J.S. Bach: Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599–644 - RES10259

J.S. Bach: Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599–644

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Total playing time [79:02]

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Stephen Farr (organ)
Trost Organ, Stadtkirche, Waltershausen

Organist Stephen Farr continues his survey of works by Johann Sebastian Bach with one of the composer’s major collections of organ chorale preludes – the Orgelbüchlein.

This unfinished compendium of miniatures, said by Mendelssohn to bear ‘most evidently the marks of his genius’, contains much variety with each of the forty-six completed works containing a well-defined and individual character.

For this recording, Farr performs on the eighteenth-century Trost organ of Waltershausen’s stunning Stadtkirche in the Thuringian region of Germany.

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'[...] Farr is a serious, musicianly organist with an imagination for colour that ensures each of these gems gets its due [...] In short, here is the full spirit of Bach, both the musician and the man of faith'

- BBC Music Magazine (5 stars)

'[...] Farr is a serious, musicianly organist with an imagination for colour that ensures each of these gems gets its due [...] In short, here is the full spirit of Bach, both the musician and the man of faith'
BBC Music Magazine (5 stars, performance and recording)

'[...] eighteenth-century organs are challenging to play, with noisy actions, un-ergonomic pedalboards, etc., but Farr’s tempi sound natural, with expressive nuances well-moulded into the overall metrical structure.'
Choir & Organ (5 stars, Star Review)

'It’s remarkable how much Bach can pack into the tiniest piece….Farr performs with immaculate poise'
The Sunday Times

'As always with Stephen Farr’s recordings, this is model of how to do it'
Early Music Review

'[...] these sublime chorale settings make for a beautiful programme in their own right. As performed on this organ in Stephen Farr’s continuing project to record the organ works of Bach they make for delightful listening'
Lark Reviews

'Stephen Farr’s playing is commendably sensitive and devoid of the mannerisms that making repeated listening tricky'
Andrew Benson-Wilson (andrewbensonwilson.org)

Credits
© 2020 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2020 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10259
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262792315 (CD) | 5060262322 (Digital)
Cover image: Organ detail © Resonus Limited
Release date: 3 April 2020