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Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Herrick, Metzler Organ of the Stadtkirche
Bach: Organ Miniatures
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Allabreve In D Major BWV 589
2. 'Little' Fugue In G Minor BWV 578
3. 'Little' Prelude And Fugue In E Minor BWV 533: Prelude
4. 'Little' Prelude And Fugue In E Minor BWV 533: Fugue
5. Prelude In A Minor BWV 569
6. Pastorale In F Major BWV 590: Prelude
7. Pastorale In F Major BWV 590: Allemande
8. Pastorale In F Major BWV 590: Aria
9. Pastorale In F Major BWV 590: Gigue
10. Prelude And Fugue In D Minor BWV 549A: Prelude
11. Prelude And Fugue In D Minor BWV 549A: Fugue
12. 'Gigue' Fugue In G Major BWV 577
13. Three-Part Ricercare In C Minor ('Musical Offering') BWV 1079I
14. Fantasia In A Minor BWV 561
15. Trio In D Minor BWV 583
16. Fantasia Con Imitatione In B Minor BWV 563
17. Four Duets BWV 802-805: Duet In E Minor, BWV 802
18. Four Duets BWV 802-805: Duet In F Major, BWV 803
19. Four Duets BWV 802-805: Duet In G Major, BWV 804
20. Four Duets BWV 802-805: Duet In A Minor, BWV 805
Track Listings (22) - Disc #2
1. Prelude And Fugue In G Major BWV 550: Prelude
2. Prelude And Fugue In G Major BWV 550: Fugue
3. 'Fasch' Trio In C Minor BWV 585: Adagio
4. 'Fasch' Trio In C Minor BWV 585: Allegro
5. Prelude In A Minor BWV 551
6. 'Couperin' Aria In F Major BWV 587
7. Prelude And 'Fiddle' Fugue In D Minor BWV 539: Prelude
8. Prelude And 'Fiddle' Fugue In D Minor BWV 539: Fugue
9. Trio In G Major (Transcription) BWV 1027A
10. Prelude In G Major BWV 568
11. Fugue In G Major BWV 576
12. I. Toccata In E Major BWV 566
13. II. Toccata In E Major BWV 566
14. III. Toccata In E Major BWV 566
15. IV. Toccata In E Major BWV 566
16. Fantasia In C Major BWV 570
17. Fugue In C Minor BWV 575
18. Prelude And Fugue In G Minor BWV 535: Prelude
19. Prelude And Fugue In G Minor BWV 535: Fugue
20. Canzona In D Minor BWV 588
21. 'Telemann' Trio In G Major BWV 586
22. Six-Part Ricercare In C Minor ('Musical Offering') BWV 1079V

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CD Details

All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Herrick, Metzler Organ of the Stadtkirche
Title: Bach: Organ Miniatures
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hyperion UK
Release Date: 7/8/1997
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 034571172118

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Teeny tiny toccatas, itty-bitty fugues and puny preludes? Hardly. Some of these pieces are indeed merely "chips" off the master's workbench, but at nearly 14 minutes the Pastorale in F hardly qualifies as a miniature, nor does the Fantasia in A minor, BWV 561 (eight and half minutes), the Toccata in E, BWV 566 (over 10 minutes), or the comparatively brief (seven minutes) but contrapuntally vast six-part Ricercare from The Musical Offering, which really isn't organ music at all but who cares? These two discs gather all the organ works that don't fit into any particular category, and Christopher Herrick has assembled them in such a way as to provide for maximum variety and excellent contrast. A beautiful recital for both sampling and concentrated listening. --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

Excellent

02/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Herrick plays the richly sonorous Metzler Organ of the Stadtkirche, Rheinfelden in Switzerland with performances throughout that are clear, articulate, and engaging--qualities that help make this an outstanding CD."