Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor and Other Famous Toccatas & Fugues
7/28/2023, 11 Tracks, 1:03:55
Featuring
Christoph Herrick
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Instruments
The 1983 Metzler organ in the Stadtkirche, Zofingen, Switzerland, incorporates a high proportion of pipework from a former Romantic organ of 1845.
Performer Biography
Christopher Herrick, the organist on this album, has recorded Bach's complete organ works on recently built Metzler organs in Switzerland.
Composer Biography
Bach was regularly in demand as an examiner of new instruments throughout his life, which helped spread his fame as a virtuoso player.
Recording & Production
This recording of Bach's organ works was made on the Metzler organ of the Stadtkirche, Zofingen, Switzerland, between May 6-8, 1990.
Compositional Technique
Bach's organ works, such as those on this album, were designed to showcase an instrument's potential and a performer's virtuosity, featuring pedal solos, manual dexterity, and contrapuntal complexity.
Historical Context
The organ works by Bach on this album were not typically used in liturgical services, as their flamboyant and technically demanding nature would not have fit the austere context of the time.
Interpretation
In this recording, a registrant was employed to assist in varying the tonal spectrum, following the accepted practice in Bach's time in Germany.
