Masaaki Suzuki – J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 5 (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Masaaki Suzuki – J.S. Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 5 (2024)
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The fifth volume of Masaaki Suzuki’s series of Bach’s works for organ features one of the most important surviving instruments from Bach’s time, made by the German organ builder Christoph Treutmann the Elder. Widely known for its extraordinary tonal quality, the instrument was built between 1734 and 1737. A recent general restoration preserved all essential structural elements or renewed them while remaining faithful to the originals, making this an ideal instrument for Bach interpreters who wish to come close to the sound world of the Leipzig Thomaskantor. Suzuki now takes up the Orgel-Büchlein (literally, “little organ book”), a collection of 45 short chorale preludes on melodies from the Lutheran hymn book, a project that came into being in connection with Bach’s appointment as organist and chamber musician at the Duke’s court in Weimar in 1708. Presenting chorales for different periods of the church year, this collection serves as a general guide to text-based composition focusing on word-sound relationships and content-specific musical expression. Three Preludes and Fugues complete the second volume dedicated to the Orgel-Büchlein, illustrating the principle of variety and structure historically practised by concert organists in order to demonstrate the tone colours and expressive possibilities of their instrument.

Tracklist:
1. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: I. Prelude (04:33)
2. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: II. Fugue (05:59)
3. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 (01:34)
4. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 626 (01:08)
5. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Christ ist erstanden, BWV 627 (04:26)
6. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Erstanden ist der heil’ge Christ, BWV 628 (00:52)
7. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag, BWV 629 (01:11)
8. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630 (01:28)
9. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 631 (01:09)
10. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545: I. Prelude (02:16)
11. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545: II. Fugue (04:11)
12. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’, BWV 632 (01:20)
13. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633 (03:04)
14. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 634 (02:57)
15. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 635 (01:25)
16. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636 (02:02)
17. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 637 (02:36)
18. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 638 (01:05)
19. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (02:57)
20. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: In dich hab’ ich gehoffet, Herr, BWV 640 (01:16)
21. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 (02:38)
22. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642 (01:33)
23. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 643 (01:22)
24. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644 (00:50)
25. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: I. Prelude (05:09)
26. Masaaki Suzuki – Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544: II. Fugue (06:04)

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