Notes and Editorial Reviews
Gramophone reviews of some of the original recordings that make up this set.
Orgel-Büchlein
"This is Simon Preston's second Bach recording from Sorer Abbey and I, for one, could not be more delighted. It's an instrument I can never tire of hearing, especially when recorded as well as this...Preston's performances are thoroughly rewarding. The clarity of detail, as in the bubbly Herr Gott, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn is exemplary and the wonderful ease with which the melodic lines in the more reflective preludes, like Wenn wir in hlichsten Noten sein, unfold is sheer joy to hear...This is an outstanding performance of the Orgelbiichlein enhanced by a first-rate recording."
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Schübler Chorales, Toccata and Fugue, Passacaglia
"There is no doubt that [Simon Preston] ranks as one of the great organ virtuosos of our time, and with his technical bravado and wonderfully incisive feel for rhythm Preston gives us some of the most exciting and rewarding accounts of these works ever recorded... Intelligent choice of instrument is one thing, but add to this Preston’s sizzling fingerwork and unfailingly apt choice of tempo, and every one of these large works (and many of the smaller ones) is transformed into something truly memorable. My personal favourites include: BWV564 – which, after an arresting opening flourish, commands our undivided attention through its erupting and cascading showers of notes; a beautifully lyrical adagio and a wonderfully ebullient Fugue – BWV542 – where he cleverly avoids any hint of pomposity in an otherwise statuesque account of the Fantasia on the full-blooded Sauer organ of St Peter’s Church, Waltrop); and best of all, the breathtakingly powerful sense of drive throughout the entire 14 minutes of the Passacaglia and Fugue, BWV582."
Chorale Partitas
"His playing here is at its very best; and Simon Preston's best in Bach is truly formidable.
The organ (a 1627 Lorentz, reconstructed by Marcussen) makes some delightful sounds. At heart it's a most gentle creature and Preston reveals to us some of its charms with registrations planned with exemplary care and very little repetition. We encounter a captivating reed, as delicate as the finest porcelain miniature (Var. 3 of O Gott, du frommer Gott), the purest of flutes lovingly embraced by a subtle tremulant (Var. 8 of the same work) and a whole host of simply magical colours. Frequent use of 16-foot manual stops compensates for the lack of pedals in most of these variations (perhaps in Ach, was soll ich Sunder machen? this does produce a little too much deadweight). Only in the final variation of Sei gegrusset do we encounter full organ; a sound as stirring and red-blooded as any organ could hope to muster.
Such a concentration on small sounds as well as a wide overall dynamic range has certainly tested the DG engineers' skills. But they have achieved an outstanding result; a model of organ recording, clearly focused organ sound with an ideal acoustic backdrop. I found a slight upward adjustment of the volume control revealed some particularly vivid results but at normal levels even the softest stops could be heard with impressive clarity."
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Works on This Recording
1.
Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1714-1717; Weimar, Germany
2.
Trio Sonata for Organ no 1 in E flat major, BWV 525 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany
3.
Trio Sonata for Organ no 2 in C minor, BWV 526 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany
4.
Trio Sonata for Organ no 3 in D minor, BWV 527 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany
5.
Trio Sonata for Organ no 4 in E minor, BWV 528 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany
6.
Trio Sonata for Organ no 5 in C major, BWV 529 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany
7.
Trio Sonata for Organ no 6 in G major, BWV 530 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany
8.
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 531 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: Arnstadt, Germany
9.
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 533 "Little Prelude and Fugue" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1707; Arnstadt, Germany
10.
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 534 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
11.
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
12.
Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 536 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
13.
Fantasie and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708 - 1717; ?Weimar, Germany
14.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
15.
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720-1725
16.
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
17.
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535a [fragment] by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1707; Arnstadt, Germany
18.
Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
19.
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 "Great G minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
20.
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
21.
Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1727-1731; Leipzig, Germany
22.
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
23.
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
24.
Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
25.
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1723; ?Leipzig, Germany
26.
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548 "Wedge" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1727-1731; Leipzig, Germany
27.
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 549 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
28.
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 550 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708
29.
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 551 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1707
30.
Fantasie and Fugue in C minor, BWV 562 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
31.
Fantasia in B minor, BWV 563 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1707; Arnstadt, Germany
32.
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
33.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Germany
34.
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Germany
35.
Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1710; Weimar, Germany
36.
Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 566 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Mühlhausen, Germany
37.
Prelude in G major, BWV 568 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Mühlhausen, Germany
38.
Prelude in A minor, BWV 569 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Mühlhausen, Germany
39.
Fantasie in C major, BWV 570 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1707; Arnstadt, Germany
40.
Fantasie in G major, BWV 572 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1706; Arnstadt, Germany
41.
Fugue on a theme by Legrenzi in C minor, BWV 574 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1707
42.
Fugue in C minor, BWV 575 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
43.
Fugue in C minor, BWV 575 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
44.
Fugue in G major, BWV 577 "Gigue" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
45.
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 "Little G minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1706; Arnstadt, Germany
46.
Fugue on a theme by Corelli in B minor, BWV 579 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Arnstadt, Germany
47.
Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1708-1712; Arnstadt, Germany
48.
Trio for Organ in D minor, BWV 583 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
49.
Trio for Organ in G major, BWV 586 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
50.
Aria in F major, BWV 587 [doubtful] by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
51.
Canzona in d, BWV 588 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1715; Weimar, Germany
52.
Allabreve in D major, BWV 589 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
53.
Concerto for Organ in D minor, BWV 596 (after Vivaldi) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
54.
Concerto for Organ solo in A minor, BWV 593 (after Vivaldi) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
55.
Concerto for Organ in C major, BWV 594 (after Vivaldi) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
56.
Concerto for Organ solo in G major, BWV 592 (after Duke Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
57.
Concerto for Organ solo in C major, BWV 595 (after Duke Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
58.
Chorale Preludes (6) BWV 645-650 "Schübler" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Written: c1748-49
59.
Chorales (18) for Organ, BWV 651-668 "Leipzig" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Germany
60.
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 "St Anne" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1739; Leipzig, Germany
61.
Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; Leipzig, Germany
62.
Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; Leipzig, Germany
63.
Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; Leipzig, Germany
64.
Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 672 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; Leipzig, Germany
65.
Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 673 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; Leipzig, Germany
66.
Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 674 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; Leipzig, Germany
67.
Klavierübung Volume 3, BWV 669-689 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1739; Leipzig, Germany
68.
Duet for Organ in E minor, BWV 802 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1739
69.
Duet for Organ in F major, BWV 803 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1739
70.
Duet for Organ in G major, BWV 804 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1739
71.
Duet for Organ in A minor, BWV 805 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1739
72.
Chorale Preludes BWV 690-713 "Kirnberger Collection" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
73.
Partite sopra Christ, der du bist der heller Tag, BWV 766 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1700; Lüneburg, Germany
74.
Partite sopra "O Gott, du frommer Gott", BWV 767 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1700; Lüneburg, Germany
75.
Partite sopra Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, BWV 768 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1700; Lüneburg, Germany
76.
Partite sopra "Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen?", BWV 770 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
77.
Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
78.
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 722 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1703-1708; Arnstadt, Germany
79.
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 723 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
80.
Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 724 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Arnstadt, Germany
81.
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 726 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
82.
Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
83.
Jesus, mein Zuversicht, BWV 728 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
84.
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
85.
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
86.
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
87.
Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich, BWV 732 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1703-1708; Arnstadt, Germany
88.
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 733 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
89.
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, BWV 734 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
90.
Fantasia super Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 735 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
91.
Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
92.
Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 737 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
93.
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 738 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1718; ?Weimar, Germany
94.
Wie schön leucht't uns, BWV 739 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany
95.
Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein, BWV 741 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Arnstadt, Germany
96.
Jesu meine Freude, BWV 753 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
97.
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 764 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: ?1708-17; Weimar, Germany
98.
Herr Christ, der einig Gottes, BWV Anh. 55 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
99.
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
100.
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 769 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Simon Preston (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1747; Leipzig, Germany
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