Firstly, 543 has THE ORGELPUNCT in the prelude. THE best bass pedal note that Bach ever wrote. It comes at the wrong beat (obviously on purpose) and it has the wrong bass sustained note (obviously on purpose). It is so different to anything else in north european church music-it reminds a lot of the byzantine church chanting "Ison".
Also you seem to put 582 on the same level as many other compositions in this cd. It is not! It is probably his best organ composition and at the same level as the violin chaconne. (Plus it was played in the Godfather 1). Listen to it by the 1984 version by Ton Koopman: no change of registers through the whole thing. It is all a punch in the face 15 minutes satanic death metal from hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8R6fyMFos&t=3s
2 of my favorites have made an appearance! (1) 582 C minor; (2) 564 C. That adagio is a short movement in which I hear both peace and sadness. It's also of those rare pieces in classical music that get me every time (+ Prokofiev's violin concerto 2, Mahler's 'Resurrection' finale; amazingly, Bach accomplishes in a few minutes what the latter consummates in over an hour). I really enjoyed 550 G major. 572 G major hooked me right from the amazing intro. The middle of 590 really does sound pastoral, like a rest in a field with a gently blowing breeze; leave it to Bach's genius to accomplish such feat with an organ, which I associate with the religious, stately, or formidable. The 552 Eb 'St Anne' is exuberant and grandiose, everything Eb typically stands for. I see only the prelude to this piece way down the playlist in Spotify. While I don't know why the fugue is omitted, the prelude to me is the really special section (I would walk down the aisle to this), so I am OK with the choice!
I agree with you that 565 D minor isn't superior to Bach's other organ works. Question, do you think Bach really wrote this piece? I've read some people believe it isn't as harmonically advanced as the rest of his works. I don't know enough to say.
PS - Can't wait till we get to 537 C minor & 542 G minor 'The Great'
Good selections. Some of these weren't familiar, and I will go back to listen to the entire works. Suggestion: indicate keys as well s BWV numbers. Those of us who have played a keyboard instrument (maybe any instrument) probably remember the keys more readily than the BWV number
Firstly, 543 has THE ORGELPUNCT in the prelude. THE best bass pedal note that Bach ever wrote. It comes at the wrong beat (obviously on purpose) and it has the wrong bass sustained note (obviously on purpose). It is so different to anything else in north european church music-it reminds a lot of the byzantine church chanting "Ison".
Also you seem to put 582 on the same level as many other compositions in this cd. It is not! It is probably his best organ composition and at the same level as the violin chaconne. (Plus it was played in the Godfather 1). Listen to it by the 1984 version by Ton Koopman: no change of registers through the whole thing. It is all a punch in the face 15 minutes satanic death metal from hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8R6fyMFos&t=3s
2 of my favorites have made an appearance! (1) 582 C minor; (2) 564 C. That adagio is a short movement in which I hear both peace and sadness. It's also of those rare pieces in classical music that get me every time (+ Prokofiev's violin concerto 2, Mahler's 'Resurrection' finale; amazingly, Bach accomplishes in a few minutes what the latter consummates in over an hour). I really enjoyed 550 G major. 572 G major hooked me right from the amazing intro. The middle of 590 really does sound pastoral, like a rest in a field with a gently blowing breeze; leave it to Bach's genius to accomplish such feat with an organ, which I associate with the religious, stately, or formidable. The 552 Eb 'St Anne' is exuberant and grandiose, everything Eb typically stands for. I see only the prelude to this piece way down the playlist in Spotify. While I don't know why the fugue is omitted, the prelude to me is the really special section (I would walk down the aisle to this), so I am OK with the choice!
I agree with you that 565 D minor isn't superior to Bach's other organ works. Question, do you think Bach really wrote this piece? I've read some people believe it isn't as harmonically advanced as the rest of his works. I don't know enough to say.
PS - Can't wait till we get to 537 C minor & 542 G minor 'The Great'
Good selections. Some of these weren't familiar, and I will go back to listen to the entire works. Suggestion: indicate keys as well s BWV numbers. Those of us who have played a keyboard instrument (maybe any instrument) probably remember the keys more readily than the BWV number