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Bach at it's bestAs a former organist and lifelong Bach fanatic this compilation of some of Bach's best known works is simply as good as it gets. Peter Hurford, nearing perfection at the "Queen of Instruments", puts the five organs from around the world through their paces like nobody's business. Bach himself would have been proud of Hurford's interpretation. Master Composer meets Master Performer - a must have for every organ lover.
Lots of Bach organ.This album has a lot of music for the money. The recording quality is excellent, but I find that the playing of Peter Hurford, while clean, does not carry the rhythm and soul of some other recordings of this material by others. The music seems more stacato and less flowing than other renditions such as by E. Power Biggs.
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CD 1
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 5659:22
2Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 7272:24
3Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 6455:16
4Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 54212:04
5Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 7301:58
6Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 58212:58
7Prelude and Fugue in E flag major ('St Anne'), BWV 55215:51
8Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 6595:04
9Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 5378:24
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CD 2
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 56415:47
2In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 7292:37
3Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 54310:30
4Fantasia in G major, BWV 5727:49
5Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 53211:32
6Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen G'Mein, BWV 7342:00
7Wo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin, BWV 6943:02
8Fantasia in C minor, BWV 5625:58
9Toccata and Fugue in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 53813:45
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