Bach: Organ Pieces; Passacaglia; O Mensch, Bewein; Piece, S 572; 6 Schubler Chorale Preludes, 645-50; Preludes & Fugues in B minor & A minor; Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland

[Nicholas White] plays with very intense but natural rhythm and vitality, which amplify his communicativeness in almost everything here. The Passacaglia begins ff, but in variation 3 already drops back to a lower terrace of volume, and most of the middle section is done on quieter registers. Variati...

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Published inAmerican record guide Vol. 64; no. 3; p. 91
Main Author Mulbury, David
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Record Guide Publications 01.05.2001
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Classical music
Musical recordings
White, Nicholas
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Summary:[Nicholas White] plays with very intense but natural rhythm and vitality, which amplify his communicativeness in almost everything here. The Passacaglia begins ff, but in variation 3 already drops back to a lower terrace of volume, and most of the middle section is done on quieter registers. Variations 16-20 are again ff. In '0 [Mensch], bewein' we hear the mellifluous Cornet combination of the organ-a noble sound for the lavishly ornamented cantus firmus. But the slow tempo keeps the music earth-bound.
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ISSN:0003-0716