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

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532:
• 1Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: I. Prelude04:33
• 2Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: II. Fugue05:59
• Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625:
• 3Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 62501:34
• Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 626:
• 4Bach: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 62601:08
• Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627:
• 5Bach: Christ ist erstanden, BWV 62704:26
• Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, BWV 628:
• 6Bach: Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, BWV 62800:52
• Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629:
• 7Bach: Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 62901:11
• Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630:
• 8Bach: Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 63001:28
• omm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 631:
• 9Bach: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 63101:09
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545:
• 10Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545: I. Prelude02:16
• 11Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545: II. Fugue04:11
• Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’, BWV 632:
• 12Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’, BWV 63201:20
• Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633:
• 13Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 63303:04
• 14Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 63402:57
• Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 635:
• 15Bach: Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 63501:25
• Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636:
• 16Bach: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 63602:02
• Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 637:
• 17Bach: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 63702:36
• Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 638:
• 18Bach: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 63801:05
• Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639:
• 19Bach: Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 63902:57
• In dich hab’ ich gehoffet, Herr, BWV 640:
• 20Bach: In dich hab’ ich gehoffet, Herr, BWV 64001:16
• Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641:
• 21Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 64102:38
• Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642:
• 22Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 64201:33
• Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643:
• 23Bach: Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 64301:22
• Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644:
• 24Bach: Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 64400:50
• Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: I. Prelude:
• 25Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: I. Prelude05:09
• 26Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: II. Fugue06:04
• Total Runtime01:05:05

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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