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Bach: Toccatas, Preludes & Fugues / Nordstoga
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Bach: Toccatas, Preludes & Fugues / Nordstoga

$21.99

Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Kare Nordstoga
Format
CD
Label
LAWO Classics
Released
Aug 24, 2018
Catalog #
LWC1153
UPC
7090020181752

About

In his ninth and tenth of a total of fourteen releases of Bach’s collected organ works, Kare Nordstoga pulls together much of what was not collected from the composer’s side- preludes and fugues. The double form prelude (or toccata) and fugue has been an established form of composition since the 1600s. The North Germans Dietrich Buxtehude and Georg Bohm made a powerful contribution to this contrastive style in which the freer first part and the more rigorous second part are united in a dynamic whole. The young Johann Sebastian harvested significant impressions from these two composers during his time in Lubeck and Luneburg, and this album was recorded in Luneburg. Kare Nordstoga (b. 1954) studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Following his debut in 1978, he continued his studies in London and he was for a time organist at Ullern Church, before coming to Oslo Cathedral in 1984. He has also been associated with the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he was appointed professor in 1994.

REVIEW:

Nordstoga displays a fine architectural grasp of the works and builds them with convincing inevitability. Integrity is the hallmark of all his playing: He is careful but not cautious; deliberate and determined but not dragging and dour; sure-handed and solid but not showy or superficial. The only thing I do not find here is the uniquely electrifying excitement that Ton Koopman brings to his complete cycle. But if, unlike me, your taste in Bach organ performances runs more towards the older tradition of stately grandeur, then definitely consider investing in Nordstoga.

– Fanfare

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 09:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
    Duration
    09:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  3. 2 Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 04:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  4. 3 Prelude 02:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  5. 4 Fugue 04:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  6. 5 Partita I 01:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Partita I
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  7. 6 Partita II 02:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Partita II
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  8. 7 Partita III 01:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Partita III
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  9. 8 Partita IV 00:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Partita IV
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  10. 9 Partita V 01:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Partita V
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  11. 10 Partita VI 01:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Partita VI
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  12. 11 Partita VII 01:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Partita VII
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  13. 12 Partita VIII 02:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    Partita VIII
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  14. 13 Partita IX 03:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Partita IX
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  15. 14 Prelude 04:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  16. 15 Fugue 05:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  17. 16 Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550 07:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  18. 17 Prelude 06:17
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  19. 18 Fugue 06:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  20. Disc 2
  21. 1 Prelude 04:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  22. 2 Fugue 06:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  23. 3 Fugue in B Minor on a theme by Corelli, BWV 579 05:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fugue in B Minor on a theme by Corelli, BWV 579
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  24. 4 Toccata 09:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  25. 5 Fugue 05:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  26. 6 Partita 1 00:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    Partita 1
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  27. 7 Partita 2 02:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Partita 2
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  28. 8 Partita 3 01:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    Partita 3
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  29. 9 Partita 4 01:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Partita 4
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  30. 10 Partita 5 01:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Partita 5
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  31. 11 Partita 6 00:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    Partita 6
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  32. 12 Partita 7 01:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    Partita 7
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  33. 13 Prelude 02:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  34. 14 Fugue 05:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  35. 15 Prelude 03:46
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  36. 16 Fugue 07:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  37. 17 Prelude 06:30
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga
  38. 18 Fugue 06:35
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Kåre Nordstoga