J.S. Bach

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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