Bach Organ Blaster/Michael Murray

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Michael Murray (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Michael Murray
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (July 25, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CYS
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,122 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565

2. Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor, BWV 542

3. Prelude In C Minor ('Great'), BWV 546

4. Sinfonia

5. Prelude In C Major ('Fanfare'), BWV 531

6. Prelude And Fugue In G Major ('Great'), BWV 541

7. Fugue In G Minor ('Little'), BWV 578

8. Concerto No.2 In A Minor, BWV 593

9. Prelude In C Major ('9-8'), BWV 547

10. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor ('Cathedral'), BWV 533

11. Fugue In D Minor ('Giant'), BWV 680

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, fantastic performances, January 13, 2012

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Sonoma's Davey (Guerneville, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach Organ Blaster/Michael Murray (Audio CD)

By the title "Bach Organ Blaster", you might think that this organ sounds big, but not necessarily best in the musicianship category. But that's completely wrong -- Michael Murray is fantastic. His performances are polished and exciting, and all the more exciting with the big organ that's extremely well recorded. This album will show off your new 500-watt stereo and subwoofer to maximum effect. And even on small speakers, the excellent performances and artistry come through.

The well-known Tocatta and Fugue BWV 565 is a good example of the excitement that I feel with this recording. Murray takes a lively pace and infuses the work with energy. The registration that he uses for the organ complements this energy, using different voicing to contrast the melodic lines that Bach wrote.

The Little Fugue BWV 578 uses much smaller voicing. Murray's interpretation of this work is gentle and precise. Very nice.

Although I especially like BWV 565, all the works on this album are excellent in every way -- the works, the performances, and the recordings. This is an album to have fun with over and over again.

4 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well- Do you have a stereo that can reproduce a pipe organ?, January 30, 2003

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"robertbove" (Beltsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach Organ Blaster/Michael Murray (Audio CD)

BLASTER is ROCK'n !! I'm 41 yrs old...This CD is a form of art. Take care.

Like Bach at 100 dB, at 6 am while you r getting ready for work?

Have 25 hz low -end reproduction capability? Dream on...

Also has quality of subtleness...

3 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well- Do you have a stereo that can reproduce a pipe organ?, January 30, 2003

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"robertbove" (Beltsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach Organ Blaster/Michael Murray (Audio CD)

BLASTER is ROCK'n !! I'm 41 yrs old...This CD is a form of art. Take care.

Like Bach at 100 dB, at 6 am while you r getting ready for work?

Have 25 hz low -end reproduction capability? Dream on...

Also has quality of subtleness...