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“The Bach Project, Volume 2” [TrackList follows] = Todd Fickley, organ – MSR Classics

by Audiophile Audition | Oct 24, 2016 | Classical CD Reviews

The promise of greatness continues in this superb second volume. “The Bach Project, Volume 2” = BACH: Prelude and Fugue in C major, bwv 545; Chorale: Ein’ feste burg ist unser gott, BWV 720; Chorale: Nun danket alle gott, bwv 657 (“Leipzig” chorale No. 7); Trio sonata No. 2 in c, BWV 526; Chorale: Von gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658 (“Leipzig” No. 8); Concerto in a, BWV 593 (after Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in A minor, Op.3, No.8); Sechs choräle von verschiedener art (“Schübler” chorales); Toccata and Fugue in f major, BWV 540 – Todd Fickley, organ – MSR Classics MS 1562, 73:21 [Distr. by Albany] *****: I’ll probably have to put this at the beginning of every disc in this series, so here it is: go to Vol. 1 to get an overview of exactly what the Hauptwerk technology is that allows this series to progress from organ of choice to organ of choice without actually being on site! For volume two we are using the Marcussen & Son organ from the Netherlands (1973). This is a much bigger instrument than the small 1721 Dutch instrument in volume one, and features a six-second reverb […]