Bach: Trio Sonatas for Organ, BWVV 525-530 Tom Wilkinson

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Organ Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525 "Trio":
• 1 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525 "Trio": I. — 03:05
• 2 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525 "Trio": II. Adagio 04:38
• 3 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525 "Trio": III. Allegro 03:48
• Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526 "Trio":
• 4 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526 "Trio": I. Vivace 03:35
• 5 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526 "Trio": II. Largo 03:54
• 6 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526 "Trio": III. Allegro 04:08
• Organ Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527 "Trio":
• 7 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527 "Trio": I. Andante 05:01
• 8 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527 "Trio": II. Adagio e dolce 03:55
• 9 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527 "Trio": III. Vivace 04:02
• Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528 "Trio":
• 10 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528 "Trio": I. Adagio 02:47
• 11 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528 "Trio": II. Andante 05:00
• 12 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528 "Trio": III. Un poco allegro 02:39
• Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529 "Trio":
• 13 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529 "Trio": I. Allegro 04:49
• 14 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529 "Trio": II. Largo 05:13
• 15 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529 "Trio": III. Allegro 03:28
• Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530 "Trio":
• 16 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530 "Trio": I. Vivace 03:40
• 17 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530 "Trio": II. Lento 05:24
• 18 Bach: Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530 "Trio": III. Allegro 03:27
• Total Runtime 01:12:33

Info for Bach: Trio Sonatas for Organ, BWVV 525-530

The six Sonatas, which are often described as 'Trio Sonatas for Organ,' hold a unique place in Bach's oeuvre. In a sense, 'trio' is the most natural organ texture: right hand, left hand, and feet each takes one line of counterpoint. However, in the six Sonatas, the contrapuntal lines are granted a degree of independence that is unmatched in Bach's surviving organ music. Thus, they are atypical of Bach's output for the instrument, and indeed of organ music in general. The Sonatas are, in effect, 'ensemble music for one player' - indeed, several movements originated as actual ensemble pieces. To Bach's contemporaries, this transplanting of the secular, instrumental trio sonata genre onto the organ would have seemed rather daring. After all, the organ was, first and foremost, a liturgical instrument, with it's own venerable repertoire tradition.

Tom Wilkinson, organ (Reid Concert Hall University of Edinburgh)

Tom Wilkinson
is University Organist and Director of Chapel Choirs at the University of St Andrews. Under his leadership, St Salvator’s Chapel Choir has gained an international reputation for powerfully committed performances backed up by innovative research. Born in 1985, he studied at St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh, and was subsequently Organ Scholar of Truro Cathedral, Cornwall. In 2004 he took up the Organ Scholarship at The Queen’s College, Oxford, and graduated with first-class honours in Music in 2007. In the same year, Tom took the Fellowship Diploma of the Royal College of Organists. From 2008-9 he held the position of Assistant Director of Music at Chelmsford Cathedral. Tom holds a Master’s degree in Early Keyboard Performance, with distinction, from the University of Edinburgh, and is engaged in PhD study of the pedagogical outputs of J. S. Bach and his pupils, under the supervision of Professor John Butt. He is known as a fine exponent of contemporary music, having premiered music by James MacMillan and performed as concerto soloist with Scotland’s Red Note Ensemble. In 2015 Tom founded the Kellie Consort, which exists to provide pre-professional training and performance opportunities for young musicians with a connection to Scotland.

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