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Track(s) taken from CDA67071/2

Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV695

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: 2 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)
BWV695 is a ‘Fantasia’, highlighting the freer nature of the arrangement. The chorale is given in the alto, in the middle of a three-part texture that has the feel of a dance from a mature keyboard work—compare the gigue of the G major keyboard partita—and contains echoes of the same style. The structure of the piece follows the chorale, with the first half repeated. As expected, the counterpoint that weaves around the chorale is derived from it, neatly following the chorale phrase-by-phrase.

from notes by George Parsons © 2019

Dieses ist eine Osterhymne von Martin Luther, die zur Melodie einer anderen Hymne für denselben feierlichen Anlaß vertont wurde. Das Präludium ist eine Fantasie in Gestalt eines Trio, in dem der Choral in einer Altstimme hervorscheint, die hier mit dem vierten Registerzug des Pedals gespielt wird.

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. 10
Studio Master: SIGCD810Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
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