr', BWV 675 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Allein Gott in der Hþh sei Ehr' - Fugetta, BWV 677 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot', BWV 679 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV 681 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Vater unser in Himmelreich, BWV 683 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 685 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Aus tiefer Not' schrei' ich zu dir, BWV 687 Manualiter Chorales from Clavier - þbung III: Jesus Christus unser Heiland, BWV 689 Prelude In E Flat, BWV 552 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Kyrie, Gott Vater In Ewigkeit, BWV 669 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Christie, Aller Welt Trost, BWV 670 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Kyrie, Gott Heilger Geist, BWV 671 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Allein Gott In Der Hþh Sie Ehr', BWV 676 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Dies Sind Die Heil' Gen Zehn Gebot', BWV 678 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Wir Glauben All' An Einen Gott, BWV 680 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Vater Unser In Himmelreich, BWV 682 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Christ Unser Herr Zum Jordan Kam, BWV 684 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Aus Tiefer Not' Schrei' Ich Zu Dir, BWV 686 The Greater Chorales From Clavier - þbung III: Jesus Christus Unser Heiland, BWV 688 Chorale Partita "O Gott Du Frommer Gott", BWV 767 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Priory Catalog Number: 753 Year Released/Recorded: 2003 Total Playing Time: 155:52 Comments: Steven Thomas said: The more I hear of this series, the more I find them to be a priceless store of treasures, bearing witness to one of the world's finest players, in the years of her greatest maturity. One often hears polite Bach-playing, decent Bach-playing, correct Bach-playing, but Weir reveals another level of musicianship altogether. The playing is powerful, individual, expressive and thought-through. On this disc are to be found some of the most audacious pieces ever written by Bach: the Canonic Variations on þVom Himmel hochþ, the Clavierþbung III and the Schþbler Chorales. They are matched by audacious playing that is neither old-fashioned in its approach nor overly correct. There is clarity and rhythmic drive from start to finish, through the lesser-known delights of the four Duetti to the familiar majesty of the Prelude and Fugue in E flat (the St Anne). The colours of the organ are used with imagination and taste, and only ever at the service of the music. A desert-island release, if ever there were one.þ - William Whitehead Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Steven Thomas Date First Submitted: 02/25/2007 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.