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THE ORGAN WORKS OF
J.S. BACH
VOLUME 1.

JEAN GUILLOU, ORGAN
Recorded at the Kleuker organ
of Notre-Dame des Neiges,
Alpe d'Huez, France.
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Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
One of the first of the Bach organ works to become popular during the renaissance of interest in his music during the first half of the 19th century, the "Great" Prelude and Fugue in A Minor was one of the six that Franz Liszt transcribed for piano in the late 1840s; like the Tausig transcription of the famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565, Liszt's arrangement gained a certain noteriety from its frequent appearance as a "curtain raiser" on the programs of virtuoso pianists.
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Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
Like the Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543, the Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542, was one of the first of Bach's organ pieces to become well-known during the Bach rinascita in the first half of the 19th century; it is also one of the six such works that Liszt arranged for piano.…
- Teri Noel Towe

[1] Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543

Chorale Preludes from Orgel-Büchlein:
[2] "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland", BWV 599
[3] "Gottes Sohn ist kommen", BWV 600
[4] "Her Gott, nun sei gepreiset", BWV 601

Triosonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525
[5] Allegro moderato
[6] Adagio
[7] Allegro

Chorale Preludes from Orgel-Büchlein:
[8] "Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott", BWV 602
[9] "Puer natus in Bethlehem", BWV 603
[10] "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ", BWV 604
[11] "Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich", BWV 605
[12] "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her", BWV606

[13] Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 533

[14] Partita on "O Gott, du frommer Gott", BWV 767

[15] Fugue on a theme by Corelli, BWV 579

[16] Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542

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