In his ninth and tenth of a total of fourteen releases of Bach's collected organ works, Kare Nordstoga pulls together much of what was not collected from the composer's side- preludes and fugues. The double form prelude (or toccata) and fugue has been an established form of composition since the 1600s. The North Germans Dietrich Buxtehude and Georg Bohm made a powerful contribution to this contrastive style in which the freer first part and the more rigorous second part are united in a dynamic whole. The young Johann Sebastian harvested significant impressions from these two composers during his time in Lubeck and Luneburg, and this album was recorded in Luneburg. Kare Nordstoga (b. 1954) studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Following his debut in 1978, he continued his studies in London and he was for a time organist at Ullern Church, before coming to Oslo Cathedral in 1984. He has also been associated with the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he was appointed professor in 1994.

Tracklist:

Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, Bwv 565
The Little Fugue In G Minor, Bwv 578
Prelude And Fugue In C Major, Bwv 545: I. Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In C Major, Bwv 545: II. Fugue
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita I
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita II
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita III
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita IV
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita V
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita VI
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita VII
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita VIII
O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767: Partita IX
Prelude And Fugue In F Minor, Bwv 534: I. Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In F Minor, Bwv 534: II. Fugue
Prelude And Fugue In G Major, Bwv 550
Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 546: I. Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 546: II. Fugue
Prelude And Fugue In D Major, Bwv 532: I. Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In D Major, Bwv 532: II. Fugue
Fugue In B Minor On A Theme By Corelli, Bwv 579
Toccata And Fugue In F Major, Bwv 540: I. Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In F Major, Bwv 540: II. Fugue
Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, Bwv 766: Partita I
Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, Bwv 766: Partita II
Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, Bwv 766: Partita III
Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, Bwv 766: Partita IV
Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, Bwv 766: Partita V
Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, Bwv 766: Partita VI
Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, Bwv 766: Partita VII
Prelude And Fugue In A Major, Bwv 536: I. Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In A Major, Bwv 536: II. Fugue
Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, Bwv 543: I. Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, Bwv 543: II. Fugue
Prelude And Fugue In B Minor, Bwv 544: I. Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In B Minor, Bwv 544: II. Fugue

UPC: 7090020181752
Label: Lawo Classics
Release Date: 8.24.18
Format: CD

J Bach S / Nordstoga - Toccatas Preludes & Fugues (2 CD)