Recommended by Bach Bart Jacobs

• Gottfried Kirchhoff (1685 - 1746): Fantasia and Fughetta in B-Flat Major:
• 1 Kirchhoff: Fantasia and Fughetta in B-Flat Major: I. Fantasia (Arr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs) 02:13
• 2 Kirchhoff: Fantasia and Fughetta in B-Flat Major: II. Fughetta (Arr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs) 02:37
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004:
• 3 Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona (Arr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs) 13:38
• Anonymous: O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 94/8:
• 4 Anonymous: O Gott, du frommer Gott, BWV 94/8 01:01
• Anonymous: Trio super O Gott, du frommer Gott:
• 5 Anonymous: Trio super O Gott, du frommer Gott 03:41
• Anonymous: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud, BWV 40/3:
• 6 Anonymous: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud, BWV 40/3 00:51
• Anonymous: Trio super Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud:
• 7 Anonymous: Trio super Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud 04:50
• Anonymous: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99/6:
• 8 Anonymous: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99/6 00:54
• Anonymous: Trio super Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan:
• 9 Anonymous: Trio super Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan 03:20
• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784): Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534:
• 10 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534: I. Prelude 03:51
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056:
• 11 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (Transcr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs) 03:07
• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534:
• 12 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534: II. Fugue 05:03
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Flute Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G2:
• 13 Telemann: Flute Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G2: I. Andante (Transcr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs) 02:36
• Concerto per la Chiesa, TWV Anh. 33:2 (Arr. for Organ by Johann Gottfried Walther):
• 14 Telemann: Concerto per la Chiesa, TWV Anh. 33:2 (Arr. for Organ by Johann Gottfried Walther): I. Fuga 01:34
• 15 Telemann: Concerto per la Chiesa, TWV Anh. 33:2 (Arr. for Organ by Johann Gottfried Walther): II. A 2 Tastature 01:58
• 16 Telemann: Concerto per la Chiesa, TWV Anh. 33:2 (Arr. for Organ by Johann Gottfried Walther): III. [Grave] 03:27
• 17 Telemann: Concerto per la Chiesa, TWV Anh. 33:2 (Arr. for Organ by Johann Gottfried Walther): IV. [Allegro] 01:42
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 690:
• 18 Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 690: I. Choral 00:59
• 19 Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 690: II. Variation 01:21
• 20 Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 691 01:54
• Anonymous: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 691a:
• 21 Anonymous: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 691a 02:06
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642:
• 22 Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642 01:42
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Violin Sonata in G Minor, H.542.5 (Transcr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs):
• 23 Bach: Violin Sonata in G Minor, H.542.5 (Transcr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs): I. [Allegro] 04:40
• 24 Bach: Violin Sonata in G Minor, H.542.5 (Transcr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs): II. Adagio 03:08
• 25 Bach: Violin Sonata in G Minor, H.542.5 (Transcr. for Organ by Bart Jacobs): III. Allegro 03:06
• Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728 - 1788): Fantasia in F Major:
• 26 Müthel: Fantasia in F Major 06:12
• Total Runtime 01:21:31

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The Halle-born organ builder Heinrich Andreas Contius (1708-1795) was highly regarded by Johann Sebastian Bach. Unfortunately, none of his instruments have survived in their original condition, but in 2012 an exact reconstruction of Contius' Liepaja organ in its 1779 condition was created. The project is unique, as none of his instruments have been reconstructed so meticulously before. Bart Jacobs presents here works by composers who are directly connected with Bach, respectively with instruments built by Heinrich Andreas Contius.

Bart Jacobs, organ (St. Michiel, Leuven)

Bart Jacobs
(born 1976) studied organ, harpsichord, chamber music and figured bass with Reitze Smits and Kris Verhelst at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, graduating with summa cum laude.

In 2000 he was appointed organist of the Brussels cathedral choir with which he has recorded a variety of works for organ and choir, including the complete organ works of August De Boeck (1865-1937), played on the Forest organ (1873) in Gent (BE).

Between 2006-2010 he won prizes at the international organ competitions of Alkmaar (1st prize, “Schnitger competition”, becoming the first Belgian ever), Amsterdam (3rd prize, “Sweelinck competition”), Bruges (4th prize, “Musica Antiqua” competition and “Listener’s Choice award”) and Leeuwarden (Finalist of the “Max Reger Organ Competition”).

In 2012 he was appointed titular organist at the cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Brussels. In addition, he has been organist since 2013 of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-en-Leodegarius church in Bornem.

As soloist and continuo player, he has toured extensively across Europe and collaborated with various renowned ensembles including Vox Luminis, Les Muffatti, Hathor consort, Il Gardellino, Psallentes, Utopia, Currende, Collegium Ad Mosam, …

His impressive discography includes solo performances on both harpsichord and organ, as well as accompanying numerous ensembles. His debut solo albums, featuring organ works of Bach’s best students (2013) and Early organ works and Sinfonias of J. S. Bach (2015) have been enthusiastically received at home and abroad. The CD Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott (2016) was awarded with prizes including "CHOC de Classica 2017", "Diapason 5", "Gramophone Editors Choice 2017" and "ffff de Télérama". This recording for the Ricercar label in collaboration with the ensemble Vox Luminis contains choral and organ music on the occasion of 500 years of the Reformation.

The CD Concertos for organ and strings (2019) for the Ramée label, with his own reconstructions of concertos for organ and strings by J. S. Bach and performed with the baroque orchestra Les Muffatti, proved an unprecedented success in the classical music scene. This original concept received the most prestigious awards at home and abroad, including the "Golden label" at "Klassiek Centraal" (B), the "Diapason d'Or de l 'année 2019 "(FR) and the" Award for the Best Belgian CD 2019 " by Klara, the Belgian classical music radio station.

In April 2020, a new recording was released by the Organroxx label with the complete Clavier-Übung III by J. S. Bach, played on the monumental Draps/Flentrop organ in Sint-Niklaas (BE), in which the organ works are interspersed with the sung chorales.

Bart Jacobs has cooperated with All of Bach, a project of the Netherlands Bach Society. His Bach interpretations on organ and harpsichord can be seen and heard on www.allofbach.com.

In 2018 he founded the organ duo 422play together with organist Reitze Smits. This duo discovers new possibilities for the oran in their own original arrangements of music by Debussy, Ravel, Mendelsohn, Purcell, and others.

Bart Jacobs is co-founder of the Vlaamse Klavecimbel Vereniging (2006) (the Flemish Harpsichord Society), which aims to enlarge the public’s interest in the harpsichord by organizing annual Harpsichord Days, workshops and public master classes.

As teacher of organ and harpsichord, Bart Jacobs is attached to the Academy for Music, Drama and Dance in Bornem (Antwerp).

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