Toccata In D Minor (A Hi-Fi Adventure)

Bach's Toccata in D Minor recorded in matchless High Fidelity on 14 of Europe's finest organs. (front cover) Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata (And Fugue) In D Minor played by E. Power Biggs on 14 notable European Organs of the past five centuries... a High Fidelity survey of historic instruments and a Study in Organ Tone and Construction. Note: All organs heard are recorded in their exact pitch, though the listener will note that fashions in pitch have changed with the centuries, that is, middle A is in some organs almost as high as our B-flat today. E.P.B. (back cover) The locations: Sweden: Stockholm Oscarskyrkan Germany: Weingarten Benediktinerabtei Lübeck St. Jacobi Kirche Lüneburg St. Johannis Kirche Steinkirchen Steinkirche Neuenfelde Nüenfelde Kirche Heidelberg Heiliggeistkirche Denmark: Sorø The Monastery Church Holland: Gouda St. Jans Kerk Amsterdam Oude Kerk Amstelveen Kruis Kerk England: London Westminster Abbey London Royal Festival Hall Notes: • tracks A1 to B5 each contain a performance of the Toccata from: J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; track B6 contains a performance of the entire work (0:00: Toccata - 3:05 Fugue); • the church at Steinkirchen is listed on the back cover as "Steinkirche, Steinkirchen"; its real name is "St. Martini et Nicolai, Steinkirchen"; • the church at Neuenfelde is listed on the back cover as "Nüenfelde Kirche"; its real name is "St. Pankratius-Kirche, Neuenfelde"; • the names of the organ builders of the large organ at Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, are given as "Christian Vatter" and "J. Muller" on the back cover; the correct spelling is "Christian Vater" and "J. Müller" (=Johann Caspar Müller).