Hyperion Records | Bach J S: Clavierübung Chorales

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CDA67213/4

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Recording details: May 1998
Stadtkirche, Zofingen, Switzerland
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Paul Niederberger
Release date: January 1999
Total duration: 148 minutes 24 seconds

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'This disc is a 'must' for all who love this wonderful music' (Cathedral Music)

'Hugely rewarding playing of the highest order' (The Scotsman)

'This set marks a significant addition to the Christopher Herrick Bach archive and is a further manifestation of the happy collaboration between the artist and his excellent recording team' (Organists' Review)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Clavierübung Chorales

Christopher Herrick (organ)

		Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV552
CD1	1	Movement 1: Prelude [9'12]
	2	Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV669 [2'59]
	3	Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV670 [4'14]
	4	Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist, BWV671 [4'18]
	5	Trio super Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV676 [4'30]
	6	Dies sind die heiligen zehn Gebot, BWV678 [4'53]
	7	Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV680 [3'24]
	8	Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV682 [6'27]
	9	Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV684 [3'50]
	10	Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV686 [5'12]
	11	Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns, BWV688 [3'30]
		Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV552
	12	Movement 2: Fugue [6'06]
	13	Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV730 [1'59]
	14	Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV731 [2'18]
	15	Valet will ich dir geben, BWV736 [4'13]
	16	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV675 [3'10]
	17	Fantasia super Valet will ich dir geben, BWV735 [3'45]
CD2	1	Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV672 [1'15]
	2	Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV673 [1'17]
	3	Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist, BWV674 [1'22]
	4	Fughetta super Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV677 [1'01]
	5	Fughetta super Dies sind die heiligen zehn Gebot, BWV679 [2'12]
	6	Fughetta super Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV681 [1'27]
	7	Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV683 [1'08]
	8	Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV685 [1'13]
	9	Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV687 [4'46]
	10	Fuga super Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns, BWV689 [3'16]
	11	Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV728 [2'08]
	12	Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV718 [4'54]
	13	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV717 [2'40]
	14	Fuga super Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV716 [2'15]
	15	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV715 [2'14]
	16	Herr Gott, dich loben wir 'Te Deum', BWV725 [6'55]
	17	Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV721 [4'19]
	18	Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn 'Magnificat', BWV733 [4'23]
	19	Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV740 [4'13]
	20	Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV726 [1'04]
	21	Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV720 [3'17]
	22	Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV727 [2'18]
	23	Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV739 [4'35]
	24	Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gemein, BWV734 [2'03]
	25	Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV738 [1'22]
	26	Gottes Sohn ist kommen 'Gott durch dein Güte', BWV724 [1'04]
	27	Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV722 [1'35]
	28	Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BWV732 [1'25]
	29	In dulci iubilo, BWV729 [2'43]

With the Third Part of his monumental Clavierübung Bach turned to Chorale Preludes. The collection consists of twenty-one, each appearing in two highly contrasted settings. One is a large-scale composition requiring an instrument with two manuals and pedals while the other is for manuals only and generally much shorter. There is, of course, more than one way to present the Clavierübung Chorales, but in the context of a double CD Christopher Herrick has chosen to base the first disc on the large-scale Chorale settings. The second CD starts with the ten 'manualiter' Chorales as a group, recorded in the same church, but on the beautiful one-manual choir organ. Christopher Herrick returns to the main organ for the other chorales, ending the disc triumphantly with In dulci jubilo.