Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach Johannes Brahms Johann Georg Herzog - 19th Century German Masterpieces (25 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Johannes Brahms, Johann Georg Herzog
19th Century German Masterpieces
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Sonata in D minor: Allegro maestoso
2. Sonata in D minor: Andante
3. Sonata in D minor: Finale: Allegro vivace
4. Konzert-Stück
5. Fantasie in E minor
6. Fantasie in E minor
7. Fantasie in E minor
8. Andante Sostenuto, Op.120/12
9. Trios (10) for organ, No. 10, Andante molot, Op. 49/10
10. Fughett in F sharp, Op. 123b/2
11. Organ Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor: Grave - Larghetto - Allegro con fuoco
12. Organ Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor: Adagio
13. Organ Sonata on the 94th Psalm in C minor: Fugue: Allegro
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Sonata in A major, Op.31
2. Straf' mich nicht in denim Zorn Op.29, No.1
3. Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op.60: Fugue No.1, Langsam
4. Organ Sonata No. 1 in F minor/F major, Op. 65/1: Allegro moderato e serioso
5. Organ Sonata No. 1 in F minor/F major, Op. 65/1: Adagio
6. Organ Sonata No. 1 in F minor/F major, Op. 65/1: Andante
7. Organ Sonata No. 1 in F minor/F major, Op. 65/1: Allegro assai vivace
8. Choral prelude for organ ('Herzlich tut mich verlangen II'), Op. posth. 122/10
9. Choral prelude for organ ('Mein Jesu, der du mich'), Op. posth. 122/1
10. Choral prelude for organ ('Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen'), Op. posth. 122/8
11. Choral prelude for organ ('O Welt, ich muß dich lassen II'), Op. posth. 122/11
12. Concertsatz III in C minor: Allegro maestoso

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CD Details

All Artists: Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Johannes Brahms, Johann Georg Herzog, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Julius Reubke, Joseph Rheinberger, Ernst Friedrich Richter, Johann Christian Rinck, August Gottfried Ritter, Johann Friedrich Ludwig Thiele, Johan Gottlieb Topfer, Carole Terry
Title: 19th Century German Masterpieces
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ambassador
Release Date: 10/13/1998
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Romantic (c.1820-1910), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 726618102126

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Enthralling!!

Avid Reader | Franklin, Tn | 03/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"That is the only word to describe this collection of some of the greatest organ music ever written. Two full discs of German works and although it is not the French Romantic school, my favorite, several of the composers could have fit in quite easily - Ritter and Rheinberger in particular. Where to start? Well how about the Fourth Sonata by Ritter based on the old Dutch hymn "Wien neerlandsh bloed". It is both a chorale with variations which turns into a fugue. One hears the peace slowly accelerate, adding sound tones, becoming denser and faster until the ending - fabulous.

The chorale preludes were beautiful, so Brahmsian as was the Mendelssohn's F Minor. I would really have preferred one of Rheinberger's Sonanas rather than the two offerings here which, frankly, cannot show the man's genius. The Sonata by Reubke was a tad slow but nothing will ever equal the performance by Anthony Newman who brought out every inner rhythm in the piece. To tell the truth I'd never heard of Ms Terry but her technique was flawless and truly "in the German tradition." My Grade - A"