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Track(s) taken from CDA67071/2

Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV655

composer
1708/17; revised into Leipzig Chorales collection, the '18' circa 1744/7

Christopher Herrick (organ)
Recording details: April 1995
Jesuitenkirche, Lucerne, Switzerland
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Paul Niederberger
Release date: April 1996
Total duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds
 

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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)
In Leipzig, as the priest stood in the pulpit preparing to deliver his sermon, the chorale on which this prelude is based was sung, a prayer that the Holy Spirit might be present to reveal the way to truth. It is likely that the prelude would have been played as the priest made his way to the pulpit, and would have been followed by a performance of the chorale. This setting is a lively trio movement, with the chorale melody appearing in the pedals near the end.

from notes by Ian Carson © 1996

Der Choral, auf dem dieses Präludium basiert, wurde in Leipzig kurz vor der Predigt des schon in der Kanzel stehenden Priesters gesungen, in einem Gebet, das die Anwesenheit des Heiligen Geistes herbeisehnt, um den Weg zur Wahrheit zu enthüllen. Es ist denkbar, daß das Präludium gespielt wurde, als der Priester sich auf dem Weg in die Kanzel befand, und der Choral könnte somit hiernach gespielt worden sein. Diese Vertonung ist ein lebhafter Trio-Satz, in dem die Choralmelodie gegen Ende in den Pedaltönen erscheint.

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

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