Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 7 Orgelbüchlein, Bwv 599-644 (with Choir)
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 7 Orgelbüchlein, Bwv 599-644 (with Choir)
Benjamin Alard (harpsichord & clavichord), Ensemble Vocal Bergamasque, Marine Fribourg, Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris
[ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 14 October 2022
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With its forty-five chorale preludes, the Orgelbüchlein bears witness to a mastery of the art of improvisation on the organ, as the congregation heard it at the time before singing the hymn in its turn. It was a tempting experiment to revive this primary function: by collaborating with the combined forces of the Ensemble Vocal Bergamasque and the Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris, Benjamin Alard gives the 'little organ book' its full significance and expressive power.
Organ Quentin Blumenroeder, Temple du Foyer de l'Âme, Paris (2009)
"This set of Bach's Orgelbüchlein is not only first-rate in every way in terms of Alard's idiomatic and thoughtful playing, the excellent recorded sound…every one of these chorales is followed by the Childrens' Choir of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris singing a verse of the chorale or hymn tune on which Bach based that particular piece. Emphatically, insistently recommended." Fanfare
'The effect, both individually and collectively, is stunning.' Gramophone Award Finalist 2023 - Instrumental
Tracks:
Chorale Preludes I, BWV599-644 'Orgelbüchlein'
