Bach BWV 637 Hauptwerk 4 Silbermann Organ Großhartmannsdorf

Gilberto Guarino plays J. S. Bach - "Das Orgelbüchlein".According to Russell Stinson (in "The Orgelbüchlein", p. 97, Oxford University Presse, New York - Oxford). "Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt" BWV 637 is an early chorale.
The myth is that of Adam's fall.
Outstanding chromaticism can be aesthetically appreciated throughout, dealing with six motives.
The pedals depict the outcasting sentence, stemming from the Most High. Such an order is developed through a recurrent intersperse in the following pattern of diminished sevenths and cadences:7th-7th-cadence/7th-7th-cadence/ ritornello/; 7th-7th-cadence/7th-7th-cadence/7th-7h-cadence, now with two crotchets (preparing of the final words of the decree) /7th-7th-7th (perfect cadence). From measure 11 on (III, 2), the musical idea strengthens progressively, until it reaches its maximum degree of inner tension, just on the verge of conclusion.
A certain precipitation has then been chosen to convey the notion of "and that is final"...
It is said Hermann Keller maintained that the tenor depicts the writhing of the serpent. Such an idea seems not properly conveyed when the music is played fast (the serpent is Lucifer; not a cobra...). Be that as it may, such an assertion cannot be found in Keller's "The Organ Works of Bach - A Contribution to their History, Form, Interpretations and Performance" (C. F. Peters Corporation, New York - London - Frankfurt).
He suggests quaver = 69.

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[accousticdecay]

Marvelous performance, and a very good sounding organ!  Bravissimo!

[GilbertoGuarino]

@accousticdecay

Most kind of you. I am glad you liked my performance. Are you familiar with Hauptwerk system?...

[MHammondOrganist]

Pretty much flawless, that was! - Bravo!! :)



[GilbertoGuarino]

@MHammondOrganist Thank you very much!

[OrgueJeanVALLA]

Very Nice, it's sounds very Nice

[GilbertoGuarino]

@OrgueJeanVALLA

Thank you very much! I too have been appreciating your uploads.

[RobCharles1981]

@GilbertoGuarino :-D

[GilbertoGuarino]

@TheoFilgueiras

Mm... quite up to date... Thanks!

[GilbertoGuarino]

@sandyhackney

Thank you so much! It is good to know you liked it.

[GilbertoGuarino]

@RobCharles1981

Thank you, Rob! I intend to upload a more traditional rendition (quickier... some people think you cannot do it... LOL!).

[GilbertoGuarino]

@MHammondOrganist

Thank you! It is a quite demanding chorale-prelude, because, although small in lenght, it concentrates such an amount of chromaticism that it can be very hard to keap it clear in your mind during performance. You get emotionally moved by musical message. The pedal part is so simple, so simple, that it turns out to be complex, since the organist is very easily displaced from an ideal position due to the disposition of the diminished sevenths and cadences.

A masterpíece!!