Album guide
Play Bach No. 4
- Composer
- J.S. Bach
- Released
- 1963
- Label
- Decca
- Forces
- Piano, Organ, Trio
- Personnel
- Jacques Loussier, Pierre Michelot and Christian Garros
On Play Bach No. 4, Loussier doubles on organ and the programme leans heavily into Bach’s organ repertory: three chorale preludes and the G minor Fantasia and Fugue sit beside the Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29.
That opening Sinfonia is already Bach’s reworking of the Prelude from his E-major violin Partita, giving Loussier a transformation with a transformation built in.
Hear both
The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
Original-scoring orchestral and organ performances follow the five-track album order.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Cantate No 29 BWV 29 - OuvertureCantata BWV 29: Sinfonia
- Choral BWV 721 - InstrumentalOrgan chorale prelude, BWV 721: Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott
- Choral No 16 BWV 684 - InstrumentalClavier-Übung III, BWV 684: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam
- Fantaisie et fugue en sol mineur BWV 542Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
- Choral No 1 BWV 645 - InstrumentalSchübler Chorales, BWV 645: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme