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'...
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'm playing it on a romantically inclined instrument (1957 Casavant), that's how I have registered it - Swell Hautbois and Choir Clarinette alternate the melody line with the accompaniment on the Great 8-foot Diapason and Bourdon, and the pedal line played on the 16-foot Contrabass.
English text:
I call to thee, Lord Jesus Christ, I have no other help but thee. My heart is never set at rest till thy sweet words have comforted me. And steadfast faith grant me therefore, to hold by thy word evermore, above all things, never resisting, but to increase in faith more and more.
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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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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").
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.
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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.
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").
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