Johann Sebastian Bach, the composer of several works on this album, was an organ expert who valued 'gravitas' (a strong bass foundation) and the 'arrangement, character and balance of the organ stops'.
Instruments
The Trost organ has 70% original pipes and an extraordinary richness of sound, compensating for the perceived lack of dynamic punch in German organs by Cavaillé-Coll.
Performer Biography
Ann-Helena Schlüter, the performer on this album, is an internationally renowned concert pianist and organist, as well as a composer, poet, and writer of books.
Interpretation
The Trost organ is tuned to a modified mean-tone temperament, where the Pythagorean comma is divided into five, resulting in pure thirds and distinct characters for individual tonalities.
Instruments
This album features organ works by Reincken, Scheidemann, and J.S. Bach played on the Trost organ of the Waltershausen Stadtkirche, an instrument built between 1724 and 1730.
Recording & Production
The album's cover art, titled 'Duft', was created by the performer Ann-Helena Schlüter herself.
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