J.S. Bach: Complete Organ Music, Vol. 4

The fourth volume in Stefano Molardi’s authoritative collection of J.S. Bach’s organ works, this video brings together some of the German composer’s most famous music. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Stefano Molardi 🎵 Purchase or streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music): 💎 More Information: 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: Chief among these is the Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565; with its unforgettable opening bars – doubled in the octave – flourished chromaticism, pauses and arpeggios on the diminished seventh, the piece has consistently drawn much critical attention. Some scholars have debated whether it was originally written for the violin, thanks to its astonishing virtuosity and use of parallel thirds and sixths, and others have questioned whether the composition was even penned by Bach himself. Also included on this release are the ‘Neumeister’ chorales; assembled by Johann Gottfried Neumeister in the 18th century, the collection wasn’t actually published until the 1980s, with the result that these little-recorded preludes still have plenty of room for a new interpretation. Most impressive of all is the range of styles Bach covers in his organ works; from the northern toccata style – which the composer began to utilise after a stay in Lübeck – a working of several intricate fugues finished with a toccata-style coda, to the mid-German Sangerhausen style, featuring unusually dissonant harmonisations. Stefano Molardi has chosen the Thielemann organ in Gräfenhain, Thuringia, especially for this release; dating from the 1720s and therefore from the time of the composer himself, its captures the spirit of the great composer’s age, lending a certain authenticity to the performances and allowing for a vast range of styles both grand and intimate. This 4th and last instalment of Bach’s Complete Organ Works by Stefano Molardi contains some of the most famous organ works by the master: the iconic Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565, the complete Neumeister Chorales, and suitably finishing with one of the most shattering and original organ works ever written: the monumental Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582. The performances by Italian master organist Stefano Molardi have gained great international acclaim, most recently highly praised in BBC 3 CD Review. Playing on historical organs from the time of Bach (here on a magnificent 1720 Thielemann organ in Gräfenhain, Germany) he combines his scholarly historical knowledge with his deep understanding of the underlying human emotions of these eternal masterpieces. The booklet contains excellent liner notes, as well as the full specifications of the organ used. Tracklist: 0:00:00 Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549: I. Prelude 0:02:07 Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549: II. Fugue 0:06:02 Fantasia in C Major, BWV 570 0:09:03 Chorale Preludes, BWV 714-765: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 719 0:11:12 Neumeister Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: Wir Christenleut’ BWV 1090 Neumeister 0:13:07 Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist BWV 1091 0:16:18 Neumeister Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf BWV 1092 0:18:42 Alla breve in D Major, BWV 589 0:24:31 Canzona in D Minor, BWV 588 0:29:56 Neumeister Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen BWV 1093 0:32:52 Neumeister Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt BWV 1094 0:37:00 Neumeister Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig BWV 1095 0:39:20 Neumeister Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: Ehre sei dir, Christe, der du leidest Not BWV 1097 0:41:42 Fantasia and Imitation in B Minor, BWV 563 0:47:16 Neumeister Chorales, BWV 1090-1120: Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott BWV 1098 0:49:57 Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 1099 0:51:21 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 533: I. Prelude 0:54:34 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 533: II. Fugue 0:57:13 Chorale Preludes, BWV 690-713: II. Wer nun den lieben Gott läßt walten BWV 691 0:59:29 Chorale Preludes, BWV 690-713: I. Wer nun den lieben Gott läßt walten BWV 690 1:01:51 You can find the complete tracklist in the pinned comment! 👉 Social media links: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Spotify: Thank you for watching this video, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. #brilliant classics #classicalmusic #organ #bach