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Track(s) taken from CDA67247

Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV686

composer
1739; Clavier-Übung III, Liepzig

His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Recording details: December 2000
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: March 2002
Total duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds
 

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Christopher Herrick (organ)
David Goode (organ)
Jeremy Filsell (organ)

Reviews

‘A beguiling and brilliantly conceived programme, brilliantly performed. A special recommendation for a most delightful and unusual disc’ (Gramophone)

‘An engaging programme’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘A fine example of a concept album that works’ (BBC Record Review)

‘The instrumental tone is very attractive and the standard of playing simply splendid’ (American Record Guide)

‘The Sinfonia to Cantata 29 is vibrant and exhilarating … this is certainly an interesting addition to the Bach catalogue’ (Cathedral Music)

‘Splendid performances … all done with taste and affection’ (Early Music Today)

‘The playing and singing are of course very good indeed’ (Scotland News)

‘This disc is a unique journey through some of Bach’s sacred music, with, as guides, an ensemble which takes an original approach to the music and comes out a winner … This is certainly one of the most interesting ‘derivative’ Bach albums I have heard in a long time’ (MusicWeb International)
BWV686 is unique in Bach’s output. It is an ‘organ motet’, in huge six-part texture, written in organo pleno with a double pedal line throughout. It builds a massive structure, fugal, running through each phrase of the chorale in turn. The theme of Luther’s text is repentance, based on Psalm 130. The note of anguish is unmistakable in the dissonances, felt more keenly with the slowly unfolding harmony. Perhaps ‘the depths’ are invoked by the extra weight and textural thickness created by the double pedals, with the chorale melody given to the upper pedal—literally crying out under the weight of a heavy burden above it. As the setting progresses, the antico style of slowly unfolding counterpoint is lifted by the appearance of dactyl rhythmic figures, lending more of a dance-feel, even joy, to the music.

from notes by George Parsons © 2020

Other albums featuring this work

Bach: Clavier-Übung III
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Bach: The Clavierübung Chorales & other great chorales
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Bach: The Complete Organ Works
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Bach: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 14
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