Some Thoughts on Playing the Organ by Willem Tanke: Being partly satisfied with previous recordings of Schübler Chorales

15/05/2016

Being partly satisfied with previous recordings of Schübler Chorales

Relistening to recordings of Schübler Chorales in recent previous blog posts, I was not at all satisfied.
In addition, I made the following recordings with which I also disagree now.

Ach blei bei uns Herr Jesu Christ:

On the contrary, Wo soll ich fliehen hin and Kommst du nun Jesu vom Himmel herunter are not so bad I think:

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As a classical organist I have been a prominent Messiaen and Reger interpreter since the '90s. Nowadays Bach interpretation is my main classical project. This is represented by my research "Dancing Bach on the organ". At the same time, as an improviser and a performing composer, I have been creating a new musical language which brings together musicians with avant-jazz, avant-pop, Western classical and traditional African and Asian backgrounds. I now relate this to my Bach interpretation.