J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 5 Masaaki Suzuki

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532:
• 1 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: I. Prelude 04:33
• 2 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: II. Fugue 05:59
• Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625:
• 3 Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 01:34
• Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 626:
• 4 Bach: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 626 01:08
• Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627:
• 5 Bach: Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627 04:26
• Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, BWV 628:
• 6 Bach: Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, BWV 628 00:52
• Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629:
• 7 Bach: Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629 01:11
• Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630:
• 8 Bach: Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630 01:28
• omm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 631:
• 9 Bach: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 631 01:09
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545:
• 10 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545: I. Prelude 02:16
• 11 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545: II. Fugue 04:11
• Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’, BWV 632:
• 12 Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’, BWV 632 01:20
• Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633:
• 13 Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633 03:04
• 14 Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 634 02:57
• Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 635:
• 15 Bach: Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 635 01:25
• Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636:
• 16 Bach: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636 02:02
• Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 637:
• 17 Bach: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 637 02:36
• Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 638:
• 18 Bach: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 638 01:05
• Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639:
• 19 Bach: Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 02:57
• In dich hab’ ich gehoffet, Herr, BWV 640:
• 20 Bach: In dich hab’ ich gehoffet, Herr, BWV 640 01:16
• Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641:
• 21 Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 02:38
• Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642:
• 22 Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642 01:33
• Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643:
• 23 Bach: Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643 01:22
• Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644:
• 24 Bach: Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644 00:50
• Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: I. Prelude:
• 25 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: I. Prelude 05:09
• 26 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: II. Fugue 06:04
• Total Runtime 01:05:05

Info for J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 5

The fifth volume of Masaaki Suzuki’s series of Bach’s works for organ features one of the most important surviving instruments from 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 while remaining faithful to the originals, making this an ideal instrument for Bach interpreters who wish to come close to the sound world 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 word-sound relationships and content-specific musical expression. Three Preludes and Fugues complete the second 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.

Masaaki Suzuki, organ

Masaaki Suzuki
Since founding Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, Masaaki Suzuki has established himself as a leading authority on the works of Bach. He has remained the music director of the BCJ ever since, taking it regularly to major venues and festivals in Europe and the USA. In addition to working with renowned period ensembles, including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Baroque, he conducts orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in repertoire ranging from Mendelssohn to Stravinsky. Suzuki’s impressive

discography on the BIS label, featuring Bach’s choral works as well as harpsichord and organ recitals, has brought him many critical plaudits – The Times (UK) has written: ‘it would take an iron bar not to be moved by his crispness, sobriety and spiritual vigour’. With the BCJ he is now extending the ensemble’s repertoire with recordings of Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C minor and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.

Born in Kobe, Masaaki Suzuki graduated from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music and went on to study harpsichord and organ at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam under Ton Koopman and Piet Kee. Founder and professor emeritus of the early music department at the Tokyo University of the Arts, he was on the faculty at the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music from 2009 until 2013, and remains affiliated as the principal guest conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum.

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