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Jean-Christophe Geiser Principal organist at the Cathedral
The celebrated Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 expresses the breath of the Spirit and the tongues of fire, symbols of this Pentecost day. It will precede the longest organ work ever composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, the Partita on the chorale “Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig”, as well as a “best of” selection of the composer’s organ works from the Leipzig cantor.
Franz Liszt, who was also active in Leipzig, will conclude the concert with a tribute transcription of Cantata BWV 21.
The most famous work by Bach :
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Toccata et fugue en ré mineur
BWV 565
The most famous organ chorale by Bach :
Choral « Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme »
BWV 645
The longest organ fugue for organ by Bach :
Prélude et fugue en mi mineur
BWV 548
The longest organ work by Bach :
Partita « Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig » BWV 768
Bach plus… Vivaldi :
Concerto pour orgue en la mineur BWV 593
I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro
(d’après le Concerto op. 3 n° 8 « Estro armonico »
d’Antonio Vivaldi, transcrit par Bach pour l’orgue)
Franz Liszt 1811-1886
I. Introduction II. Fugue
(de la Cantate « Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis » BWV 21)