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Bach - Sonatas
Johann Sebastian Bach

Kåre Nordstoga

Bach - Sonatas

Price: € 28.95
Format: SACD
Label: Lawo Classics
UPC: 7090020180991
Catnr: LWC 1087
Release date: 11 December 2015
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Label
Lawo Classics
UPC
7090020180991
Catalogue number
LWC 1087
Release date
11 December 2015

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"Bach - Sonatas" is the fourth recording in Kåre Nordstoga's series of Bach's complete organ works. The main works on this double-CD are the six "Trio Sonatas".
As a definitive collection of etudes, the trio sonatas are for classical organists what Czerny’s studies are for pianists. Playing the organ requires the ability to manoeuvre independent lines in both hands and the pedals, and this is perfected playing Bach’s sonatas. In the words of Bach connoisseur Albert Schweitzer:
To this very day they are the Gradus ad Parnassum for every organist. Whoever has studied them thoroughly will thereafter encounter scarcely a single difficulty. The slightest unevenness in touch is heard with appalling clearness in this complicated trio playing.
The sonatas are a book of study not only for performers, but for composers as well. Bach’s private lessons for gifted students required a repertoire for the study of the noble art of polyphony.
At the same time, this is concert music and art in its full complexity, where the art of polyphony is cultivated alongside the most moving melodie.
Diese Einspielung ist die vierte Folge der Gesamteinspielung des Orgelwerks von Bach durch Kåre Nordstoga, die von den sechs Trio Sonaten gekrönt werden. Schnitger Orgel der Hauptkirche St. Jacobi, Hamburg.

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Kåre Nordstoga

Kåre Nordstoga is considered to be one of the foremost concert organists in Europe. He made his debut in 1978 in Oslo Cathedral, where he became Assistant Organist in 1984, and taught for a time at the Norwegian Academy of Music before becoming the cathedral’s full-time Organist in 1994. Nordstoga has released several solo recordings and has participated in a number of releases. As a highly valued accompanist and soloist, he regularly collaborates with some of Norway’s best-known musicians, and is invited to give solo performances on the largest and most renowned organs in Europe. In 2016 Nordstoga was appointed by His Majesty The King of Norway as a Knight (first class) of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olaf...
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Kåre Nordstoga is considered to be one of the foremost concert organists in Europe. He made his debut in 1978 in Oslo Cathedral, where he became Assistant Organist in 1984, and taught for a time at the Norwegian Academy of Music before becoming the cathedral’s full-time Organist in 1994. Nordstoga has released several solo recordings and has participated in a number of releases. As a highly valued accompanist and soloist, he regularly collaborates with some of Norway’s best-known musicians, and is invited to give solo performances on the largest and most renowned organs in Europe. In 2016 Nordstoga was appointed by His Majesty The King of Norway as a Knight (first class) of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olaf for his contribution to Norwegian church music.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.  Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.  
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.


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Disc #1
01.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538:: I. Toccata
05:32
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
02.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538:: II. Fugue
07:50
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
03.
Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525:: I. (Allegro)
03:07
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
04.
Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525:: II. Adagio
07:50
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
05.
Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525:: III. Allegro
04:02
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
06.
Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526:: I. Vivace
03:57
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
07.
Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526:: II. Largo
03:52
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
08.
Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526:: III. Allegro
04:30
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
09.
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527:: I. Andante
06:11
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
10.
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527:: II. Adagio e dolce
06:29
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
11.
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527:: III. Vivace
04:01
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
12.
Trio in D minor, BWV 583
05:29
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga

Disc #2
01.
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564:: I. Toccata
05:55
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
02.
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564:: II. Adagio
04:34
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
03.
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564:: III. Fugue
05:03
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
04.
Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV 528:: I. Adagio - Vivace
03:10
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
05.
Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV 528:: II. Andante
05:48
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
06.
Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor, BWV 528:: III. Un poco Allegro
02:45
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
07.
Organ Sonata No.5 in C major, BWV 529:: I. Allegro
05:14
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
08.
Organ Sonata No.5 in C major, BWV 529:: II. Largo
06:04
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
09.
Organ Sonata No.5 in C major, BWV 529:: III. Allegro
04:04
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
10.
Organ Sonata No.6 in G major, BWV 530:: I. Vivace
04:11
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
11.
Organ Sonata No.6 in G major, BWV 530:: II. Lente
08:15
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
12.
Organ Sonata No.6 in G major, BWV 530:: III. Allegro
03:52
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
13.
Canzona in D minor, BWV 588
07:12
(Johann Sebastian Bach) Kåre Nordstoga
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