Favorite Organ Pieces

Omigosh1 · Little Guppy Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 39

Since no one is replying to the other topic I think I will start another one.
What are everyone's favorite organ pieces by Bach?
Mine are the Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor, the Fantasy and Fugue in g minor, the "little" Fugue in g minor and of course, the Toccata and Fugue in d minor.

Jenny · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:07 pm Post subject:

I just started playing the organ, so I'm not overly familiar with his organ works, but my all time favorite ones to play are Toccata in D minor and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. #Milti

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Nexxen · Newbie Alert Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 3

The Passacaglia and Fugue changed my life!!! Its the most amazing piece of music ever!!!

Passacaglia88 · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:39 am Post subject:

Yes, the Passacaglia is the most beautiful piece of the music at all. Cool

Its great.
The d-moll Toccata is the favourite piece of the beginners, but their opinion will change, I'm sure Wink

it was with me the same.
Sorry about my question, but are there here any people from Germany?

Bye,
F.

eameece · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Favorite Organ Pieces

Robin · Newbie Alert Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 1

Hello
Don't forget fugue 541 with the most incredible climactic ending. I have the complete organ works on 15 CD's played by Andre Isoir.
Also I must recommend the Trio Sonatas BWV 552 to 530.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned them.
Other than the Schubler Chorals, they are perhaps the most cheerful & melodic organ music ever written.
Holm Vogel's recording of them is the best I've heard & is perfect.
http://www.discantica.it/5_output.php
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ty8131990 · Tadpole Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 23

I love BWV 540 the most! One of Bach's best work, its the "true" polyphonic music for the organ.

fox_druid · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

hello^ mine is bwv 525 no.2 , trio sonata in Eb no.2 adagio
and bwv 672~674 : Kyrie
toccata and fugue in D minor, bwv 565 is also good, but i think it's "too polyphonic" for me

btw, i don't realy understand about the bwv 672-674, the title is Kyrie but there is nobody singing "Kyrie Eleison" in all the bwv 672~674 mp3 i found
i would like to know how to use the bwv 672~674 in a mass, is it only using organ or should be there anybody to sing?

*sorry if my english is bad^

Rexmager

Well, since I have played all of organ piece of Bach (and I play them in a two-year cycle in my church as preludes), I've asked myself, what is the most of the most of the most? Of course, it changes from day to day, but even thinking that the many of his larger works are the most fascinating and astonishing compositions, and others smaller ones are just as impressive, I'd still say that the wonder of wonders are two of my favorites: Partita on "Sei gegrüsset" and the c-minor Fantasy (from Fantasy and Fugue in c minor, BWV 537). The Fantasy is out of this world. Every time I play it, I choke up on tears and can barely get it to the end.