Masaaki Suzuki Plays Bach Organ Works: On the Christoph Treutmann Organ, Stiftskirche St. Georg, Grauhof - Volume 4

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The fourth volume of Masaaki Suzuki’s Bach works for organ series features one of the most important surviving instruments of Bach’s time, made by the German organ builder Christoph Treutmann the Elder. Widely known for its extraordinary tonal quality, the instrument was built between 1734 and 1737. A recent general restoration preserved all essential structural elements or renewed them, remaining faithful to the originals, making it an ideal instrument for Bach interpreters who wish to come close to the sound ideas of the Leipzig Thomaskantor. Suzuki now takes up the Orgel-Büchlein (literally, ‘little organ book’), a collection of 45 short chorale preludes on melodies from the Lutheran hymn book, a project that came into being in connection with Bach’s appointment as organist and chamber musician at the Duke’s court in Weimar in 1708. Presenting chorales for different periods of the church year, this collection serves as a general guide to text-based composition focusing on specific word-sound relationships and content-specific musical expression. Two Preludes and Fugues complete the first volume dedicated to the Orgel-Büchlein, illustrating the principle of variety and structure historically practised by concert organists in order to demonstrate the tone colours and expressive possibilities of their instrument.

1: Prelude
2: Fugue
3: Nun Komm' Der Heiden Heiland, BWV599
4: Gott, Durch Deine Güte, BWV600
5: Herr Christ, Der Ein'ge Gottes-Sohn, BWV601
6: Lob Sei Dem Allmächtigen Gott, BWV602
7: Puer Natus in Bethlehem, BWV603
8: Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ, BWV604
9: Der Tag, Der Ist So Freudenreich, BWV605
10: Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm Ich Her, BWV606
11: Vom Himmel Kam Der Engel Schar, BWV607
12: In Dulci Jubilo, BWV608
13: Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen, Allzugleich, BWV609
14: Prelude
15: Fugue
16: Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV610
17: Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon, BWV611
18: Wir Christenleut', BWV612
19: Helft Mir Gottes Güte Preisen, BWV613
20: Das Alte Jahr Vergangen Ist, BWV614
21: In Dir Ist Freude, BWV615
22: Mit Fried' Und Freud' Ich Fahr Dahin, BWV616
23: Herr Gott, Nun Schleuss Den Himmel Auf, BWV617
24: O Lamm Gottes Unschuldig, BWV618
25: Christe, Du Lamm Gottes, BWV619
26: Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht, BWV620
27: Da Jesus an Dem Kreuze Stund', BWV621
28: O Mensch, Bewein' Dein' Sünde Gross, BWV622
29: Wir Danken Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV623
30: Hilf, Gott, Dass Mir's Gelinge, BWV624

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Number of Discs: 1

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