Description
Bach – Organ Works on Silbermann Organs, Vol. 9
UPC: ETERNA Stereo 8 25 781
Product Details:
- Label: Eterna – 25-781
- Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
- Country: German Democratic Republic
- Released: 1973 (Ag 511/01/73)
- Genre: Classical / Organ Music
Product Features
- The ninth volume in Eterna’s acclaimed series of J.S. Bach’s organ works performed on historic Gottfried Silbermann instruments.
- Played by Arthur Eger on the renowned Große Silbermann-Organ of Freiberg Cathedral (built 1710–1714).
- Includes major Bach preludes, fugues, trios, and the celebrated “Schübler” chorale arrangements.
- Captures the authentic Baroque timbres of a temperate-tuned Silbermann organ with rich principal choruses and clear flue stops.
- Engineered under the supervision of Eberhard Richter, preserving dynamic range and tonal clarity.
Overview
This LP showcases Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterful organ compositions—Preludes, Fugues, and Chorale settings—rendered with historical authenticity on the Freiberg Cathedral Silbermann organ. Arthur Eger, Freiberg’s long-serving cathedral organist and Kirchenmusikdirektor, brings insight into Baroque performance practice. Vol. 9 features the monumental C-major Prelude & Fugue (BWV 545), the intimate G-major Trio (BWV 586), and the six “Schübler” chorale arrangements (BWV 645–650), concluding with the stormy G-minor Prelude & Fugue (BWV 535).
Track Listing
Side 1
- Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545
- Trio in G major, BWV 586
- Six Chorale Preludes (Schübler Chorales) a. “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” BWV 645 b. “Wo soll ich fliehen hin,” BWV 646 c. “Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten,” BWV 647 d. “Meine Seele erhebt den Herren,” BWV 648 e. “Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ,” BWV 649 f. “Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter,” BWV 650
Side 2 4. Trio in D minor, BWV 583 5. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535
Key Credits
Organist: Arthur Eger Instrument: Große Silbermann-Organ, Freiberg Cathedral (Saxony) Music & Sound Direction: Eberhard Richter Label: VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin (Made in GDR)
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