This original program brings together composers from 4 centuries: from Kerll, Couperin, Buxtehude and the monumental Passacaglia in C minor by J.S. Bach, far into the 20-th century with Reger, Shostakovich and Jan Welmers. Consisting of variations framed in a constantly repeated basso ostinato, the passacaglia is a musical form with a long and fruitful history. This release is dedicated to eight such examples which, taken from four countries and all performed on the organ, divide either side of the year 1800 to reveal the form’s extensive and inventive development over time.
Works:
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Bach, J S: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582
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Buxtehude: Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV161
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Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 8ème in B minor
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Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 8ème in B minor: Passacaille
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Kerll: Passacaglia
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Kerll: Passacaglia in D minor
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Mendelssohn: Passacaglia in C minor
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Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia
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Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor
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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Passacaglia
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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Symphonic Suite, Op. 29a
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Welmers: Passacaglia