Toccata and Fugue: Bach Organ Music

Toccata and Fugue: Bach Organ Music

Toccata and Fugue: Bach Organ Music
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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Karl Richter
Edition: Music CD
Published: 1990
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
  1. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor BWV 565
  2. Prélude And Fugue In E Flat Major BWV 552
  3. Trio Sonata No. 5 In C Major BWV 529: 1. Allegro
  4. Trio Sonata No. 5 In C Major BWV 529: 2. Largo
  5. Trio Sonata No. 5 In C Major BWV 529: 3. Allegro
  6. Fantaisie And Fugue In G Minor BWV 542
  7. 'Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel Herunter' BWV 650
  8. 'Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme' BWV 645

Music reviews of Toccata and Fugue: Bach Organ Music

Music Review: Bach; plain and most certainly simple.
Rating: 3 Stars

This disc collects some of Karl Richter's better known interpretations from the organ works of Bach. The performances certainly convey the modern notion of `authentic interpretation,' but I find they lack that which makes the music worth listening to: namely, a communicative intent on the part of the performer which is perceptible to the listener.

Though I am hesitant to throw around words like `expression' and `musicality' in a subjective review, I will say that I find Karl Richter's cold, austere, Bach rather distasteful. Needless to say, Karl Richter plays the works with mastery and conviction - but, I find nothing in his interpretation to be surprising, moving, or even interesting. This is cookie-cutter Bach.

Furthermore, I would challenge the notion that the interpretation of any organ work of Bach could be, as reviewer Patrick Walsh suggests, "as close as you can come to listening to Bach's music the way he created it in his mind before setting pen to paper." What a preposterous notion! First, no one really knows what Bach was thinking when he put pen to paper. And furthermore, who cares? Johann Sebastian Bach was a product of his time just as much as we are a product of ours. To suggest that music and its interpretation have not evolved is ridiculous. I fail to see how "authentic" performance practice should be the sole factor when considering an interpretation of a work of art. There is so much more to consider!

For lovers of Baroque organ music, this CD will remain a winner. Of particular interest to period-organ enthusiasts will be Mr. Richter's selection of instruments, which is decidedly late 17th century German Baroque in nature. However, I implore those who are seeking a less black and white Bach to consider the accounts of other great performers, including E. Power Biggs, Virgil Fox, Kate van Tricht, and David Sanger. Their diverse, vivid renditions of the classic works remind us how unique Bach's genius really is.
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