Sony PS3 SACD to *ISO | DST 1bit-2822,4kHz 2.0, 5.1
FLAC 24bit 88.2kHZ 2.0
Classical | Label: Documents | Cat. Num. 221771 | RAR 3% Rec.
FLAC 24bit 88.2kHZ 2.0
Classical | Label: Documents | Cat. Num. 221771 | RAR 3% Rec.
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The Danish organist and conductor, Knud Vad, was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He had additional studies with Anton Heiller in 1960 and 1964.
In 1964 Knud Vad was appointed organist at Sorø Monastery Church, and in the following years he built up the musical life for which Sorø is so well-known today. In 1975 he started performing the organ works by J.S. Bach at the famous Marcussen organ in Sorø Church and has repeated this since then with five-year intervals. In connection with the last performance in 2000 he concluded the recording of Bach’s organ works (including the Neumeister chorals) at the Sorø organ (the first recording with the same organist at the same organ in Denmark).
In 1964 Knud Vad was appointed organist at Sorø Monastery Church, and in the following years he built up the musical life for which Sorø is so well-known today. In 1975 he started performing the organ works by J.S. Bach at the famous Marcussen organ in Sorø Church and has repeated this since then with five-year intervals. In connection with the last performance in 2000 he concluded the recording of Bach’s organ works (including the Neumeister chorals) at the Sorø organ (the first recording with the same organist at the same organ in Denmark).
| Review by Beethovenfan January 19, 2009 | Performance:  Sonics (MC): |
| The box nowhere claims to offer the complete organworks but with a title like “The Organ Works”, one expects as much. And like most of these boxes, this one is not complete. Not included are : 1- all the BWV-numbers with an a- or b-appendix except for BWV 1027a. These are all early versions or variations, some of them not by Bach. These works are mostly never included. 2- BWV 692, 746, 759, 760, 761, 771 wich are not by Bach 3- BWV 708, 749, 750, 756, 758 wich are of doubtful authenticity 4- BWV 562 (the fugue), 573, 764 wich are fragments 5- BWV 634 wich Vad considers as a variant from BWV 633 6- BWV 725 wich Vad considers as nothing but “merely an harmonized chorale “ 7- BWV 802, 803, 804, 805 wich Vad considers as cembaloworks 8- ...maybe I missed some... On the other hand, many of the doubtful pieces are included just like a few that are clearly not by Bach (ao. BWV 693), I think that this box is Vad’s very personal vision. I just have problems with the omission of lines 4, 5, 6 and 7 stated above. The box gives no information about the recording, just DDD, so we must trust our ears. I think this is not an original surround recording but the sound is great. It is much better than the good old but flat stereo’s. One has not the feeling to expierence the space of the Sorø Church but the SACD offers enough space in the organ. But the most important to me is the purity in the sound. In contrast with all the organ-CD’s I heard, the SACD’s give nicely and clearly separated voices. The colours of all the stops are presented in a natural way, and especially in de very low voices one feels the wind going through the instrument. And even very deep, you still hear an organ. The small choir organ also is recorded in the same honest way. Knud Vad’s playing is great. I heard Fagius, Stockmeier, Koopman, Vernet, Marie-Claire Alain 3th set, Rübsam’s 1th set..., and I am glad I have these in my collection but from now on I will take Vad when I want to enjoy Bach on organ. Maybe it is not all very HIP (but than, what would Bach think about our HIP’s ?) but it is with much love for the music and the instrument. For little money you get much quality, I do recommend this box. For a purist who wants every BWV-number I recommend other boxes to start with and go collecting the missing numbers here and there. | |
Disc 01:
01.bwv 525 sonate no. 1 in e flat major allegro03:19
02.bwv 525 sonate no. 1 in e flat major adagio06:08
03.bwv 525 sonate no. 1 in e flat major allegro04:02
04.bwv 526 sonate no. 2 in c minor vivace04:20
05.bwv 526 sonate no. 2 in c minor largo04:01
06.bwv 526 sonate no. 2 in c minor allegro04:32
07.bwv 527 sonate no 3 in d minor andante06:20
08.bwv 527 sonate no 3 in d minor adagio e doice04:04
09.bwv 527 sonate no 3 in d minor vivace04:02
10.bwv 528 sonate no 4 in d minor adagio02:51
11.bwv 528 sonate no 4 in d minor andante 05:55
12.bwv 528 sonate no 4 in d minor un poc' allegro02:44
13.bwv 529 sonate no 5 in c major allegro05:15
14.bwv 529 sonate no 5 in c major largo06:16
15.bwv 529 sonate no 5 in c major all03:58
Disc 02:
01.Triosonate Nr. 6 G-dur BWV 530 - 1. Vivace04:09
02.Triosonate Nr. 6 G-dur BWV 530 - 2. Lento06:14
03.Triosonate Nr. 6 G-dur BWV 530 - 3. Allegro03:40
04.Präludium und Fuge C-dur BWV 531 - Präludium02:24
05.Präludium und Fuge C-dur BWV 531 - Fuge04:46
06.Präludium und Fuge D-dur BWV 532 - Präludium04:58
07.Präludium und Fuge D-dur BWV 532 - Fuge05:37
08.Präludium und Fuge e-moll BWV 533 - Präludium02:28
09.Präludium und Fuge e-moll BWV 533 - Fuge03:01
10.Präludium und Fuge f-moll BWV 534 - Präludium04:59
11.Präludium und Fuge f-moll BWV 534 - Fuge05:22
12.Präludium und Fuge g-moll BWV 535 - Präludium03:07
13.Präludium und Fuge g-moll BWV 535 - Fuge04:27
14.Präludium und Fuge A-dur BWV 536 - Präludium02:14
15.Präludium und Fuge A-dur BWV 536 - Fuge06:09
16.Präludium und Fuge d-moll BWV 539 - Präludium02:41
17.Präludium und Fuge d-moll BWV 539 - Fuge05:22
01.bwv 525 sonate no. 1 in e flat major allegro03:19
02.bwv 525 sonate no. 1 in e flat major adagio06:08
03.bwv 525 sonate no. 1 in e flat major allegro04:02
04.bwv 526 sonate no. 2 in c minor vivace04:20
05.bwv 526 sonate no. 2 in c minor largo04:01
06.bwv 526 sonate no. 2 in c minor allegro04:32
07.bwv 527 sonate no 3 in d minor andante06:20
08.bwv 527 sonate no 3 in d minor adagio e doice04:04
09.bwv 527 sonate no 3 in d minor vivace04:02
10.bwv 528 sonate no 4 in d minor adagio02:51
11.bwv 528 sonate no 4 in d minor andante 05:55
12.bwv 528 sonate no 4 in d minor un poc' allegro02:44
13.bwv 529 sonate no 5 in c major allegro05:15
14.bwv 529 sonate no 5 in c major largo06:16
15.bwv 529 sonate no 5 in c major all03:58
01.Triosonate Nr. 6 G-dur BWV 530 - 1. Vivace04:09
02.Triosonate Nr. 6 G-dur BWV 530 - 2. Lento06:14
03.Triosonate Nr. 6 G-dur BWV 530 - 3. Allegro03:40
04.Präludium und Fuge C-dur BWV 531 - Präludium02:24
05.Präludium und Fuge C-dur BWV 531 - Fuge04:46
06.Präludium und Fuge D-dur BWV 532 - Präludium04:58
07.Präludium und Fuge D-dur BWV 532 - Fuge05:37
08.Präludium und Fuge e-moll BWV 533 - Präludium02:28
09.Präludium und Fuge e-moll BWV 533 - Fuge03:01
10.Präludium und Fuge f-moll BWV 534 - Präludium04:59
11.Präludium und Fuge f-moll BWV 534 - Fuge05:22
12.Präludium und Fuge g-moll BWV 535 - Präludium03:07
13.Präludium und Fuge g-moll BWV 535 - Fuge04:27
14.Präludium und Fuge A-dur BWV 536 - Präludium02:14
15.Präludium und Fuge A-dur BWV 536 - Fuge06:09
16.Präludium und Fuge d-moll BWV 539 - Präludium02:41
17.Präludium und Fuge d-moll BWV 539 - Fuge05:22
Disc 03:
01.In G minor BWV 541 Prelude02:54
02.In G minor BWV 541 Fugue04:19
03.In A Minor BWV 543 Prelude03:43
04.In A Minor BWV 543 Fugue06:23
05.In B Minor BWV 544 Prelude06:47
06.In B Minor BWV 544 Fugue07:14
07.In C Major BWV 545 Prelude02:46
08.In C Major BWV 545 Fugue04:32
09.In C Minor BWV 546 Prelude07:01
10.In C Minor BWV 546 Fugue06:36
11.In C Major BWV 547 Prelude04:43
12.In C Major BWV 547 Fugue06:26
01.Prelude & Fugue e-moll BWV 548: Prelude07:22
02.Prelude & Fugue e-moll BWV 548: Fugue08:11
03.Prelude & Fugue c-moll BWV 549: Prelude02:35
04.Prelude & Fugue c-moll BWV 549: Fugue04:14
05.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 550: Prelude03:00
06.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 550: Fugue04:33
07.Prelude & Fugue a-moll BWV 551: Prelude02:48
08.Prelude & Fugue a-moll BWV 551: Fugue03:24
09.Prelude & Fugue Es-Dur BWV 552: Prelude09:58
10.Prelude & Fugue Es-Dur BWV 552: Fugue07:06
11.Prelude & Fugue C-Dur BWV 553: Prelude02:35
12.Prelude & Fugue C-Dur BWV 553: Fugue01:26
13.Prelude & Fugue d-moll BWV 554: Prelude01:35
14.Prelude & Fugue d-moll BWV 554: Fugue01:49
15.Prelude & Fugue e-moll BWV 555: Prelude01:30
16.Prelude & Fugue e-moll BWV 555: Fugue02:19
17.Prelude & Fugue F-Dur BWV 556: Prelude01:13
18.Prelude & Fugue F-Dur BWV 556: Fugue01:46
19.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 557: Prelude01:49
20.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 557: Fugue01:56
01.In G minor BWV 541 Prelude02:54
02.In G minor BWV 541 Fugue04:19
03.In A Minor BWV 543 Prelude03:43
04.In A Minor BWV 543 Fugue06:23
05.In B Minor BWV 544 Prelude06:47
06.In B Minor BWV 544 Fugue07:14
07.In C Major BWV 545 Prelude02:46
08.In C Major BWV 545 Fugue04:32
09.In C Minor BWV 546 Prelude07:01
10.In C Minor BWV 546 Fugue06:36
11.In C Major BWV 547 Prelude04:43
12.In C Major BWV 547 Fugue06:26
Disc 04:
02.Prelude & Fugue e-moll BWV 548: Fugue08:11
03.Prelude & Fugue c-moll BWV 549: Prelude02:35
04.Prelude & Fugue c-moll BWV 549: Fugue04:14
05.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 550: Prelude03:00
06.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 550: Fugue04:33
07.Prelude & Fugue a-moll BWV 551: Prelude02:48
08.Prelude & Fugue a-moll BWV 551: Fugue03:24
09.Prelude & Fugue Es-Dur BWV 552: Prelude09:58
10.Prelude & Fugue Es-Dur BWV 552: Fugue07:06
11.Prelude & Fugue C-Dur BWV 553: Prelude02:35
12.Prelude & Fugue C-Dur BWV 553: Fugue01:26
13.Prelude & Fugue d-moll BWV 554: Prelude01:35
14.Prelude & Fugue d-moll BWV 554: Fugue01:49
15.Prelude & Fugue e-moll BWV 555: Prelude01:30
16.Prelude & Fugue e-moll BWV 555: Fugue02:19
17.Prelude & Fugue F-Dur BWV 556: Prelude01:13
18.Prelude & Fugue F-Dur BWV 556: Fugue01:46
19.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 557: Prelude01:49
20.Prelude & Fugue G-Dur BWV 557: Fugue01:56