The Early Music Show - German Organ Mass

Organist Simon Lole explores Bach's so-called German Organ Mass, an acknowledged masterwork of the repertoire, and part of the composer's collection of four great keyboard works, Clavierubung. Simon presents a selection of high-profile recordings and illustrates some of the ideas in the music from the organ of Jesus College, Cambridge. The wealth of musical styles and musical invention in the collection is notable in itself, but Bach had another motivation for creating this Clavierubung. By unpicking some of its musical codes and symbols, Simon explains its raison d'etre and the meaning of the work's moniker. Playlist: All music from Bach's Clavierubung III. Prelude in E flat, BWV552 (St Anne) Piet Kee (organ) CHACONNE CHAN0590 Track: 14 (Organ of the Martini Church, Groningen) Duet in G, BWV804 Kay Johannsen (organ) HANSSLER CLASSIC 92101 (Gottfried Trost Organ of the Stadtkirche 'Zur Gotteshilfe' Waltershausen) Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist, BWV671 Ton Koopman (organ) TELDEC 4509 984642 CD1 Track: 12 (Erasmus Bielfeldt Organ of St Wilhadi, Stade) Trio: Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr, BWV676 Masaaki Suzuki (organ) BIS CD10912 CD1 Track: 13 (Marc Garnier Organ of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV669 Margaret Phillips (organ) REGENT RECORDS REGCD276 CD1 Track: 2 (Gottfried Silbermann Organ of the Dom St Marien, Freiberg) Dies sind die heil'gen zehn gebot, BWV678 Kay Johannsen (organ) HANSSLER CLASSIC 92101 CD1 Track: 11 (Erasmus Bielfeldt Organ of St Wilhadi, Stade) Fughetta: Dies sind die heil'gen zehn gebot, BWV679 Margaret Phillips (organ) REGENT RECORDS REGCD276 CD1 Track: 12 (Gottfried Trost Organ of the Stadtkirche 'Zur Gotteshilfe' Waltershausen) Vater unser in Himmelreich, BWV682 Margaret Phillips (organ) REGENT RECORDS REGCD276 CD1 Track: 15 (Gottfried Trost Organ of the Stadtkirche 'Zur Gotteshilfe' Waltershausen) Christ, unser Herr, Zum Jordan kam, BWV685 (excerpt) Ton Koopman (organ) TELDEC 4509984642 CD2 Track: 2 (Gottfried Silbermann Organ of the Dom St Marien, Freiberg) Duet in E minor, BWV802 Kay Johannsen (organ) HANSSLER CLASSIC 92101 CD2 Track: 10 (Erasmus Bielfeldt Organ of St Wilhadi, Stade) Fugue in E flat, BWV552 (St Anne) (excerpt) Piet Kee (organ) CHACONNE CHAN0590 Track: 17 (Organ of the Martini Church, Groningen) All other examples played by Simon Lole on the organ of Jesus College, Cambridge.