CDA67309 - Disc 1 Track 13 - O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV622

O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV622

composer

circa 1713/7; Weimar; Orgelbüchlein

arranger

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

commissioned by Harriet Cohen and first published by Oxford University Press in A Bach Book for Harriet Cohen; first performed at the Queen's Hall on 17 October 1932

Recordings

Bach Arrangements
Angela Hewitt (piano)

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Bach: Orgelbüchlein
Christopher Herrick (organ)

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Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 7 – Max Reger
Markus Becker (piano)

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Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 9 – A Bach Book for Harriet Cohen
Jonathan Plowright (piano)

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Bach: The Complete Organ Works
Christopher Herrick (organ)

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Details

Christopher Herrick (organ)

Track 27 on CDA66756 [5'27] Archive Service Only Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Track 13 on CDA67309 [5'24] Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Oxford University Press
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Markus Becker (piano)

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Jonathan Plowright (piano)

Track 11 on CDA67767 [5'32] Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Oxford University Press

Christopher Herrick (organ)

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O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV622

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Like Arthur Bliss, Herbert Howells chose a chorale prelude from the Orgelbüchlein: O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross BWV622. Howells had been a passionate admirer of early music since his student days, and was no stranger to composing in an archaic style. (He would later produce an inspired blend of old and new in his keyboard suite Lambert’s Clavichord.) Unlike some of the other contributors Howells is lavish with dynamic, tempo and expression marks and phrasing. His very slow tempo—slowing further to an Adagiosissimo in the final bars—helps to sustain and clarify the intricate polyphonic web of Bach’s writing. Only towards the end, in the assai sostenuto ascent to the climax, does he do much to personalize the harmony.

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Details for CDA67309 track 13

Artists

Angela Hewitt (piano)

ISRC

GB-AJY-01-30913

Duration

5'24

Recording date

4 April 2001

Recording venue

Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom

Recording producer

Ludger Böckenhoff

Recording engineer

Ludger Böckenhoff

Hyperion usage

Bach Arrangements (CDA67309)
Disc 1 Track 13
Release date: August 2001

Hyperion Records