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Bach At Naumburg

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Label
Calcante CD041

Year
2001

By: ragbin on Nov, 16 2011

A set of two CDs of an organ played by, approved by and possibly designed by J. S. Bach, and thought by many to be the best instrument on which to perform his works, but there's more: there is an ethereal quality to the music which conjures up a mental picture of a huge cathedral. In fact, St Wenzels is a tall box of a church, largely unimpeded by pillars and deep galleries, the ideal sound chamber.

By: Brian on Dec, 07 2011

Paints a marvelous sound picture - not just the organ, which is excellent - but the whole effect of a large space filled with harmony is particularly appealing.

Organist

Robert Clark

Organ

St. Wenzels Kirche
Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany - map
Hildebrant/Eule 1746 III/75
Organ Information

Composer	Title	MP3	Sheet music	Duration	Rating Log in to rate	Comments	Click to Request
JS Bach	Komm heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (BWV 651)			6:47	track Rating: 4.5 (9)	1	Request
By: Brian on Oct, 24 2011 A magnificent wall of harmonious Bach greatness, played on a stunning instrument. Play it LOUD!
''	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 711)			3:21	track Rating: 4 (3)	+	Request

''	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 717)			3:19	track Rating: 4 (4)	1	Request
By: Bourdon8 on Jan, 24 2012 So much "chiff" that the counterpoint sounds like played on a marimba...
''	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 676)			5:14	track Rating: 3.5 (3)	1	Request
By: Brian on Jan, 04 2012 The one track I've heard so far where the acoustics prove a little too much for the music and tend to mush the detail a little - but the blurring is still a rather pleasant and musical effect. The gently rolling pedal line suits the acoustic very well.
''	Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (BWV 715)			2:09	track Rating: 4.5 (4)	+	Request

''	Concerto in D minor after Vivaldi (BWV 596)			13:19	track Rating: 2.5 (3)	+	Request

''	Ach, Gott und Herr (BWV 714)			2:48	track Rating: 3.5 (3)	+	Request

''	Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig (BWV 768)			21:19	track Rating: 4 (3)	+	Request

''	Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (BWV 731)			2:31	track Rating: 5 (3)	+	Request

''	Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 538)			14:43	track Rating: 4 (5)	1	Request
By: ragbin on Oct, 22 2011 A marvellous flood of sound
''	Herr Gott nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV 1092)			2:16	track Rating: 3.5 (3)	1	Request
By: Brian on Jan, 01 2012 Lovely balance of stops on a superb organ in a perfect acoustic. Excellent.
''	Prelude and Fugue in C major (BWV 545)			7:01	track Rating: 5 (4)	2	Request
By: ragbin on Jul, 16 2011 Rich sonorities from an historic and (judging by the photograph) beautiful organ By: Brian on Oct, 26 2011 Huge, rolling, space-filling sound. Magnificent.
''	Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 654)			7:41	track Rating: 4.5 (7)	1	Request
By: Formentelli on Feb, 09 2011 Very good registration!
''	Von Gott will ich night lassen (BWV 658)			4:29	track Rating: 4 (3)	+	Request

''	Nun komm der Heiden heiland (BWV 659)			4:19	track Rating: 3.5 (3)	1	Request
By: Brian on Feb, 01 2012 Rich, full acoustics and a fairly distant recording add to this piece, giving it a nice meditative feeling.
''	Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 660)			3:14	track Rating: 3.5 (2)	+	Request

''	Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 661)			3:04	track Rating: 4.5 (3)	+	Request

''	Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr (BWV 662)			7:37	track Rating: 4.5 (4)	+	Request

''	Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein (BWV 734)			2:25	track Rating: 4 (2)	+	Request

''	Prelude and Fugue in B minor (BWV 544)			13:05	track Rating: 3.5 (2)	1	Request
By: ragbin on Dec, 06 2011 The Fugue is another example of how well suited the organ is to this music, and vice versa.
''	An Wasserflüssen Babylon (BWV 653)			6:05	track Rating: 4 (2)	+	Request

''	Prelude and Fugue in E minor (BWV 548)			14:38	track Rating: 4 (6)	1	Request
By: ragbin on Nov, 15 2011 On what is thought to be the best organ of all for Bach, and the "sumptuous reverberations" of this church, this is just about as perfect as it gets.