Johann Sebastian Bach: Große Präludien und Fugen (Major preludes and fugues)
6/24/2022, 16 Tracks, 1:20:16
Featuring
Ullrich Böhme
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Performer Biography
Ullrich Böhme, the organist on this album, was chosen as the Leipzig Thomasorganist in 1985, the Bach tricentennial year.
Instruments
The Bach organ of St Thomas, Leipzig, is the only new instrument on this CD, but its design is based on the baroque prospectus of an organ Bach himself inspected.
Instruments
The Wagner organ in Angermünde, built by Joachim Wagner, features two well-preserved, tuneable kettle drums, struck by moving angel figurines, which are used in BWV 547/1 on this recording.
Instruments
This recording features several historic Baroque organs, each with a direct connection to Bach's work, including instruments by Zacharias Hildebrandt, Johann Andreas Silbermann, and Joachim Wagner.
Instruments
The Hildebrandt organ in Naumburg, built by Zacharias Hildebrandt, was approved by both Gottfried Silbermann, Hildebrandt's teacher, and J.S. Bach himself.
Instruments
The Silbermann organ in St Thomas' Church, Strasbourg, featured on this album, was played by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778.
Performer Biography
Ullrich Böhme initiated the restoration of the large Sauer organ at St Thomas and designed the concept for the new Bach-Organ, inaugurated in 2000.
