Johann Sebastian Bach's career was founded on the organ from an early age, beginning with his first professional organist post in Arnstadt in 1703.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's music reflects a theological idea from his Leipzig circles that God's beauty is a 'harmonia' expressed through unity-in-diversity, motivating his complex contrapuntal practice.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach often signed his manuscripts with 'S.D.G.' (Soli Deo Gloria), meaning 'To God Alone Be Glory,' indicating his theological intention in composition.
Performer Biography
David Goode, the organist on this album, is currently the Organist at Eton College and has performed at the Proms and in major venues across the world.
Composition History
Bach's Orgelbüchlein ('Little Organ Book') was intended to cover the entire church year with chorale arrangements, but only 46 out of a potential 164 chorales were completed.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in the Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, on an organ built by the Swiss firm Metzler Söhne in 1976, which incorporates pipework from earlier organs by 'Father' Bernard Smith.
