Saya Hashino has performed internationally, including at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in the UK and at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in the USA, where her performance was praised by The Washington Post.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johann Sebastian Bach, the composer, believed that music's sole purpose was the glory of God and the restoration of the soul, considering anything else to be "hellish sounds and cries."
Instruments
The organ used for this recording at the Saint-Germain Church was built in 1979 by German organ builder Lukas Fischer, inaugurated in 1980, and fully restored in 2019 by Ilic Colzani.
Performer Biography
Saya Hashino, the organist on this album, is a virtuoso concert pianist, organist, and harpsichordist who grew up in Sapporo, Japan, and is now the titular organist of Saint-Germain Church in Geneva.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Saint-Germain Church in Geneva between December 26-30, 2020.
Historical Context
The Church of Saint-Germain, where this album was recorded, has a history dating back to a primitive basilica in the 4th century, with a Romanesque church succeeding it in the 12th century.
Composition History
The pieces on this album are primarily drawn from two of Johann Sebastian Bach's collections: the third part of the Clavier-Übung and his eighteen great Preludes for organ.
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