Bach,J.S. / Nordstoga - Toccatas Preludes & Fugues - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In his ninth and tenth of a total of fourteen releases of Bach's collected organ works, Kare Nordstoga pulls together much of what was not collected from the composer's side- preludes and fugues. The double form prelude (or toccata) and fugue has been an established form of composition since the 1600s. The North Germans Dietrich Buxtehude and Georg Bohm made a powerful contribution to this contrastive style in which the freer first part and the more rigorous second part are united in a dynamic whole. The young Johann Sebastian harvested significant impressions from these two composers during his time in Lubeck and Luneburg, and this album was recorded in Luneburg. Kare Nordstoga (b. 1954) studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Following his debut in 1978, he continued his studies in London and he was for a time organist at Ullern Church, before coming to Oslo Cathedral in 1984. He has also been associated with the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he was appointed professor in 1994. Album Tracks 1. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 2. The Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 3. Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 545 4. O Gott, Du Frommer Gott, BWV 767 5. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 534 6. Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550 7. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546 8. Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 9. Fugue in B minor on a Theme By Corelli, BWV 579 10. Toccata and Fugue in F Major, BWV 540 11. Christ, Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag, BWV 766 12. Prelude and Fugue in a Major, BWV 536 13. Prelude and Fugue in a Minor, BWV 543 14. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544