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Track(s) taken from CDA66756

Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV617

composer
circa 1713/7; Weimar; Orgelbüchlein

Christopher Herrick (organ)
Recording details: May 1994
Stadtkirche, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Paul Niederberger
Release date: October 1994
Total duration: 1 minutes 55 seconds
 

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David Goode (organ)

Reviews

‘Herrick's 'Orgelbüchlein' is in every way recommendable and these performances can stand among the finest in the catalogue’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

«Style, goût et invention sont parfaits … une approche magnifiquement virtuose, riche en couleurs et d'une articulation prodigieusement élaborée» (Diapason, France)
The chorale is unusually set in two-parts, both in the right hand. Strictly a trio setting, the trio texture is nevertheless unique: each line is idiosyncratic, with its own character, with no interplay between the parts. Against a scalic, triplet accompaniment in the left hand the pedal is syncopated, producing a line of some virtuosity. The text is a prayer for death, for the ‘unlocking’ of heaven. Williams suggests the accompaniment is ‘unstoppable’, highlighting many instances in the text of the idea (Williams 2003 p.271).

from notes by George Parsons © 2019

Other albums featuring this work

Bach: The Complete Organ Works
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Bach: The Complete Organ Works, Vol. 12
Studio Master: SIGCD812Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
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