Fernando Germani Plays Bach

On this CD:

1. Prelude and Fugue for organ in G major, BWV 541
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

2. Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End"
Composed by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Performed by Fernando Germani

3. Laet ons met herten reijne, for organ
Composed by John Bull
Performed by Fernando Germani

4. Fantasia for keyboard (on Sweelinck)
Composed by John Bull
Performed by Fernando Germani

5. Prelude and Fugue for organ in E minor ("Wedge"), BWV 548
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

6. Chorale prelude for organ ("Herzlich tut mich verlangen"), BWV 727
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

7. Prelude and Fugue for organ in B minor, BWV 544
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

8. Chorale prelude for organ ("Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier"), BWV 731
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

9. Prelude and Fugue for organ in A minor, BWV 543
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

10. Chorale fugue for organ ("Meine Seele erhebet den Herren"), ("Fugue on the Magnificat"), BWV 733
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

11. Prelude and Fugue for organ in C major, BWV 547
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Fernando Germani

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Fernando Germani had a distinguished career as one of Europe's leading organists and teachers. These 1959-1960 recordings are in monophonic sound, but the sonics are clear, full of body and presence, and the performances are outstanding. Some aspects of Germani's playing, such as a tendency to foursquare rhythm and narrow dynamics, will seem dated to fans of today's light, speedy style, but overall, his forward-moving interpretations, emphasizing articulation and clarity of contrapuntal lines, are timeless. The organ of the Laurenskerk in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, is a Flentrop restoration of a 17th-century instrument and it sounds gorgeous. The more modest, short Sweelinck and Bull pieces are played on the church's small organ, and they're lovely works not often heard these days. The big Bach Preludes and Fugues (BWV 541, 543, 544, and 547) are given emotionally satisfying readings that never lapse into heaviness, while the shorter pieces are done to perfection. --Dan Davis

Amazon.com

Fernando Germani had a distinguished career as one of Europe's leading organists and teachers. These 1959-1960 recordings are in monophonic sound, but the sonics are clear, full of body and presence, and the performances are outstanding. Some aspects of Germani's playing, such as a tendency to foursquare rhythm and narrow dynamics, will seem dated to fans of today's light, speedy style, but overall, his forward-moving interpretations, emphasizing articulation and clarity of contrapuntal lines, are timeless. The organ of the Laurenskerk in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, is a Flentrop restoration of a 17th-century instrument and it sounds gorgeous. The more modest, short Sweelinck and Bull pieces are played on the church's small organ, and they're lovely works not often heard these days. The big Bach Preludes and Fugues (BWV 541, 543, 544, and 547) are given emotionally satisfying readings that never lapse into heaviness, while the shorter pieces are done to perfection. --Dan Davis

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