Bengt Berg - The Birds and the Springs (1974/2006) [SACD]

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Title: The Birds and the Springs
Year Of Release: 1974/2006
Label: Proprius - PRSACD7742
Genre: Classical
Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) / 2.0, 4.0 (2,8 MHz/1 Bit)
Total Time: 63:08
Total Size: 3.63 GB
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Tracklist:

The Organ in Metteus Church, Stockholm:
1. Nikolaus Bruhns - Prelude and Fuga in E minor - 9:07
2. L.C. Daquin - Nol Grand Jeu Et Duo - 6:00
3. Dietrich Buxtehude - Choral prelude: Von Gott Will Ich Nicht Lassen - 2:45
4. Louis Vierne - Carillon De Westminster - 6:56
5. H.F. Micheelsen - Toccata from Organ Concerto II - 6:18
The Organ in Vanga Church, Ostergotlanf:
6. Johann Pachelbel - Ciacona in F minor - 8:56
7. N.A. Lebegue - Noel, Cette Journee - 1:58
8. J.P. Sweelinck - Variations on Est-ce Mars - 5:51
9. Antonio Vivaldi - Largo for Sopranino and Strings in C - 3:18
10. Dietrich Buxtehude - Prelude and Fuga in F-sharp minor - 7:26
11. J.S. Bach - Choral prelude: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig - 9:12
12. Olivier Messiaen - Communion. Les Oiseaux Et Les Sources (the Birds and the Springs) - 6:28

This disc is a compilation of two legendary organ recordings that were issued on LP in 1974. It reminds us once again that a first-class organ, a brilliant organist and state-of-the-art sound recording produce a musical result that remains as satisfying today as it seemed at the time. The disc also shows how convincingly a "modern" organ can perform both sonorous classical music as well as mysterious impressionism of later French music. One only needs to put the disc in the player to be transported to the Matteus Church in Stockholm or the Vanga Church with its cathedral-like atmosphere.


Bengt Berg - The Birds and the Springs (1974/2006) [SACD]