Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonatas for Organ, BWV 525-530 Martin Neu

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525:
• 1 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525: I. Allegro Moderato 03:19
• 2 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525: II. Adagio 06:05
• 3 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525: III. Allegro 03:53
• Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526:
• 4 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: I. Vivace 04:00
• 5 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: II. Largo 04:38
• 6 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: III. Allegro 04:23
• Trio Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527:
• 7 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527: I. Andante 05:29
• 8 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527: II. Adagio e Dolce 04:36
• 9 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527: III. Vivace 04:09
• Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528:
• 10 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: I. Adagio - Vivace 02:56
• 11 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andante 05:55
• 12 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: III. Un poco Allegro 02:48
• Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529:
• 13 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529: I. Allegro 05:17
• 14 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529: II. Largo 06:22
• 15 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529: III. Allegro 04:08
• Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530:
• 16 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530: I. Vivace 04:20
• 17 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530: II. Lento 06:52
• 18 Bach: Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530: III. Allegro 04:00
• Total Runtime 01:23:10

Info for Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonatas for Organ, BWV 525-530

In a rousing interpretation, Martin Neu brings Bach’s trio sonatas to new life on the Ahrend Organ in Herzogenaurach. Originally composed as teaching pieces for his son Wilhelm Friedemann, these works enchant with their form and compositional technique and show Johann Sebastian Bach at the zenith of his compositional art.

Bach's trio sonatas, originally written as teaching pieces for his eldest son Wilhelm Friedemann, show Johann Sebastian Bach at the zenith of his compositional art: three independent parts engage in a captivating dialogue, combining cantabile melody lines with a skilful yet natural-sounding counterpoint - all embedded in an experimental formal design with balanced proportions.

Martin Neu embraces this core repertoire with his lively and eloquent interpretation on the Ahrend Organ in Herzogenaurach. The unusual directness and proximity to the pipework of the organ, combined with excellent acoustics, create a unique sound experience.

Martin Neu, Ahrend organ, Herzogenaurach

Martin Neu
completed his studies at the Stuttgart University of Music, at Concordia University in Montreal (Canada) and at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz.

His organ teachers included Werner Jacob, Bernard Lagacé, Bernhard Haas and Gerhard Gnann. During his two years of study in Canada, he also attended music theory courses with Bengt Hambraeus at Mc. Gill University in Montreal.

As an organist, Martin Neu has received numerous scholarships and prizes (including the Rotary Club, DAAD, Ansbach Bach Week, Podium for Young Artists Foundation, and the 2000 Leipzig Bach Competition). In 1993, he was accepted into the German National Academic Foundation. In 2002, the University of Mainz awarded him the Johannes Gutenberg Prize "for outstanding artistic achievements".

Since 2001, Martin Neu has been cantor at St. Peter and Paul with St. Elisabeth in Reutlingen and deanery church musician for the deanery of Reutlingen/Zwiefalten.

Invitations to concerts and jury work have taken him to Germany and abroad (including the Treviso Organ Festival, Rapallo Musica, Academia de órgano Cuenca, Città di Vicenza, Rhineland-Palatinate Cultural Summer, Max Reger Days Wiesbaden, Krummhörner Orgelfrühling, Festival Suisse de l'Orgue). This has resulted in projects with the Kunsthalle Munich, the Goethe Institute Genoa, SWR and ZDF, among others.

In recent years he has also devoted himself more to playing the clavichord.

His interest in playing music on historical instruments led to radio recordings and CD recordings that received international recognition (longlist for the German Record Prize, Early Music Review, American Record Guide, Gramophone...).

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