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THE ORGAN WORKS OF
J.S. BACH
VOLUME 3.

JEAN GUILLOU, ORGAN
Recorded at the Kleuker-Steinmeyer organ
of the Tonhalle, Zürich.

DOR-90150 Cover - 19707 Bytes Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Long thought to have been written while Bach was organist in Arnstadt between 1703 and 1707, the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 is undoubtedly the most famous of all of his compositions for the organ.
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
Without question, the Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 is one of Bach's greatest acheivements.   On his fair copy, which he could have written out no earlier than 1727 and no later than 1740, he titled his mature masterpiece "Praeludium pro Organo cum pedal obligato".   Complex and intense, laden with chromaticism and sinuous lines, the Prelude is laid out in the manner of a Baroque concerto movement with an opening and concluding ritornello, snippets of which can be heard as a refrain throughout the Prelude.
- Teri Noel Towe

[1] Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

      Chorale Preludes from Orgel-Büchlein:
[2] "Christum wir sollen loben schon", BWV 611
[3] "Wir Christenleut", BWV 612

      Chorale Preludes from the Leipzig Chorales:
[4] "Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herr Gott", BWV 652
[5] Trio on "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend", BWV 655
[6] "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig", BWV 656

      Triosonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526
[7] Vivace
[8] Largo
[9] Allegro

      Chorale Preludes from Kirnberger's Collection:
{10] "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten", BWV 690
[11] "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten", BWV 691
[12] "Ach Gott und Herr", BWV 692
[13] "Ach Gott und Herr", BWV 693
[14] "Wo soll ich fliehen hin", BWV 694

[15] Prelude in G Major, BWV 568

      Chorale Preludes from Kirnberger's Collection:
[16] Fantasie on "Christ lag in Todes Banden", BWV 695
[17] "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her", BWV 701

      Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
[18] Prelude
[19] Fugue



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