This release is the second volume in the retrospective series featuring undoubtedly the greatest Danish organist ever. Finn Videro made these legendary recordings in the 1950s and they are here for the first time collected and presented in new digital masters. None were available in modern formatting prior to this series. All of these tracks have been expertly transferred from the best possible sources. Finn Videro played the organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach in a way that created envy and fear from all other organists. He used the baroque organs to perfection and his stylish way of performing simply stunned all and brought Bach-playing afresh. Videro was born in Fuglebjerg, NÃ¦stved. He was the organist at the Reformed Church in Copenhagen from 1928 to 1941, the JÃ¦gersborg Church from 1942 to 1947, the Trinitatis Church in Copenhagen from 1947 to 1971 and St. Andreas Church in Copenhagen from 1971 to 1977. He was guest lecturer at Yale University and held an honorary doctorate from the University of Ã…bo in Finland. In 1933, he co-published with Oluf Ring a widely used organ primer. His organ playing was uncompromising and many believed that Videro's musical interpretations were as close to the authentic, artistic and historical representation intended by the composer as one could get.

Tracklist:

Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 546: Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 546: Fugue
Prelude And Fugue In C Major, Bwv 547: Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In C Major, Bwv 547: Fugue
Fantasy In C Minor, Bwv 562
Toccata And Fugue In F Major, Bwv 540: Toccata
Toccata And Fugue In F Major, Bwv 540: Fugue
Pastorale, Bwv 590 1
Fantasy In G Major, Bwv 572
Prelude And Fugue In A Major, Bwv 536: Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In A Major, Bwv 536
Prelude And Fugue In B Minor, Bwv 544: Prelude
Prelude And Fugue In B Minor, Bwv 544: Fugue
Variations On The Choral: O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, Bwv 767 1
Christum, Wir Sollen Loben Schon, Bwv 696
Gelobet Sei’st Du Jesu Christ, Bwv 697
Gottes Sohn Ist Kommen, Bwv 703
Herr Christ Der Ein’ge Gottes Sohn, Bwv 698
Lob Sei Dem Allmächtigen Gott, Bwv 704
Nun Komm’, Der Heiden Heiland, Bwv 699
Canonic Variations: Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm Ich Her, Bwv 769 1
Herr Jesu Christ, Dich Zu Uns Wend, Bwv 709
Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen, Bwv 727
Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, Bwv 706
Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lässt Walten, Bwv 691
Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lässt Walten, Bwv 690
Te Deum Laudamus Buxwv 218 1
Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm’ Ich Her
Das Magnificat Mariae
Gelobet Seist Du, Jesu Christ
O Lamm Gottes Unschuldig
Ich Hab’ Mein’ Sach Gott Heimgestellt

UPC: 5709499793947
Label: Danacord Records
Release Date: 9.7.18
Format: CD

Finn Viderø - Retrospective in Four Volumes 2 (2 CD)