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"Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"

Johann Sebastian Bach's beautiful, plaintive setting of the chorale melody "Ich Ruf' Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ" ("I Call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ"), BWV 639, from the Orgelbüchlein. Given that I'...  
 

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organist99x (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Certainly a very romantic sounding organ, do you by any chance have a nice sounding Cornet (or make one) on this organ? That would make it much more baroque sounding
theremin137 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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I think you're missing the point ... we don't WANT a "much more baroque sounding" organ. But yes, there are foundations and mutations in the Choir that make up a cornet decomposée.
organist99x (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Oh no, not make the organ more baroque sounding, just the piece.
Romantic organs (I LOVE Casavant's and Skinner/Aeolian Skinner's) are just a beautiful as baroque organs, but both should be able to play literature from any time period.
theremin137 (11 months ago) Show Hide
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Yes, how many Clarinets were tossed out in favor of Krummhorns; Dulcianas in favor of shrieking mutations; and full-length chorus reeds in favor of quacking Regals during the ill-informed fervor of the "Neo-Baroque Revival." I am so glad I have lived long enough to see the tide turn back to gentler, more beautiful organ voices.
jk8429 (11 months ago) Show Hide
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Beautiful playing - very musical. The tremulant is fine. A matter of personal taste, I guess. What a lovely clarinet. The organ I play has a rather thin krumhorn in the choir and I have often longed to replace it with a clarinet!
theremin137 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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I appreciate your comments and input, but,
well, what stop BUT a solo reed (in this case, Oboe) would one use the tremulant for?!

There's certainly plenty of precedent for playing Bach's organ music "on the big strings" as the expression goes. I think it makes more sense, musically, to acquiesce to the tonal nature of the instrument being played (in this case, decidedly romantic), than to try and make it do something it is not designed or voiced to do (e.g. sound "baroque").
TrompenCham167 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Lovely setting of this beautiful piece, but next time try not to use the tremolo, or if you want to use it on another stop. Tremolo and reeds normally don't go together - they sound kind of strangled! Maybe register the solo line by using the cornet (if you have one!). Nice work anyhow.
paatalogic21 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Choral Prelude BWV 639 is my favorite.
Wonderful Music.

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