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CDS44121/36
Boxed set (at a special price)

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Recording details: Various dates
Various recording venues
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Paul Niederberger
Release date: October 2002
Total duration: 1158 minutes 15 seconds

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'Definitely a "must have"' (Organists' Review)

'beautifully played and recorded … exquisite interpretations' (Music Week)

'Herrick’s fingers embrace all technical hurdles with seeming ease … this is a fine mainstream, streamlined collection that invites repeated and lengthy listening' (Fanfare, USA)

'Hyperion has come up with another winner … Herrick has a feel for his subject and organs and Hyperion reflects this in good engineering … Strongly recommended' (Cathedral Music)

'each time I’ve tried to sample a band or two, I’ve been drawn into listening to the end of the disc' (International Record Review)

'a fresh and gripping account … Herrick’s touch, his unfailing taste and his innate feeling for the dance rhythms at the heart of even the most austere pieces all make for a musical adventure with few parallels' (San Francisco Chronicle)

'Herrick is one of the few organists who does justice to these difficult, elusive pieces … What a singular joy to hear the organ played with such infectious rhythm!' (American Record Guide)

'Let me say without hesitation that Herrick’s performances are models of clarity, accuracy, precision and musicality … this is a complete Bach that has plenty of character and verve and which would bear repeated listening' (Choir and Organ)

Bach J S: Complete Organ Music
Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV526  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
CD1
Trio Sonata in E minor, BWV528  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata in C major, BWV529  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata in D minor, BWV527  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata in G major, BWV530  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata in E flat major, BWV525  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV542  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
CD2
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV562  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV543  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV532  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV544  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV541  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV552  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV546  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
CD3
Prelude and Fugue in E minor 'The wedge', BWV548  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV547  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV534  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV537  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV536  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV545  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
CD4
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV540  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor 'Dorian', BWV538  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Passacaglia in C minor, BWV582  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
CD5
Little Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV533  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Pastorale in F major, BWV590  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Movement 3: Aria  [3'36]
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV549a  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ein musikalisches Opfer, BWV1079  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV550  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
CD6
Fasch Trio in C minor, BWV585  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and 'Fiddle' Fugue in D minor, BWV539  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata No 1 for gamba and harpsichord, BWV1027  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Movement 4: Trio  [3'08]
Toccata in E major, BWV566  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV535  Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)