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1 of 26 tracks have a preview · 25 works · 67:46
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1 Prelude in A major Johann Sebastian Bach 1:49
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2 Ricercar in C minor Johann Pachelbel 5:03
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3 Toccata in E minor Johann Pachelbel 1:42
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4 Improvisation in E minor John Stiller 1:56
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5 Prelude & Fugue in E minor Dieterich Buxtehude 6:48
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6 Bourrée in B flat George Frideric Handel 3:26
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7 Möcht ich din begern Anonymous 1:28
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8 Carillon-Sortie Henri Mulet 5:20
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9 Improvisation in G minor John Stiller :50
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10 Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier Johann Sebastian Bach 1:24
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11 Herzlich tut mich verlangen Friedrich Kühmstedt 1:27
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12 Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend Johann Christoph Bach 1:01
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13 Nun ruhen alle Wälder, BWV 756 Johann Sebastian Bach 1:18
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14 Jesu meine Freude Michael Gotthard Fischer 1:03
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15 Improvisation in G minor John Stiller 2:47
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16 Voluntary in E minor Charles John Stanley 3:17
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17 Eclogue Moneta Eagles 4:02
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18 Toccata in D minor, op. 59, no. 5 Max Reger 4:24
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19 Chorale improvisation on "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Paul Manz 2:27
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20 Chorale improvisation on "Still Still Still" Paul Manz 2:55
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21 Chorale improvisation on "Praise to the Lord (Lobe den Herren)" Paul Manz 2:01
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22 Improvisation on "Jesu Meine Freude" John Stiller 1:36
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23 Improvisation after Boëllmann John Stiller 1:23
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24 Slow Air (from the Married Beau) and Rondeau (from Abdelazar) Henry Purcell 4:05
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25 Toccata Georgi Mushel 4:14
A tour of the Barossa Valley usually means vineyards and cellars. Move offers another kind of tour. Together with Historic Organs of the Barossa Valley, Vol. 2 (available separately), this disc documents the region’s historic Lutheran organs.
Christopher Dearnley, one of the world’s leading organists (St Paul’s Cathedral, London 1968–1990), and John Stiller present popular and rare repertoire on these instruments. Volume 1 includes music by Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, Pachelbel and Purcell.
The accompanying booklets outline the history of the organs, their builders and the music.
Reviews
… recording quality is what we have come to expect from Move – outstanding … what a splendid addition to any CD collection!
I have played and replayed this disc – and it still keeps growing on me.
an admirable aural documentation of the musical treasures to be found in the Barossa region.
beautifully played … a great introduction to these organs
Artists
John Stiller
organ
John Stiller (born 1945) is an Australian organist and church musician who documented historic organs across Australia and New Zealand and has long been director of music at St Petri Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa.
Christopher Dearnley
organ
The late Christopher Dearnley established a worldwide reputation as an outstanding organist and leading church musician through many recordings and solo performances across a distinguished career.
Johann Christoph Bach
composer
Johann Christoph Bach (1642–1703) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque period. He served at Eisenach as organist of St George's Church and at the ducal court, and left a body of sacred vocal works and organ music.
Johann Sebastian Bach
composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and organist of the late Baroque. His sacred and secular music for choir, orchestra, organ and solo instruments remains among the foundations of the Western concert and church repertory.
Dieterich Buxtehude
composer
Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637–1707) was a Danish-born organist and composer of the middle Baroque, long based at Lübeck. His organ works remain central to the standard repertoire.
George Frideric Handel
composer
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who settled in London and became a naturalised British subject. He is celebrated for his operas, English oratorios, organ concertos and orchestral works.
Johann Pachelbel
composer
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706) was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. His chorale preludes, fugues and keyboard variations place him among the central figures of the middle Baroque.
Henry Purcell
composer
Henry Purcell (c. 1659–1695) was an English organist and composer of the middle Baroque. His sacred music, theatre songs, instrumental works and the opera Dido and Aeneas shaped a distinctly English Baroque style.
Max Reger
composer
Max Reger's organ music packs Bach's counterpoint into dense late-Romantic harmony: chorale preludes, toccatas and the Benedictus that still stills a nave. His chamber miniatures carry the same concentrated craft into violin and piano.
Moneta Eagles
composer
Moneta Eagles is a composer of short works for the organ. Her music includes the reflective Eclogue and the brief A Fragment.
Michael Gotthard Fischer
composer
Friedrich Kühmstedt
composer
Paul Manz
composer
Paul Manz wrote neo-Baroque chorale preludes, partitas and hymn improvisations for the organ, music shaped for congregational worship. His Advent motet E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come remains his best-known choral work.
Henri Mulet
composer
Henri Mulet’s organ writing is best known through the brilliant Carillon-Sortie and the Esquisses byzantines, pieces that treat the instrument as architectural colour and ceremonial force rather than mere accompaniment.
Georgi Mushel
composer
Charles John Stanley
composer
Charles John Stanley (1712–1786) was an English composer and organist. Almost blind from early childhood, he became one of the leading London organists of his day and left a lasting body of organ voluntaries.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Christopher Dearnley · organ · all except tracks 1–4, 9–16, 19–23
- John Stiller · organ · tracks 1–4, 9–16, 19–23
Technical credits
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Producer
Martin Wright
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Editing Engineer
Vaughan McAlley
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