Pietro Paganini - J.S. Bach: Ach, Was Ist Doch Unser Leben? Organ Works (2025)

Tracklist

01. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564: I. Toccata
02. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564: II. Adagio
03. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564: III. Fugue
04. Wenn ich in Angst und Not, Trio, BWV deest
05. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, BWV 745
06. Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud, Trio, BWV deest
07. Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 713a
08. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, Trio, BWV deest
09. Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: I. Vivace
10. Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: II. Largo
11. Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: III. Allegro
12. O Gott, du frommer Gott, Trio, BWV deest
13. Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV 743
14. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich, Trio, BWV deest
15. Christe, Trio en passacaille
16. Auf meinen lieben Gott, Arioso, BWV deest
17. Passacaglia, BWV 582



The debut album from a distinguished pupil of Ton Koopman. Pietro Paganini has selected pieces by J S Bach with a wide range of characters, Toccata, Fugue, Trio and Chorale, to convey the whole spectrum of the composer's organ creativity. Paganini plays a historical organ, built by Mueller in the Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, in 1734.

Strangely enough, original handwritten copies (autograph manuscripts) of Bach's compositions for his most noble instrument are extremely rare; the majority of his organ works have been preserved in later copies, whereby it is uncertain who the author is. This is the reason why an extraordinarily large number of organ works have survived under Bach's name, which remains a challenge for researchers to this day. This album presents three large and undoubtedly genuine compositions. In addition, it presents some of Bach's doubtful and spurious works, which were already attributed to him in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

By using an original organ (Mueller, 1734, in the Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam) and a performance asesthetic based on historically informed choices of registration, touch, articulation and ornamentation - all magical details of Bach's music shine through.

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