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Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 4 / Masaaki Suzuki
BIS

Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 4 / Masaaki Suzuki

$21.99

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Masaaki Suzuki
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Aug 04, 2023
Catalog #
BIS-2541
UPC
7318599925417

About

This album was released in the summer of 2023; it may not have been intended as a Christmas album, but it would make a wonderful purchase at that time.

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.

REVIEW:

The great Masaaki Suzuki’s traversal of Bach’s keyboard music is well underway, and several attractions have become clear. In general, he is a bit less concerned with a pearly surface and a bit more with direct expression. In works for organ, he has shown a willingness to delve into period instruments, and the one here is a real find. Suzuki is willing to take a bit of time to bring out its colors; there is nothing too radical, but there are subtle adjustments to the tempo throughout that define the profile of each little ornamented chorale, and all the performances are vivid. This album was released in the summer of 2023; it may not have been intended as a Christmas album, but it would make a wonderful purchase at that time.

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude 03:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  2. 2 Fuga 06:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fuga
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  3. 3 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 01:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  4. 4 Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV 600 00:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV 600
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  5. 5 Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 601 01:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn, BWV 601
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  6. 6 Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 602 00:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 602
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  7. 7 Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603 01:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  8. 8 Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604 01:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  9. 9 Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605 01:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  10. 10 Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606 00:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  11. 11 Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar, BWV 607 01:09
    Track
    11
    Title
    Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar, BWV 607
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  12. 12 In dulci jubilo, BWV 608 01:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    In dulci jubilo, BWV 608
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  13. 13 Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich, BWV 609 00:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich, BWV 609
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  14. 14 Prelude 02:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  15. 15 Fugue 04:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  16. 16 Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 610 02:37
    Track
    16
    Title
    Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 610
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  17. 17 Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611 02:49
    Track
    17
    Title
    Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  18. 18 Wir Christenleut, BWV 612 02:03
    Track
    18
    Title
    Wir Christenleut, BWV 612
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  19. 19 Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen, BWV 613 01:09
    Track
    19
    Title
    Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen, BWV 613
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  20. 20 Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 02:47
    Track
    20
    Title
    Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  21. 21 In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 02:52
    Track
    21
    Title
    In dir ist Freude, BWV 615
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  22. 22 Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 616 02:03
    Track
    22
    Title
    Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 616
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  23. 23 Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617 01:54
    Track
    23
    Title
    Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  24. 24 O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 618 03:21
    Track
    24
    Title
    O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 618
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  25. 25 Christe du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 00:50
    Track
    25
    Title
    Christe du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  26. 26 Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 620 01:52
    Track
    26
    Title
    Christus, der uns selig macht, BWV 620
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  27. 27 Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund, BWV 621 01:54
    Track
    27
    Title
    Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund, BWV 621
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  28. 28 O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV 622 06:27
    Track
    28
    Title
    O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross, BWV 622
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  29. 29 Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 623 00:58
    Track
    29
    Title
    Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 623
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  30. 30 Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge, BWV 624 01:18
    Track
    30
    Title
    Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge, BWV 624
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki