George Ritchie - Bach Organ Works Complete, Vol. 6: Youthful Brilliance (2004)

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Artist: George Ritchie
Title: Bach Organ Works Complete, Vol. 6: Youthful Brilliance
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Raven
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:27:27
Total Size: 688 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. George Ritchie – Toccata in D Minor, BWV 565 (02:53)
2. George Ritchie – Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (07:05)
3. George Ritchie – Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 (02:25)
4. George Ritchie – Prelude Concertato in E Major, BWV 566 (12:09)
5. George Ritchie – Prelude in A Major, BWV 536 (02:38)
6. George Ritchie – Fugue in A Major, BWV 536 (05:43)
7. George Ritchie – Prelude in G Minor, BWV 535 (03:08)
8. George Ritchie – Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535 (05:11)
9. George Ritchie – Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721 (03:13)
10. George Ritchie – Prelude in E Minor, "Cathedral," BWV 533 (02:17)
11. George Ritchie – Fugue in E Minor, "Cathedral," BWV 533 (02:45)
12. George Ritchie – Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734 (02:37)
13. George Ritchie – Prelude in C Minor, BWV 549 (02:01)
14. George Ritchie – Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549 (04:01)
15. George Ritchie – Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 701 (02:02)
16. George Ritchie – Fugue in C Minor on a Theme of Legrenzi, BWV 574 (08:13)
17. George Ritchie – Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her, BWV 711 (03:34)
18. George Ritchie – Prelude in C Major, BWV 531 (02:28)
19. George Ritchie – Fugue in C Major, BWV 531 (04:56)

Disc 2
1. George Ritchie – Fugue on the Magnificat, BWV 733 (05:07)
2. George Ritchie – An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653b (05:07)
3. George Ritchie – Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (14:26)
4. George Ritchie – Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720 (03:53)
5. George Ritchie – Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550 (07:31)
6. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita I (01:00)
7. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita II (02:54)
8. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita III (01:23)
9. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita IV (00:56)
10. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita V (01:48)
11. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita VI (01:06)
12. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita VII (01:46)
13. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita VIII (02:02)
14. George Ritchie – Partita on O Gott du frommer Gott, BWV 767: Partita IX (03:52)
15. George Ritchie – Prelude in D Minor "Fiddle," BWV 539 (02:29)
16. George Ritchie – Fugue in D Minor "Fiddle," BWV 539 (05:13)
17. George Ritchie – Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (02:22)
18. George Ritchie – Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736 (04:55)

Project Completed This sixth volume completes George Ritchie's series of recordings which comprise all of the works for organ by J. S. Bach. Together, the recordings survey ten organs which have been built in America by artisans who work in a style based on historical precedents. Each volume includes registrations of the works recorded, stoplists and descriptions of the organs, and musicological notes on the works by George Stauffer and George Ritchie. Five of the six volumes contain two CDs each, and are offered at the price of a single CD.

Two Organs: Martin Pasi built the three-manual organ for Saint Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska in 2003 as his firm's Opus 14. The organ features dual temperaments: one well-tempered and the other 1/4-comma meantone (George Ritchie uses the meantone temperament for the Prelude and Fugue in C Major). The 78 ranks include two at 32' pitch. Charles Fisk (1925-1983) built his largest instrument in 1979 for the House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Like the Pasi organ, the Fisk was built to play a wide range of historical literature. The Great and Brustwerk divisions follow North German Baroque models located in the cities of Hamburg and Lübeck. Some characteristics derive from the work of Andreas and Gottfried Silbermann, blending German and French ideas of the 18th century. Fisk has incorporated stops in the style of 19th-century organs by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The organ has four manuals and 86 ranks, two of which are at 32' pitch.

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