Karl Richter - Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelwerke (1985)

Posted By: ArlegZ

Date: May 17, 2020

"Astounding" doesn't even come close to describing these '60s recordings of Bach's organ works played by Karl Richter on the Jaegerborg-Kirche organ in Copenhagen. Richter's technique is more than astounding; it is stunning in its virtuosity. While there are a handful of organists that equal Richter, there are none who surpass him. From his incredibly independent hands to his unbelievably dexterous pedals, Richter is a marvel.
More than that, Richter's interpretations are more astounding; they are staggering in their profundity. From the furious raging of the Toccata and Fugue in D minor to the sublime exaltation of Wachet auf, ruft unds die Stimme to the ecstatic terror of the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, Richter is a miracle. Deutsche Grammophone's recordings are likewise more than astounding; it is spectacular in its reality. Every combination of stops and registers, every gradation of tone from a whispered melody for thefour-foot flute to a thunderous pedal tone on the lowset A is realized in stupendous sound, placing the listener in the central pew of an almost empty Jaegerborg-Kirche.
–James Leonard

Performer:
Karl Richter, organ

Track List:
CD1:
01. Toccata und Fuge d-moll BWV 565
02. Präludium und Fuge Es-dur ("St. Anne;" Clavier-Übung III/26) BWV 552
Triosonate Nr. 5 C-dur BWV 529
03. 1. Allegro
04. 2. Largo
05. 3. Allegro
06. Fantasie und Fuge g-moll BWV 542
07. "Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter" (Schübler Chorale No. 6) BWV 650
08. "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Schübler Chorale No. 1) BWV 645
CD2:
Toccata (Präludium) und Fuge d-moll ("Dorische") BWV 538
01. Toccata
02. Fuge
03. Partite diverse sopra: Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig BWV 768
Passacaglia c-moll BWV 582
04. Passacaglia
05. Thema fugatum

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