Description
J.S. Bach: Trio Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 6, Prelude & Fugue BWV 547 – Wolfgang Rübsam, Naxos (Organ CD)
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Product Details
- UPC: 4891030506534
- Catalogue Number: 8.550653
- Brand/Label: Naxos
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer: Wolfgang Rübsam, organ
- Release Year: 1993 (recorded November 1989)
- Genre: Classical – Organ
- Country of Producing: Germany
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD, DDD (fully digital recording), Stereo
- Total playing time: 54:13
- Cover photograph by RBF Filmstore
Overview
Bach wrote his six organ trio sonatas as teaching pieces for his son Wilhelm Friedemann, which explains why they're so relentlessly, precisely three-voiced — two independent lines in the hands, a third in the feet, no room to hide a weak part. That transparency makes them a real test for any organist, and Wolfgang Rübsam navigates it with the kind of clean articulation the writing demands, keeping all three voices distinct without ever sounding academic. Sonatas 4 through 6 close out the set with some of its most contrapuntally demanding movements, and the closing Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547, adds a substantial standalone piece to round out the programme. Recorded at the historic Martinikerk in Groningen in 1989, the instrument's clarity suits this repertoire perfectly — you can actually follow all three voices instead of them blurring into a wash of organ tone. A demanding but genuinely rewarding disc for organ enthusiasts, and a good demonstration of just how disciplined Bach's contrapuntal writing could be even in works meant for teaching.
Interesting Facts
- Bach composed the six organ trio sonatas primarily as advanced teaching pieces for his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
- Each sonata is strictly three-voiced — two lines played by the hands and a third by the feet — making them uniquely exposed among Bach's organ works.
- The Martinikerk in Groningen, where this was recorded, houses one of the most significant historic organs in the Netherlands, with pipework dating back centuries.
- The closing Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547, is notable for its unusually extended fugue subject and symmetrical structural design.
- Wolfgang Rübsam has recorded extensively across Bach's organ output for Naxos, spanning trio sonatas, preludes and fugues, and larger chorale-based works.
Track Listing
Trio Sonata No. 4, BWV 528
- Adagio – Vivace – 3:09 · 2. Andante – 4:56 · 3. Un poco allegro – 3:04
Trio Sonata No. 5, BWV 529
- Allegro – 6:26 · 5. Largo – 5:39 · 6. Allegro – 4:25
Trio Sonata No. 6, BWV 530
- Vivace – 4:45 · 8. Lento – 5:10 · 9. Allegro – 4:09
Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 547
- Prelude & Fugue – 12:00
Publishers
Naxos, part of the Naxos Music Group. Recorded at Martinikerk, Groningen, Netherlands (producer Günter Appenheimer, music notes Keith Anderson). Distributed by MVD Music and Video Distribution GmbH, Unterhaching/Munich, Germany.
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