The shadow of Johann Sebastian Bach looms large over the few compositions for organ by Johannes Brahms which escaped their composer's destructive hand around 1880. Several date back to Brahms' youth when in 1856 he studied the organ in Dusseldorf as a self-taught player. They also show the influence of the contrapuntal writing which had been his daily bread when he was hard at his craft as an apprentice composer. The other works for the instrument belong to Brahms' mature years when he plumbed the depths of the spiritual. On this release, Johannes Brahms' organ works are performed by Italian organist, conductor, and musicologist Arturo Sacchetti. Sacchetti studied at the Conservatorio di Milano. He has given more than 2,300 concerts as a choral conductor, orchestral conductor, organist, harpsichord, and pianist. He has performed in public the complete works of Bach, Buxtehude, Mozart, Telemann, and others, and has made no less than 150 recordings.

Tracklist:

Prelude & Fugue In A Minor, Woo 9
Prelude & Fugue In G Minor, Woo 10
Fugue In A-Flat Minor, Woo 8
Chorale Prelude & Fugue In A Minor On O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid, Woo 7
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 1, Mein Jesu, Der Du Mich
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 2, Herzliebster Jesu
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 3, O Welt, Ich Muß Dich Lassen
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 4, Herzlich Tut Mich Erfreuen
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 5, Schmücke Dich, O Liebe Seele
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 6, O Wie Selig Seid Ihr Doch
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 7, O Gott, Du Frommer Gott
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 8, Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 9, Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 10, Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen
11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 11, O Welt, Ich Muß Dich Lassen

UPC: 8007068520022
Label: Bongiovanni
Release Date: 8.10.18
Format: CD

Brahms / Sacchetti - Complete Organ Works (CD)