Description

Johann Sebastian Bach – Organ of the Riga Dome Cathedral

UPC: CM 03989-90

Product Details

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Organist: Rolf Uusväli (Рольф Уусвяли)
Instrument: Walcker Organ of the Riga Dome Cathedral
Label: Мелодия
Catalog Number: CM 03989-90
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Reissue
Release Year: 1988
Country of Release: USSR
Total Tracks: 6
Genre: Classical, Organ Music
Recording Location: Riga Dome Cathedral (Latvia)

Overview

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sacred Organ Masterpieces in the Acclaimed Riga Acoustic

This Melodiya reissue presents some of Bach’s most expressive and technically refined works for solo organ, interpreted by Estonian organist Rolf Uusväli on the majestic Walcker organ of the Riga Dome Cathedral—an instrument renowned for its monumental resonance and baroque clarity.

Uusväli’s program traverses the rhetorical brilliance of the Prelude and Fugue in C major (BWV 547), the elegant chamber textures of the Sonata No. 3 in D minor (BWV 527), and the contrapuntal depth of the Fugue in G minor (BWV 578), also known as the “Little Fugue.” The recital closes with the spiritually reflective Partitas on "O Gott, du frommer Gott" (BWV 767), showcasing Bach’s improvisatory variations on a Lutheran chorale theme.

Product Features

Features a selection of major organ works by J. S. Bach
Captured on the historic Riga Dome Cathedral organ
Performed by Estonian virtuoso Rolf Uusväli, a pupil of Hugo Lepnurm
Includes the beloved “Little” G Minor Fugue, BWV 578
Program encompasses both concert and liturgical repertoire
Multilingual liner notes in Russian, English, and French

Track Listing

Side A

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527 a. Andante b. Adagio e dolce c. Vivace

Side B

Fugue in G Minor (“Little Fugue”), BWV 578
Partitas on "O Gott, du frommer Gott", BWV 767

Key Credits

Organist: Rolf Uusväli (Estonia)
Organ: Riga Dome Cathedral Walcker Organ
Recording & Engineering: Soviet state production, reissued in 1988 by Мелодия
Multilingual Liner Notes: Russian, English, French
Original Recording Date: Not indicated, likely 1970s–early 1980s