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Track(s) taken from CDA67213/4

Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, BWV732

composer
between 1703 and 1717

Christopher Herrick (organ)
Recording details: May 1998
Stadtkirche, Zofingen, Switzerland
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Paul Niederberger
Release date: January 1999
Total duration: 1 minutes 25 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

David Goode (organ)

Reviews

‘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)

‘Hugely rewarding playing of the highest order’ (The Scotsman)

‘This disc is a 'must' for all who love this wonderful music’ (Cathedral Music)
The chorale of BWV732 is a Christmas text, published in 1560 by N Herman. In this setting, perhaps intended to accompany a congregation, the chorale is given rich homophonic treatment with improvisatory runs in between phrases. Some have read musical symbolism into these runs, for example a rapid descending scale figure (heard in the middle of the setting in bar 8) perhaps alludes to the reference to Christ’s incarnation in the text (‘und schenkt uns einen Sohn’).

from notes by George Parsons © 2019

Other albums featuring this work

Bach: The Complete Organ Works
CDS44121/3616CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only
Bach: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 11
Studio Master: SIGCD811Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
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