The new Bach Organ at Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where J. S. Bach was active for 27 years, replicates the one that Bach knew as a youngster in his hometown of Eisenach where his uncle was the City Organist. Built in 1696-1707 by Georg Christoph Stertzing to a 60-stop specification drawn by Bach’s uncle for St. George’s Church, the organ is long extinct. But, because it must have had strongly formative influences on J. S. B., the replication of it by organbuilder Gerald Woehl of Marburg has drawn much interest. Among its many features is tuning to the “choir pitch” of Bach’s time, A=465 Hz., as well as a device which lowers the pitch of the entire organ two semitones to baroque chamber pitch, A=415 Hz, for performance with instruments. The player is Ullrich Böhme, the current organist at Thomaskirche. Booklet text in English, German, and Japanese. J. S. BACH: Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 545 Pièce d’Orgue in G, BWV 572 Nun danket, BWV 657 Passacaglia in c, BWV 582 VIVALDI/BACH: Concerto in d, BWV 596 J. C. BACH: Aria & Variations in a C. P. E. BACH: Sonata in a Wq 70/4, H85 |