J S BACH

Italian Overture, French Overture

Italian Concerto BWV 971,

French Overture BWV 831 (Clavier Part II)

Sinfonia in D major from the "Council Election Cantata BWV 29

Chaconne in D minor from the Partita No. 2 for solo violin BWV 1004

Con fugatum Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582

Organ Arrangements by Marcel Dupré, Arno Landmann and Hansjörg Albrecht

Hansjörg Albrecht, organ Mühleisen St. Paul, Harsewinkel

Hansjörg Albrecht number of organ arrangements was far beyond the compass of the organ specialists also a success. Our own little series within the project is the publication of the four "Clavier" by JS Bach. Already released the "Goldberg Variations" (Part IV) and the "Organ Mass" (Part III). The now completed Part II includes the "Italian Concerto" and the "French overture".

The program is supplemented by other compositions by JS Bach, including two terrific variations works, the Passacaglia in C minor for organ and the famous Chaconne in D minor for solo violin in the organ arrangement of Arno Landmann.

The organist, harpsichordist and conductor Hans Joerg Albrecht appeared as soloist worldwide in major concert halls and cathedrals, he has performed with orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, St Luke's Chamber Orchestra, New York, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Santa Cecilia Rome, Camerata Salzburg and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Hansjörg Albrecht has been the artistic director of the Munich Bach Choir and the Munich Bach Orchestra. As a conductor he has worked with artists such as Arabella Steinbacher, Annette Dasch and Sharon Kam, and with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI Turin, the Bavarian State Orchestra, Munich Radio Orchestra, the Gächinger Kantorei and Bach Collegium Stuttgart.

Oehms SACD OC634