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Track(s) taken from CDA67071/2

Gottes Sohn ist kommen, BWV703

composer

Christopher Herrick (organ)
Recording details: April 1995
Jesuitenkirche, Lucerne, Switzerland
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Paul Niederberger
Release date: April 1996
Total duration: 0 minutes 46 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

David Goode (organ)

Reviews

‘Not only has Herrick found a simply ravishing Swiss organ which he uses with impeccable good taste, but the Hyperion team have come up with a top-notch recording. Once again they've given us a disc which combines consummate musical insight and technical mastery with sheer unalloyed listening pleasure’ (Gramophone)

‘Herrick has once again shown that his command of the Bach idiom is as total as any other contemporary organist's … an impressive addition to a milestone collection’ (Classic CD)

‘An indispensable collection and one I should not be happy to be without’ (Organists' Review)

‘Bach at his most tuneful and diverting and Herrick's style is particularly suited to them’ (Soundscapes, Australia)
The chorale melody sets a Christmas hymn by Johann Roh published in 1544. It announces that God’s son has come to earth to set us free. In this fughetta the first line of the melody is set against sparkling counter-subjects.

from notes by Ian Carson © 1996

Die Choralmelodie ist ein Weihnachtslied von Johann Roh, das 1544 veröffentlicht wurde. Es verkündet die Ankunft des Sohn Gottes auf Erden zu unserer Erlösung. In dieser Fugette ist die erste Notenlinie der Melodie kontrastierend zum funkelnden Gegenthema der Fuge instrumentiert.

aus dem Begleittext von Ian Carson © 1996
Deutsch: Ute Mansfeldt

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. 6
Studio Master: SIGCD806Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
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