{"product_id":"5063758700320","title":"Sergio Vartolo - J.S. Bach: Clavier-Ubung III, BWV 669-689 - Import 2 CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSergio Vartolo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Italian Master Performs the Italian-Influenced “Organ Mass”\n\n◆ The “Giant Fugue” Truly Lives Up to Its Name\nThe performance is by 80-year-old maestro Sergio Valtrò. Valtrò has long been known for his deliberate, unhurried style of performance, and this recording, clocking in at a total of 128 minutes, lives up to that reputation with a leisurely pace—a notably long running time for this collection of works, which is typically performed in about 97 to 107 minutes. As a result, the details are magnified and the dialogue between the voices gains a greater sense of depth, creating an atmosphere that makes you want to listen while double-checking the title of each piece. It is also striking how BWV 680—once known as the “Giant Fugue”—is performed in a manner that truly evokes the stride of a giant.\n\n◆ The Source: Frescobaldi’s *Bouquet of Music*\nFrom his time in Weimar onward, Bach had access to a vast number of Italian music scores, among which was *Bouquet of Music*, a collection of Catholic organ masses based on Gregorian chant, published in Venice in 1635 by Frescobaldi, the organist at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome *Bouquet of Music*.\n\n◆Bach Transcribed It Himself to Create a Personal Manuscript\nIn 1714, 79 years after its publication, the 29-year-old Bach transcribed the work himself to create a personal manuscript of *Bouquet of Music*. More than 20 years later, he began work on this third volume of keyboard etudes (commonly known as the *German Organ Mass*).\n\n◆Organ Masses Unique to the Lutheran Tradition\nNow over 50 years old, Bach—drawing inspiration from *A Bouquet of Music*, which he had known intimately since his youth—employed a variety of techniques to work with the familiar Lutheran chorale melodies, resulting in expressive organ masses that are uniquely his own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53419249369377,"sku":"5063758700320","price":2490.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5063758700320.jpg?v=1788227596","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/5063758700320","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}