Bach Fragments: Organ Works Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi Lorenzo Ghielmi

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Fantasia in C Major, BWV 573:
• 1Bach: Fantasia in C Major, BWV 573 (Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi)02:41
• Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001:
• 2Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (Arr. for Organ by Lorenzo Ghielmi)02:53
• 3Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (Organ Version by J. S. Bach: No. 2 from "Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 539")05:02
• 4Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (Arr. for Organ by Lorenzo Ghielmi)03:11
• 5Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto (Arr. for Organ by Lorenzo Ghielmi)04:47
• Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 562:
• 6Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 562 (Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi)08:12
• O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid, BWV Anh.200:
• 7Bach: O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid, BWV Anh.200 (Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi)02:23
• Das Orgel-Büchlein:
• 8Bach: Das Orgel-Büchlein: No. 24, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 62205:10
• The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080:
• 9Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I03:07
• 10Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Fuga a 3 soggetti (Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi)09:14
• Air with Variations in C Minor, BWV 991:
• 11Bach: Air with Variations in C Minor, BWV 991 (Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi)03:31
• Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 764:
• 12Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 764 (Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi)02:59
• Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 753:
• 13Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 75302:28
• Neumeister Chorales:
• 14Bach: Neumeister Chorales: No. 20, Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 110501:53
• Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537:
• 15Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537 (Completed by Johann Ludwig Krebs)08:15
• Total Runtime01:05:46

Info for Bach Fragments: Organ Works Completed by Lorenzo Ghielmi

An Organ Masterpiece! Experience the sheer brilliance of Johann Sebastian Bach's incomplete organ works, completed by the exceptional Lorenzo Ghielmi.

Johann Sebastian Bach's legacy is expansive, encompassing 1128 compositions. Yet, there's more to his story. Some of his works remain incomplete, while others have been lost to history. In this remarkable recording, Lorenzo Ghielmi undertakes the extraordinary task of completing some of Bach's fragmentary organ works, all while staying true to Bach's distinctive style.

The catalogue of Johann Sebastian Bach's works, numbering 1128, is far from complete. Many compositions have unfortunately not survived, and some works have come down to us incomplete, either because the composer did not complete them or because part of the manuscript was lost.

In the present recording, Ghielmi has undertaken the arduous task of completing all Bach's fragmentary organ works. Knowing that such an exceptional artist is inimitable, Ghielmi has tried to remain faithful to his style. With this project, Ghielmi is making it possible to discover largely forgotten works from Bach's musical legacy and to savour the magic of these unfinished compositions.

Lorenzo Ghielmi, organ (Organ St. Nikolaus-Kirche, Rosenheim)

Lorenzo Ghielmi
has dedicated may years of his career to the study and performance of Renaissance and Baroque music. As one of the leading specialists for Baroque keyboard instruments of our times worldwide he has performed all over Europe, in Japan, Canada and the United States, and has made numerous solo-recordings for broadcast and CD.

Starting his international career as founder member of the famous group Il Gardino Armonica he in 2005 decided to dedicate more time to his solo playing and own projects, and founded his ensemble La Divina Armonia, with which in the meanwhile he realised numerous recordings, for instance organ concertos by Handel (two parts, both distinguished with the diapason d‘or in France, part II even with de Diapason d'année) and Haydn, the Passion after St. John by Francesco Feo as well as music by Bach.

The ensemble was invited to many of the most important festivals and stages for Early Music in Europa, amongst others the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht (where they were Artist in Residence in 2017), Osterfestival Hall in Tirol, Salzburger Bachfest, Bozart Brussels, as well as to Oslo or Bruges.

Ghielmi teaches organ, harpsichord and chamber music at the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan. From 2006 until 2015 he also held the chair of organ professor at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Furthermore he is the organist of the Basilica of San Simpliciano in Milan.

Besides he published a book on Nicolaus Bruhns, and several essays on organ building in the 16th and 17th centuriers and on performing Bach‘s music.

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