Clavier-Übung III is the third installment of Johann Sebastian Bach's ambitious series of Clavier-Übungen (
Keyboard Exercises). Unlike the other three volumes, which contain music for the harpsichord (the 6 Partitas in Volume I, the Italian Concerto and the Ouverture in French Style in Volume II, and the Goldberg Variations in Volume IV), Clavier-Übung III is written for the organ.
This heterogenous collection consists of multiple settings of the German Kyrie and Gloria, BWV 669-677, the Four Duets for organ manualiter, BWV 802-805, and, framing it all, the imposing prelude and fugue BWV 552 which is also known as St. Anne's prelude and fugue. The collection of Chorale Preludes from the Clavier-Übung III is often referred to as the
German Organ Mass.
Bach - Clavier Übung III (German Organ Mass)Complete recording (in progress) by Chris Breemer |
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BWV552-1
| Praeludium pro Organo pleno | 9:56
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BWV 669
| Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit (Canto fermo in Soprano à 2 Clav. et Ped.)
| 3:51
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BWV 670
| Christe, aller Welt Trost (Canto fermo in Tenore a 2 Clav. et, Pedal)
| 5:20
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BWV 671
| Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist (a 5, Canto fermo in Basso Con Organo pleno)
| 4:36
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BWV 672
| Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit (alio modo, manualiter)
| 1:37
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BWV 673
| Christe, aller Welt Trost | 1:37
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| BWV 674 | Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist | 1:39
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BWV 675
| Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (a 3, Canto fermo in Alto)
| 3:30
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BWV 676
| Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (à 2 Clav. et Pedal) | 5:05
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| BWV 677 | Fughetta super Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' (manualiter)
| 0:57
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BWV 678
| Dies sind die heilgen zehen Gebot (à 2 Clav. et Ped. Canto fermo in Canone) | 6:20 |
BWV 679
| Dies sind die heilgen zehen Gebot (manualiter) | 1:58
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BWV 680
| Wir gläuben all an einem Gott (in Organo pleno con Pedale)
| 3:07
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BWV 681
| Fughetta super 'Wir glauben all an einem Gott' (manualiter)
| 1:20
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BWV 682
| Vater unser im Himmelreich (à 2 Clav. et Pedal e Canto fermo in Canone) | 8:37
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| BWV 683 | Vater unser im Himmelreich (alio modo, manualiter)
| 1:12
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| BWV 684 | Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam (à 2 Clav. et Canto fermo in Pedale) | 3:50
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| BWV 685 | Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam (alio modo, manualiter)
| 1:18
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| BWV 686 | Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir (a 6, in Organo pleno con Pedale doppio)
| 6:31 |
BWV 687
| Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zi Dir (a 4, alio modo, manualiter)
| 5:00
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BWV 688
| Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der von uns der Zorn Gottes wandt
(à 2 Clav. et Canto fermo in Pedale) | 3:46
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BWV 689
| Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (a 4, manualiter)
| 4:15
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BWV 552-2
| Fuga a 5 con pedale pro Organo pleno
| 8:06
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