Albert Schweitzer plays Bach, Vol.1

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Albert Schweitzer (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Albert Schweitzer
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (January 21, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WXY
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,436 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37): Toccata

2. Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37): Fugue

3. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in G major, BWV 541 (BC J22): Prelude

4. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in G major, BWV 541 (BC J22): Fugue

5. Fugue for organ in G minor ('Little'), BWV 578 (BC J66)

6. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in F minor, BWV 534 (BC J20): Prelude

7. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in F minor, BWV 534 (BC J20): Fugue

8. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 545 (BC J51): Prelude

9. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 545 (BC J51): Fugue

10. Fantasia and Fugue, for organ in G minor ('Great'), BWV 542 (BC J42, 57, 67): Fantasia

11. Fantasia and Fugue, for organ in G minor ('Great'), BWV 542 (BC J42, 57, 67): Fugue

12. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (I), chorale prelude for organ (Achtzehn Choräle No. 4), BWV 654 (BC K77)

13. An Wasserflüssen Babylon (I), chorale prelude for organ, BWV 653 (BC K76)

14. Prelude and Fugue, for organ in A minor 'The Great,' BWV 543 (BC J42)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hakob, December 21, 2001

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Hakob (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Albert Schweitzer plays Bach, Vol.1 (Audio CD)

Be sure to have an idea about Schweitzer's play and recordings before you buy the CD. The recording is very old, so only if you wish to hear the great organist's play and don't care about the recording's quality, you'll be able to enjoy this item.

This is a recording of 1935-36 years. Schweitzer's 1951's performance sounds better! Please note, that although the amazon page says the last recording is "Prelude and Fugue for organ in A minor, BWV 543", the actual CD contains only the Fugue! Anyway, it's Schweitzer, he is great, i knew what i was buying, and i like the CD!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amzaing performance by amazing man, February 1, 2001

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Timmy (New York, Ny United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Albert Schweitzer plays Bach, Vol.1 (Audio CD)

Albert Schweitzer: humanitarian, scholar, theologian- and musucian of the first rank. I had never known that this nobel peace Prize winning man was also a remarkable organist. Well, that he is. His Bach allows his very passion and love for mankind to come through while still being true the written note. Although the sound quality on this CD isn't great, it's still definitely worth your money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schweitzer Will Knock You Out, April 7, 2010

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The Madman ('Burbs of Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Albert Schweitzer plays Bach, Vol.1 (Audio CD)

First, a slight correction. These recordings, at least Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, and Prelude and Fugue in G Major, were recorded by English Columbia records in 1938 at a church with the bizarre name of Barking In The Hollows or something like that. I have those 12-inch 78's which I got at the Seattle Goodwill in 1970. Sometime probably in the 60's Angel records released this collection on an LP, and for some time it was in the Tacoma Public Library, but now it is gone.
What this collection sounds like to me is Schweitzer slamming down on the organ to show you how overwhelming Bach's organ works can be. I have listened to Virgil Fox, E. Power Biggs, and Daniel Chorzempa (and Universal Pictures too) doing Bach's organ works, and they sound more like someone tiptoeing through the tulips rather than trying to show us who God is. Absorb this collection, and then you can play around with other peoples' versions. Don't worry about the fidelity - these are recordings that transcend fidelity.