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“Beloved Bach” was ‘commissioned’ from me in 2022 as a Golden Wedding Anniversary present from a man to his wife: I was asked to record one piece of Bach organ music for her every week for a year – and that each recording should be ‘delivered’ every Sunday. The lady who is the beneficiary of this quite remarkable gift is a very knowledgeable devotee of the great Baroque Master and always referred to her favourite composer as her true 'Beloved'.
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As these videos are being released throughout the year, one on each Sunday of the liturgical calendar, some pieces are particular or relevant to that specific release day while others are not chosen with this in mind. Many of the pieces that are in this collection were chosen with a certain amount of knowledge of the person to whom this gift is dedicated, in as much as many of her favourites (some of which are lesser-known pieces) are included. All the recordings are ‘live’ in as much as my limited knowledge of videography hasn’t expanded yet to ‘splicing’, however where there are two movement pieces, generally there were two separate takes.
Advent SundayChorale Prelude 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' - BVW 661
'Baptism of Christ' SundayChorale Prelude 'Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam' BWV 684
3rd Sunday of Ordinary TimeChorale Prelude 'Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele' BWV 654
7th Sunday of Ordinary TimeShort Prelude and Fugue in C
BWV 553 4th Sunday of LentFantasia and Fugue in C minor
BWV 537 Easter SundaySinfonia to Cantata no. 29
BWV 29 5th Sunday of EasterChorale Prelude 'Komm Heiliger Geist' BWV 652
Trinity SundayPrelude and Fugue in E flat major (St Anne) BWV 552
13th Sunday of Ordinary TimeTrio super 'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr' BWV 676
17th Sunday of Ordinary TimePrelude and Fugue in A major
BWV 536 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time"Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild" (Cantata no. 79) BWV 79
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Second Sunday of AdventChorale Prelude 'Gottes Sohn ist kommen' BWV 724
Christmas DayChorale Prelude 'In Dulci Jubilo'
BWV 729 4th Sunday of Ordinary TimePrelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544
1st Sunday of LentChorale Prelude 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' BWV 639
5th Sunday of Lent'Erbarme dich, mein Gott'
BWV 244 Divine Mercy Sunday'Schafe können sicher weiden'
BWV 208 6th Sunday of EasterFive-part Fantasia in C minor
BWV 562 Corpus Christi SundayChorale Prelude 'Jesu bleibet meine freude' BWV 147
14th Sunday of Ordinary TimeSinfonia (Canata no 156) 'Ich steh' mit einem Fuß in Grabe' BWV 156
Transfiguration SundayChorale Prelude 'Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland' BWV 659
22nd Sunday of Ordinary TimeChorale Prelude 'An Wasserflüssen Babylon' BWV 653
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Third Sunday of AdventConcerto no. 4 in C major
BWV 595 New Year's DayChorale Prelude 'In dir ist Freude'
BWV 615 Purification of the B.V. MaryChorale Prelude 'Mit Fried und freud' ich fahr dahin' BWV 616
2nd Sunday of LentChorale Prelude 'O mensch, bewein' BWV 622
Palm SundayFantasia super 'Valet will ich dir'
BWV 735 3rd Sunday of EasterPassacaglia and Fugue in C minor
BWV 582 Ascension SundayChorale Prelude 'Heut triumphiret Gottes Sohn' BWV 630
11th Sunday of Ordinary TimePrelude and Fugue in A minor
BWV 543 15th Sunday of Ordinary TimePrelude and Fugue in C major
BWV 547 The Assumption of Our LadyFuga super: Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn BWV 733
23rd Sunday of Ordinary TimeFantasia and Fugue in G minor
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Fourth Sunday of AdventChorale Prelude 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' BWV 645
2nd Sunday of Ordinary TimeMarch (from Cantata no 207a)
BWV 207a 6th Sunday of Ordinary TimeTrio super 'Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend' BWV 655
3rd Sunday of LentChorale Prelude 'Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott' BWV 721
Good Friday'"Komm, süßer Tod
BWV 478 4th Sunday of EasterChorale Prelude 'Christ lag'
BWV 625 Pentecost SundayFantasia super 'Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott' BWV 651
12th Sunday of Ordinary TimeAir (from Suite no. 3 in D)
BWV 1068 16th Sunday of Ordinary TimeChorale Prelude 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier' BWV 731
20th Sunday of Ordinary Time'Bist du bei mir' (from the Anna Magdalena Book) BWV 508
24th Sunday of Ordinary TimeSarabande
(from French Suite no 1) BWV 812 |