VIDERO,FINN - Legendary Danish Organist 1 - Import 2 CD

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VIDERO,FINN

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Danish organist Finn Wiesau (1906-1987) was born in Houlevia, Nestvez, Chelan. He entered the music school in Sørloo, where he studied organ with Mogens Verdike, a well-known conductor, piano with Alexander Stoflein, and music theory with Jens Peter Larsen, a scholar of Baroque music and Haydn. A graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the University of Copenhagen, he became organist at the Reformed Church in Copenhagen in 1928 and served as organist at the churches of Jägersborg, Trinity, and St. Andreas. Vissau is known abroad for his recordings of classical organ works, and has been invited as a visiting professor at Yale University and the University of North Texas, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Åbo (Turku), Finland. His performances are highly regarded as the most accurate representation possible of the composer's intentions, without arbitrary interpretations and compromises, based on a deep knowledge of organ history, instrumental mechanics, registration, and musical style. This series of four albums is a "retrospective" of Wiesau's music.The main program of the first collection is a complete performance of J.S. Bach's "Orgelbüchlein (Organ Pieces)". With its precise rhythms, articulations, and legato technique, it is said to have changed the way Bach was played not only in Denmark, but also in Europe and the United States. The recording was made by Marcussen&Son in 1942 at the Sørreø Church on the island of Sjælland, where a 37-stop organ was installed. The HMV recording of "Toccata and Fugue in D minor," which inspired the planning of this recording, is included in the "Bonus track. The series consists of original stereo recordings, except for the Bonus track, made in the 1950s by Metronome Records' recording engineer, one of the first to use stereo recording in Denmark, and later Erato's chief engineer, Peter Villemoes. Two Telefunken Neumann M49 microphones were used to capture the transparent sound image that Wiesau wanted. The reissue was done by Klaus Beurit.Using original tape recordings and Vinyl LPs, including unused discs with transcription and other problems, the early 1950s recordings by Villemoes have also been restored to the best possible sound for the timeless enjoyment of Wiesau's art. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Variation on: Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig BWV 768
2.Choral Preludes: Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 762
3.Choral Preludes: Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland BWV 659
4.Choral Preludes: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 731
5.Choral Preludes: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen BWV 658
6.Choral Preludes: Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654
7.Prelude & Fugue B Minor BWV 544: Prelude
8.Prelude & Fugue B Minor BWV 544: Fugue
9.Orgelbuchlein: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland BWV 599
10.Gottes Sohn ist kommen BWV 703
11.Orgelbuchlein: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn BWV 601
12.Lob sei dem allmachtigen Gott BWV 602
13.Puer natus in Bethlehem BWV 603
14.Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ BWV 604
15.Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich BWV 605
16.Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her BWV 606
17.Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar BWV 607
18.In dulci jubilo BWV 608
19.Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen allzugleich BWV 609
20.Jesu meine Freude BWV 610
21.Komm' Gott, Schopfer, heiliger Geist BWV 631
22.Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend BWV 632
23.Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV 633+634
24.Dies sind' die heiligen zehn Gebot BWV 635
25.Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 636
26.Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt BWV 637
27.Es ist das heil uns Kommen her BWV 638
28.Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639
29.In dich hab' ich gehoffet BWV 640
30.Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein BWV 641
31.Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten BWV 642
32.Alle Menschen mussen sterben BWV 643
33.Orgelbuchlein: Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig BWV 644
34.Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565