Tag: J. S. Bach

J. S. Bach’s Orgelbüchlein (BWV 599–644) is a set of 45 short organ pieces that were composed over several decades from 1704 onwards. Bach’s idea was to assemble 164 works in a variety of styles all based on pre-existing Lutheran hymn-tunes associated with each season of the church year. This collection would serve not only for liturgical use but also as a pedagogical resource. Alas, the project remained incomplete at the composer’s death.
        I began recording these pieces during the UK Covid–pandemic lockdown of 2020–21 for use by a local church at the conclusion of its Sunday services, then being live-streamed online. Although that need is past, I continue to work my way through Orgelbüchlein, recording the results here.
          For some of my other lockdown recordings go to: ‘Exordia ad missam’: my lockdown recordings.

Advent

• • • BWV 599: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
    • BWV 600: Gottes Sohn ist kommen
    • BWV 601: Herr Christ, der einge Gottes Sohn
    • BWV 602: Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott

Christmas

• • • BWV 603: Puer natus in Bethlehem alleluia
    • BWV  604: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
    • BWV 605: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
    • BWV 606: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
    • BWV 607: Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar
    • BWV 608: In dulci jubilo
    • BWV 609: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich
    • BWV 610: Jesu meine Freunde
    • BWV 611: Christum wir sollen loben schon
    • BWV 612: Wir Christenleut
• Turning of the Year
  • • BWV 613: Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen
    • BWV 614: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist

Epiphany

• • • BWV 616: Mit Fried’ und Freud’ ich fahr’ dahin

Purification

• • • BWV 617: Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf

Passiontide

• • • BWV 618: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
    • BWV 619: Christe du Lamm Gottes

• • • BWV 620: Christus, der uns selig macht
    • BWV 621: Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stand
      
    • BWV 622: O Mensch bewein dein Sünde groß
    • BWV 623: Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ
    • BWV 624: Hilf, Gott, daß mir’s gelinge

Suggested  reading
– Peter Williams.The Organ Music of J. S. Bach. Second edition.(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003)

Technical notes.
– Edition: Johann Sebastien Bach Orgelbüchlein. Series: Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke. IV/i (Kassel ; London : Bärenreiter 1987)
– Temperament: Werckmeister III; pitch A=440
– Organ: Viscount Sonus 60
– Microphone: Zoom Q2N-4K
Recordings©Andrew Pink. All rights reserved. [Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)   

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